Prices & promotions news and analysis – Page 7
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NewsSainsbury’s ramps up value investment across Price Lock and Aldi Price Match
The supermarket said it was launching its “biggest ever September value offer” to help ease the pressure of the cost of living crisis
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Supermarket promotions on food and drink are disappearing - this is why
Faced with increased threat from discounters, the major mults are turning to everyday low price (EDLP) offerings and targeted promos informed by loyalty data
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Rising food prices main contributor to growing living costs, ONS data shows
Rising food prices have become one of the main reasons behind increasing living costs The overwhelming majority of Brits have said an increase in the price of their food shopping was the most common reason behind a rise in the overall cost of living, according to the ...
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Own-label period products surge in price by up to 57%
A third of what were the 40 cheapest sanitary towel and tampon SKUs available in the big four have risen in price since 30 May
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Sainsbury’s Price Lock campaign has shrunk by 20% since start of the year
Sainsbury’s has invested over £500m over the two years to March 2023 in its value proposition
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Why – and where – supermarkets are making range cuts
Inflation is pushing the major mults to reduce their ranges. Exclusive data for The Grocer reveals where the axe is falling most heavily
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Rapid grocer Getir promotion ‘rolling back prices to the 1990s’
The quick commerce brand says that as well as offering affordable prices, the promotion will remind customers of ‘the good old days’
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Shoppers opting for low-risk promotions amid cost of living crisis
More people now find the chance to win supermarket vouchers appealing (86%) than they did last year (84%
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Heck enters value tier with creation of new sausage brand
The new brand’s pork sausages differ from Heck’s premium lineup due to their lower price and lower meat content
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Tea getting steeper as big brands see price increases across the mults
The price of Twinings, Pukka and Tetley teas is creeping up
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MPs launch probe into food price crisis
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) committee will also assess the government’s National Food Strategy
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Canned soup, beans, pasta and oils key foods behind rocketing levels of inflation in June
IRI data for the four weeks to 2 July 2022 shows the highest leap in prices across UK retailers (not including the discounters) since the start of this year
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Will Amazon’s Tesco price-match move pay off?
Amazon’s move is well-timed and low-risk, according to experts, but it will likely struggle to keep up with Britain’s biggest retailer
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Booths offering buy three get four promotion on fruit & veg
The offer, which lets customers mix and match different items, will run throughout summer until 30 August
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Two pints of milk now at same price as four pints at start of 2022
Analysis of Assosia data shows that two pints of own label milk now costs £1.15 – the same price as a four-pinter in January
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M&S Food to lock value range prices through summer
The retailer is committing to keeping prices locked for an array of everyday essential food items, such as beef mince, spaghetti and bread
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Amazon Fresh launches Tesco Clubcard price-matching scheme
Amazon said the Tesco Clubcard Price Match would help customers struggling in the face of the financial squeeze
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Inflation overtakes climate emergency as public’s biggest concern
The rising cost of living is now one of the biggest concerns for 40% of Brits, the highest level for around 40 years
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Tesco leads retailers in raising prices of olive oil
Prices for own-label olive oil and extra virgin olive oil bottles in the retailer rose between 11% and 32.3% over the first week of July
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Fertiliser plant talks failure ‘endangers food security’ say industry sources
The UK Nitrogen consortium, backed by private equity investor Endless LLP, is understood to have held protracted talks with the American owners
