Prices & promotions news and analysis – Page 8
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NewsTesco Heinz spat ends with no price rises for key summer products
Tesco and Heinz revealed on 8 July their dispute was over, but did not give details at the time
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Heinz products to return to Tesco as pricing dispute is resolved
Tesco and Heinz issued a joint statement this afternoon, announcing they had “reached an agreement that will see the full range of Heinz products return to Tesco shelves and online”
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Amazon Fresh stores running 25% off shop promo for Prime members
All 19 Amazon Fresh stores – the most recent of which opened in Sevenoaks last month – are running the promotion
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Brits paying more for coffee as inflation hits chains
Greggs offered the cheapest hot coffee at £1.90, but its prices had increased by 5% since February
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Analysis & Features
UK food inflation vs the rest of the world: how Britain compares
UK food inflation has hit 8.6% – but closer to Russia it is over 20%
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Changing store layout ‘more impactful’ against obesity than upping HFSS product prices
Just over 60% of shoppers said that making HFSS products less visible in-store would have a direct influence on their decision to buy
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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HFSS promotions ban in chaos after fresh reports of government u-turn
The ban was due to come into force in October, which would likely see it coincide with an expected huge rise in fuel costs
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Tesco chairman calls for windfall tax on energy firms to help cost of living crisis
Allan told the BBC Today programme Tesco customers were among those whose behaviour was showing the extent of the financial hardship
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Farmgate milk prices soar – but ‘still not enough’ to offset costs
A growing number of dairy farmers are warning price increases are failing to keep up with soaring input costs
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NPA calls out Tesco over lack of support for pig producers
The trade body has written an open letter to Tesco CEO Ken Murphy in a bid to attract financial support for hard-up producers
