All Product prices articles – Page 136
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NewsGrocer 33: Tesco close behind Asda with 47p gap
In a week of intense pricing activity, Asda again provided the cheapest basket
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Analysis & FeaturesPromo Dynamic: Retailers get set for tough new year
All change in the Promo Dynamic top 50 as retailers shift their promotional tactics after the excesses of Christmas
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Retail & Commodity Prices: Recession is good news for frozen food manufacturers
The average price of frozen food may be up 12.3% year-on-year but the sector is still set to pass the £5bn barrier this year. Michael Barker reports
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Collapse in sterling fuels fresh hike in food price inflation
The price of food in the big four supermarkets rose sharply in December – flying in the face of retailer claims that inflation had peaked.
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Banana prices set to be driven even higher
The price of bananas has increased by more than a third over the past year – and further price rises look likely to be on the way as the impact of the weak pound hits home. A kilo of bananas has risen from an average 70p at the big ...
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NewsAdvertising: Danone gives ads a healthy kick
Ad spend in the yoghurt and yoghurt drink category was up 75% year-on-year in the four weeks to 13 December thanks to Danone turning up the firepower behind Actimel and launching a Stay Actiwell campaign
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Supermarkets adopt fresh tactics as price war escalates
January sales are nothing new - but this year the supermarkets are taking a brave longer-term approach. James Ball reports on the latest pricing battle
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda back on top with five promotions
Asda has made a strong start to 2009, regaining its familiar cheapest retailer title and undercutting nearest rival Sainsbury's by £1.13
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NewsGrocer 33: Waitrose gets off to strong start in 2009
Waitrose’s Bath branch has kicked off the new year with a promising start. The immaculate store provided full availability and the checkout assistant was described as “friendly, cheerful and helpful” after she made polite conversation with our shopper, efficiently scanned her items and offered to pack her bags
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Minister tells mults to explain Irish price gap
An Irish Government minister has bluntly told the Republic's multiples they have "a duty to explain" why their prices are so much higher than those in Northern Ireland and the UK, when sterling is falling in value against the euro. Mary...
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NewsGrocer 33: Waitrose turns up the goodwill
At this time of goodwill to all men, it seems only fitting that this year's final top store award has been won primarily for great service.
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NewsGrocer 33: Morrisons has the last word on price
Morrisons has won the final pricing contest of 2008, making it two weeks in a row at the top. Asda was firmly shunted into second place by Morrisons' £53.09 basket, which was a full £1.87 cheaper than the usual champion of cheap's £54.96 offering...
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NewsGrocer 33: End of year review - downturn makes price fight fiercer
Asda remains the retailer with the lowest prices but is having to work harder than ever to retain its pricing crown. The big four have responded aggressively to the economic downturn, with Tesco launching its discount brands...
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NewsGrocer 33: Brace yourselves for continuing volatility in food prices in 2009
Food price inflation has had a rollercoaster ride over the past six months, soaring in June but flattening by November. But after a tumultous six months, plotting where prices will go next is a tough task. Due to lags in the supply chain,...
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Waitrose opts for targeted cuts over VAT price move
Waitrose has not passed on last month’s VAT cut to customers but said it has instead invested the savings in price cuts across a smaller number of items.
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Discounters more expensive than big four supermarkets
The discounters are more expensive than all of the big four supermarkets, according to exclusive research carried out for The Grocer, with Asda the cheapest and Aldi charging the highest prices.
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The great discounter showdown
Shock report: supermarkets are cheaper than discounters. So has Tesco picked the wrong fight with its Britain's Biggest Discounter campaign, asks Nick Hughes
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Commodities: Drop in trading and costs grinds down price of coffee
Commodity coffee prices are finally falling after a long period of sustained growth, reports Mintec's Andrew Larkham
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Discounters more expensive than big four supermarkets
The discounters are more expensive than all of the big four supermarkets, according to exclusive research carried out for The Grocer, with Asda the cheapest and Aldi charging the highest prices. Using a list of 50 ‘essential’ grocery items, our...
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Comment & Opinion
Advertising: The battle for the festive buffet begins
In the past four weeks, the 'smaller' retailers have really ramped up their Christmas advertising campaigns as they try to maximise their share of consumers' festive food budgets, writes Richard Hemming