All Product prices articles – Page 31
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News
Champagne sales sinking as shoppers balk at high prices
Nearly every champagne available in the UK’s supermarkets suffered a sales slump this year
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Grocer 33
Customer service and store standards slump at supermarkets as supply chain crisis hits home
There was no change in the winners of the 2022 Grocer 33 awards for price, service and availability, but our annual review reflects significant disruption
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News
Ken Murphy vows no change in policy on so-called ‘back margin’ deals as inflation tensions mount
Earlier this month, The Grocer reported how suppliers had said Tesco had ramped up its use of the back margin practrice, involving fixed fees to support promotions
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News
Sainsbury’s ramps up value campaign with more Aldi Price Match cuts
The supermarket has added its 20 highest volume lines to its Aldi Price Match campaign
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News
Four pints of milk up to 17% more expensive since start of the year
Soaring farmgate milk prices appear to be driving further price hikes at the supermarket tills
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News
Tesco uses supplier price negotiations to hike requests for ‘back margin’ payments
It marks the return of the so-called ‘back margin’ practice that had been largely stamped out by former Tesco boss Dave Lewis
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarkets have a battle on their hands to protect consumers from inflation
As Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts has conceded, things are going to get worse before they get better
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Comment & Opinion
Competing on price won’t be enough for consumers even as budgets tighten
It’s no longer possible to simply compete on price – corporate values are increasingly important, says Mark Dodds, chair of the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Food, Drink and Agriculture Group
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Comment & Opinion
Why on earth would grocers want to self-sabotage with a change to imperial measures?
UK grocers have been quiet on the matter – probably because they have so much else to think about
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News
Peter Andre partners with Beyond Meat to share advice on plant-based BBQs
The campaign will feature Peter Andre and a team of experts giving top tips on how to make the most of the Beyond Meat plant-based range
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Comment & Opinion
Where should brands focus their marketing spend as inflation bites?
With consumer confidence teetering, investment and spending habits will inevitably change too, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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News
Calls for retailers to pay more for chicken reflected in price increases
Assosia data shows significant retail price inflation in the category since the turn of the year
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Comment & Opinion
Hygiene poverty is fast becoming a hidden crisis, but retailer initiatives can help
As prices rise, some shoppers may have no choice but to remove items from trolleys – and they’ll likely start with toiletries
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News
Birds Eye partners with Asda to launch £20k ‘Pay Your Bills’ campaign
The campaign will run until 14 June and highlight the benefits of frozen food as a healthy and more affordable option than fresh without compromising on quality
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Comment & Opinion
How to appeal to the five post-pandemic shopper types
Covid has significantly shifted consumer circumstances and priorities, says Rachel White, MD UK&I at NielsenIQ
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Comment & Opinion
Scrapping the ban on bogofs is not a big deal in the grand scheme of things
The real story is the postponement of the pre-watershed advertising ban
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Comment & Opinion
Can sustainable, pricier grocery products survive inflation as shoppers cut back?
For all shoppers, there is a limit to how much they will and can pay, says Carl West, business development director at Quantilope
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Analysis & Features
Will the HFSS laws – and obesity strategy – survive the new delay?
Industry got its wish this week as parts of the HFSS legislation were pushed back for a year. So where does it leave the obesity strategy?
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Comment & Opinion
The HFSS climbdown puts Boris Johnson on a collision course with Henry Dimbleby
The government is due to publish its white paper response to Dimbleby’s National Food Strategy next month
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Comment & Opinion
‘Cheap food’ calls from prime minister come with cheap shots
What more could the government do to help with the cost of living crisis? This week Tesco chair John Allan and JLP boss Sharon White weighed in