All Product prices articles – Page 122
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British wheat crop set to cool inflation fears
Food inflation fears continue to grip the media but a very promising start to the British wheat harvest should allay fears of a significant rise in food prices, according to experts.
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Retail Prices: Major brands squeezed by own label in fight for space
Several major brands slashed promotional activity in the past month. The big exceptions were Birds Eye, Lindemans and Pampers. Alex Beckett reports
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NewsEthics: the first casualty in the new banana price war?
After 2009‘s brutal price wars, bananas are again at the heart of the hositilities. As prices again head south, asks Rob Brown, have no lessons been learned?
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda wins thanks to no queue
This week it was a closely fought battle with three supermarkets offering a full basket and only one out-of-stock across the board. In the end, Asda in Gateshead won by a whisker because there was no queue at the checkout. The store was...
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NewsGrocer 33: Morrisons has most cheapest
Morrisons offered the cheapest basket this week, and was £1.20 cheaper than its nearest rival.
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Commodities: Bitter winter turns up the pressure on milk powder prices
Prices for milk powder stabilised in July but they may start to go up again if a cattle feed grain shortfall hits milk supply says Liliana Gonzalez of Mintec
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Grocer 33: Sainsbury’s service wows our shopper
Sainsbury's in Cheadle, Greater Manchester had a full basket this week and a glowing report from our shopper.
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NewsGrocer 33 Online: Delivery of fresh veg impresses
Sainsbury's was the only supermarket to deliver a full basket of 33 items. The website was easy to navigate and the products arrived in good condition, including very fresh-looking fruit and veg.
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Retail Prices: Deals fall across the board as World Cup becomes a memory
All the retailers have reduced their promotional activity over the past month, but guess who’s scaled back the most? Peter Cripps reports
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda beats competition by a fiver
With the greatest number of cheapest items (9) and a basket £5.10 cheaper than its closest rival, Asda held onto first place. Its Chicago Town pizzas, Heinz ketchup and Conference pears were all the cheapest, at £1.
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NewsGrocer 33: Helpful staff clinch second Waitrose win
Waitrose delivered the best service for the second week running, with its branch in Towcester offering a full basket as well as boasting friendly and helpful staff.
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Asda guarantee: 319 prices are up, 236 cut
Since launching its Price Guarantee in April, Asda has made more price hikes and fewer price cuts than any of its big four rivals, according to data from pricing specialist Brand View.And the number of exclusively lowest prices offered...
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NewsMilk is the new beer as price war erupts
Asda kicked off a milk price war last weekend after pledging not to sell alcohol below cost and "to invest in core grocery essentials like milk instead".
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Focus On Home Baking: Prices may yet go nuts
While most sectors of home baking have charged ahead over the past year, the one blot on the copybook has been culinary nuts, with value sales only up 1.8% and volume down 4.5% [Kantar Worldpanel 52w/e 16 May].
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Retail Prices: Prices go up again as baby goods come off promotion
The cost of the average basket across the big four has risen 1.3% in July thanks to price increases in infant, deli and dairy goods, says Michelle Perrett
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NewsGrocer 33: Waitrose win down to staff and service
Waitrose in Ponteland won this week thanks to a full basket and excellent customer service. Our shopper was impressed that staff guided him to the product he asked for and helped him choose the right variety.
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NewsGrocer 33: One price cut is enough for Asda
Despite making three hikes and only one reduction, Asda took first place this week, although its basket came in only 16p cheaper than that of second-placed Morrisons. Asda's Baileys (£11.97), bananas (85p), Tilda mushroom rice (£1) and Wall's Mini...
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Bitter harvest: get set for 10% food price hike
The British food industry is steeling itself for a massive jump in food inflation in the wake of soaring animal feed prices, a shortage of silage and poor harvests.
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Retail Prices: Coke and Mars kept up the pace despite England exit
It has been all change in the promotion rankings over the past month thanks to the impact of a certain football tournament, says Alex Beckett
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Stans again selling ‘the cheapest fuel’
Stans Superstore is once again claiming to sell the cheapest fuel in Britain.The Oswestry-based independent retailer has slashed the price of unleaded petrol from 113.9p to just 111.9p 6p less than the average cost for unleaded fuel. It...