All Product prices articles – Page 124
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Festive fizz falls flat as beer and cider deals surge
The washout summer has prompted supermarkets to push more beer and cider offers than ever this Christmas at the expense of deals on sparkling wine and Champagne.
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Commodity Prices: Packaging prices set to rise as aluminium rockets 43%
As the recession recedes and the aluminium industry reopens its smelters, prices are rising. What will it mean for packaging, asks Mintec's Andrew Larkham
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Grocer 33: Stores keep on top of the festive rush
Morrisons in Horndean was the place to bag Christmas goods this week. It not only boasted strong availability, but also a helpful assistant who lent our shopper a pound coin for the trolley.
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Analysis and Features
The Grocer Price Index: Retailers must be wary of impending price deflation
Barring any unexpected spikes, food price deflation is finally upon us - but it may not necessarily be a good thing for UK stores, reports James Ball
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Butter prices may go up by a third, say analysts
The retail price of butter could soar by up to a third over the next few months, analysts have warned. The wholesale butter price has leapt from £2,000/tonne in August to almost £3,500 [PTF] twice what it was a year ago as a result of...
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Grocer 33: Waitrose top thanks to its super service
Waitrose's Food & Home branch in Salisbury was one of four retailers to offer strong availability, but its friendly staff went out of their way to assist our shopper, which helped it land our top store award.
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Grocer 33 Online: Driver takes Sainsbury’s to first place
This quarter's G33 Online contest was a close call. All the retailers' websites were easy to use and all had friendly drivers, while four boasted strong availability.
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Retail Prices: Deals and supply issues push down price of fresh produce
The price of The Grocer's fruit and veg basket is down 10% year-on-year as oversupply reduces the cost of peppers, cucumbers and apples. Michael Barker reports
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Retailers resize and reprice in lead-up to ‘consumer recession’
Over 16,000 new SKUs have been introduced into UK supermarkets since May, and 11,000 food and drink lines delisted, as retailers and manufacturers brace themselves for a "consumer recession" in 2010.
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Butter category devalued by ‘promotional junkies’
Deep price promotions are damaging the long-term profitability of the butter and spreads category, retailers have admitted.
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Grocer 33: Waitrose in Newcastle impresses
The battle for the top store award intensified this week. Three retailers had strong availability, but Waitrose in Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, was the only retailer to entirely satisfy our shopper.
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A Christmas price war? Bah humbug
Supermarket shoppers looking for the record-breaking money-off deals they've read about in the papers are set for a shock, The Grocer can reveal, as new data shows this year's deals offer a smaller saving than 2008.Of the big four...
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Bananas up as Christmas approaches
Supermarkets are gradually increasing the price of bananas in the run up to Christmas as the record autumn cuts come to an end. Bananas are currently selling for 77p/kg in the big four, double the 38p/kg price seen in Asda last month but...
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Grocer 33: All smiles at Asda thanks to aisle staff
It was a close contest between Asda in Eastbourne and Sainsbury's in Fallowfield this week, as both retailers impressed with strong availability and a high standard of customer service.
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Analysis and Features
Promo Dynamic: Cadbury boosts deals 102% as Christmas push kicks off
Cadbury has upped its promotional spend a whopping 102% since last month as the festive push gets well and truly underway. James Ball reports
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UK supermarkets ‘cheapest in western Europe’, says Which?
Accusations of supermarket profiteering have been undermined by a new report claiming the UK’s grocery retailers are cheaper than European rivals.
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Commodity Prices: Slump in dollar to prompt commodity price increase
The weakness of the dollar and the pound could leave UK fmcg manufacturers facing higher costs for materials. Mintec's Andrew Larkham reports
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Grocer 33: Immaculate Waitrose impresses
Waitrose's Cheadle Hulme branch was the only retailer to offer a full basket this week. The shop floor was immaculate and the staff were happy to help our shopper locate several items when he asked for assistance.
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Retail Prices: Retailers revert to type as economy starts to perk up
The recession forced a change in promotional tactics but as the economy starts to recovery, retailers are reverting to their old ways. James Ball reports
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Grocer 33: Tesco scoops top store title at checkout
Competition was fierce this week with four retailers providing strong availability, but Tesco in High Wycombe pipped its rivals to the post thanks to its chatty and efficient checkout assistant.