All Product prices articles
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Comment & Opinion
What’s not to like about supermarket veg price wars this Easter?
Supermarkets are selling nutritious veg for just 8p a pack. How is that not a good thing?
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Grocer 33
Morrisons doesn’t need 8p veg promo to be cheapest in Easter-themed shop
On the half leg of lamb Morrisons was cheapest by at least £2 over rivals
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Comment & Opinion
Are lower prices enough to revive Co-op Wholesale?
Co-op confirmed its wholesale revenue for the year to 4 January fell 5.5% to £1.4bn, while it made a loss of £1m compared with a £14m profit the previous year
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Comment & Opinion
Asda’s puny price war causes bizarre run on Tesco share price
Tesco’s magnificent results and diverse armoury of weapons overlooked by over-reacting investors
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News
Co-op invests £800k in lowering own-label wholesale prices
Co-op said it had reduced the wholesale price of its key own brand range by an average of 3%
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News
Trump tariffs could raise UK cheese price by 25% in US
Somerdale International has warned prices will start rising in US supermarkets from next week
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Grocer 33
Asda cheapest but not by Allan Leighton’s targeted margin
Asda is not yet hitting executive chairman Allan Leighton’s ambition to go 5%-10% cheaper than its main supermarket rivals
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco’s Ken Murphy unphased by ‘intensified’ supermarket competition
Murphy was keen to point out Tesco’s limited exposure to tariffs, and suggested Asda’s price push was part of a general increase in competition
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Comment & Opinion
Even a second cost of living crisis can’t help Asda now
Allan Leighton’s price strategy is a desperate dice-roll and I believe it has no chance of working, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Analysis & Features
What do Co-op’s results tell us about its ‘right-sizing’ and wholesale challenges?
Co-op says sales are up £100m and it is progressing well on its strategy of ‘making convenience more convenient and focusing on being the best small store retailer’
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s holds off inflation – and Asda – to win cheapest supermarket
Sainsbury’s was 16p cheaper than Asda, having offered the lowest price for 13 items
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News
Duck sales boom in the mults on back of Gressingham success and promos
Duck sales in UK supermarkets rose by 27% last year, according to Kantar data
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Grocer 33
Asda almost delivers on Leighton’s price promise in Grocer 33
Only Morrisons came close to matching Asda’s prices in latest price comparison
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News
Upcoming Brexit checks ‘will ramp up food prices amid stubbornly high food inflation’
Forthcoming post-Brexit checks on fruit & veg, as well as planned new border control posts in Wales, will ramp up costs
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News
Food inflation steady at 3.3% as industry braces for spring budget
There was good news for fish shoppers with prices down 0.7%
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News
Co-op joins Aldi price matching fray with 100-plus offers
The move will see Co-op matching Aldi prices on over 100 everyday essentials, including fresh fruit, milk, eggs and bread
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News
Harlech Foodservice 14% cheaper than Booker in new price comparison tool
The Welsh wholesaler launched a new price comparison tool called Harlech 50 last week, comparing prices of 50 of its top-selling SKUs against branded products sold by Booker
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News
Asda kicks off price war, slashing 1,500 ‘family favourites’
Asda has kickstarted supermarket price wars, announcing cuts of up to 45% on 1,500 ‘family favourite’ products, as it looks to regain its crown as the cheapest full-range grocer
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Analysis & Features
Exclusive: Allan Leighton’s plans to turn ‘maverick’ Asda around
Allan Leighton has ‘loved every minute’ since returning to Asda. And his comeback is already having an impact internally – and externally. In an exclusive interview with The Grocer, he reflects on the progress to date and the plans that are taking shape
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Grocer 33
Asda cheapest in Grocer 33 without opening war chest
Asda was not reliant on Rollbacks for victory, but margin is still well short of promised 5%-10%