Prices & promotions news and analysis – Page 4
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Wholesale fruit & veg prices soar amid shortages in supermarkets
According to data from Nationwide Produce, the spot price for boxes of some vegetables are up two or three times as much as the normal rate
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Premier Foods sees price rises on hundreds of products
Brands such as Loyd Grossman Bisto, Sharwood and Ambrosia are up to 59% pricier since January
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Full English breakfast 19% more expensive led by eggs and hash browns
Eggs are up by an average of 41% for a pack of six free-range
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Farmgate milk prices plunge by 12% in just one month
Pricing reached record highs last year, driving significant retail price inflastion across the dairy category
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Cheese prices up to 50% more expensive in just two months
The price hikes mean some SKUS are now up to 175% more expensive year on year
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Lower-income families swap veg spending for treats over Christmas, new research finds
The YouGov survey found 28% of lower-income families spent less on food this Christmas compared to previous years
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CMA launches unit pricing review amid cost of living concerns
Supermarkets could face a clampdown on how they promote and list the price of some products
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Sainsbury’s to give away 50 million Nectar points in ‘Big Points Bonanza’
The nine-day promotion promotion offers the chance to win one million Nectar points
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Price hikes make 5-a-day more expensive, reveals KVI tracker
Fruit & veg prices are on the rise this week, with rising energy costs making it more expensive for Brits to eat healthily. Potatoes, cucumbers, oranges and mushrooms all rose in price over the past seven days, according to The Grocer’s latest Key Value Items tracker. Maris ...
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Heinz avoids repeat of disputes as prices jump at every supermarket
Almost 500 Heinz lines have risen in price across the supermarkets, by as much as 80%
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KVI tracker: Warburtons leads hikes on bread prices as energy and wheat prices bite
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been punishing for Warburtons, causing both wheat and gas prices to spike
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Four pints of milk reaches all time high price point
A fresh wave of milk price increases has been implemented in the mults, with some products now more than 70% pricier than a year ago
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10,000 January price hikes at grocers for second year running
Tesco is the retailer with the fewest price increases so far this year
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Iceland extends £1 price freeze as the cost of living crisis continues to bite
Iceland’s £1 or less range accounts for around 20% of the supermarket’s products
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Heinz beans and ketchup prices soaring in KVI price tracker
Across the five retailers tracked, a tin of beans increased by 28%, from £1 last year to £1.28 on 9 January
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Milk shortages on the horizon if farmgate prices fall any further
Farmgate prices have now started to fall from record levels late last year in the face of a weakening in global dairy markets
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KVI tracker: sausage prices spike as Christmas promos end
Pig prices are up 42% over the past year
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Egg shortages and price rises continue to affect shoppers
Some packs are as much as 85% more expensive year on year
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Scandal of 2022: Supermarket price tactics fuel egg shortage
As late as November, supermarkets and the BRC were still parroting the line that egg shortages were caused by the bird flu crisis