All Product prices articles – Page 4
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Rankings
Rice, noodles & pasta 2024: rice is star of the starch category
If there’s one sign of the enduring impact of the cost of living crisis, it’s the sterling performance of rice in 2024
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Grocer 33
Tesco cheapest for deluxe Christmas dinner at ‘just’ £195.76
The price of a luxury Christmas dinner fell by 0.1% on average to £217.80 in our second Christmas 33 price comparison survey
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News
Coffee prices hit record highs as supply woes continue
Prices of both robusta and arabica beans have continuously mounted over the past 12 months
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News
Food and drink inflation could rise to 5% next year warns IGD
A report by the IGD claims businesses will face “significant financial challenges” in 2025, as they grapple with cost pressures
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Comment & Opinion
CMA investigation highlighted the flaw in loyalty schemes
Promotions are good for short-term gain but true trust and loyalty requires a more meaningful strategy, says Patrick Finlay, MD of The Category Management Company
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News
Labour cost hikes potentially a bigger immediate risk than IHT, says NFU
Unexpected additional labour fees of around 4% are a ’very significant and unanticipated cost’ for the sector, said the farming union
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News
Christmas dinner to be 6.5% more expensive this year, says Kantar
Frozen turkey is 8.5% more expensive than last year at an average of £14.09, while rising vegetable costs are also driving up the price of a festive meal
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News
Turkey prices up to 22% cheaper as Christmas price cuts gather pace
Half of all frozen turkeys in the mults are cheaper year on year, analysis of Assosia data shows
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Comment & Opinion
Veg wars: is Aldi’s 15p Christmas vegetable deal bad news for farmers?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The Christmas parties are underway, children are writing last-minute letters to Santa – and, most importantly, you can buy a kilo of carrots for only 15p
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Grocer 33
Tesco offers cheapest budget Christmas 33 basket at £108.39
The UK’s biggest grocer had its Clubcard Prices initiative to thank for the victory
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News
Select & Save to launch Aldi Price Match next year
Select & Save is also setting up a 5% wastage allowance on retailers’ weekly chilled spend from January 2025
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Comment & Opinion
Value isn’t all about price. Know your brand’s DNA
Price is just one facet of value – and it may not even be the most important for long-term growth, says Rachel White, MD UK&I at NIQ
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Comment & Opinion
Can Sainsbury’s solve its ‘ridiculous’ yellow sticker self-checkout woes?
As customers continue to queue, Sainsbury’s self-checkout issues show retailers can’t give fraudsters carte blanche to do as they wish in the name of preserving ‘customer experience’
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Grocer 33
Asda comes out cheapest in close fought pricing battle
Just 80p separated the traditional big four supermarkets
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Comment & Opinion
Which? supermarket prices obsession is wrongly influencing public opinion
According to the CMA’s latest report, 40% of shoppers do not trust loyalty prices are a genuine saving, says Ged Futter, director of The Retail Mind
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Comment & Opinion
Another day, another Which? attack on supermarket prices
The CMA verdict is finally in for those ‘rip-off’ supermarket loyalty schemes - but Which? won’t be leaving it there…
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News
Majority of companies bracing for commodity price increases in 2025
Rising energy costs and continued geopolitical turmoil are set to contribute to commodity price increases, experts warn
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News
Sainsbury’s Aldi Price Match sparks convenience price war
This week, Tesco fired its own convenience pricing barrage, by dropping the price of 200 items in its Express stores
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Grocer 33
Asda is cheapest again as it looks to reclaim its crown
At £66.47, it was £2.59 cheaper than this week’s runner-up, Morrisons
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News
Cod prices to reach highest level ever after quota slashed
Next year’s total allowable catch for Barents Sea North East Arctic cod has been reduced by 25% to 340,000 tonnes, in light of declining stocks