All Inflation articles – Page 7
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Comment & OpinionPlight of British apples shows ‘rampant profiteering’ is only half the story
The clamour to denounce supermarkets and suppliers for their “rampant profiteering” and “global greedflation” keeps growing
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News
Sainsbury’s drops Arla as own-label milk supplier
Supplier switch comes amid a raft of milk price cuts across the supermarkets
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Analysis & Features
Why retail prices keep rising despite falling commodity costs
The cost of some commodities has fallen by up to 50% in the past year
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News
Media Bites 20 April: Food price inflation, Tesco/Lidl, Nestlé
Food inflation accelerated to a 45-year high last month but the pace of price rises should ease as the year progresses
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News
Canned brands suffer 18% volume sales slump
The squeeze on household budgets had ‘forced consumers to monitor their spending and opt for cheaper options’, said Kantar
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News
Apple growers forced into the red despite supermarket price hikes
Apples are on average 5.8% pricier year-on-year, a figure over seven times higher than the 0.8% increase in returns seen by growers
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Comment & Opinion
The food industry can’t sit back and be villainised for rising food prices
Commentators sympathetic to the government are surmising someone must be taking advantage of our national economic difficulties to make an unrequited profit, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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News
Food and drink insolvencies soar as inflation takes toll
Insolvencies in food and drink manufacturing have soared in the past year as surging cost inflation and falling consumer spending squeezed firms
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News
Scottish government ditches booze marketing clampdown
Retail leaders had warned shops could have been crippled by plans under a consultation launched in November
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City snapshot: Food prices race to 45-year high to keep UK inflation higher than hoped
Soaring food prices have contributed to a higher-than-expected inflation rate in March, according to the latest government figures. Plus, Heineken and Just Eat Takeaway report first quarter results, while Cake Box issues a full-year trading update.
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Category Report
Can brands reverse the slump in popcorn sales?
Volume sales of branded popcorn have fallen by almost a fifth in the past year
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News
City snapshot: THG falls to £496m operating loss as margins slide
Online beauty and nutrition retailer and brand owner THG has reported a £496m annual operating loss as its margins were slashed by a reluctance to pass on inflationary price increases and investment in customer retention
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News
Market reacts positively as Tesco beats expectations despite margin squeeze
Tesco’s margins and profits were hit by shoppers cutting back last year, but the market reacted positively to its tightrope walk between protecting margins and market share
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News
Booker proves a star performer for Tesco as sales soar 12%
Over the year it saw a net increase of 451 in the number of retail partners it supplies
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco is the wrong target for profiteering accusations
CEO Ken Murphy says Tesco is getting the balance right between helping cash-strapped shoppers and supporting its staff and suppliers
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News
Aldi and Lidl join Tesco and Sainsbury’s in cutting milk prices
Four pints of milk now costs £1.55
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News
Tesco is doing what it can to support shoppers, says CEO Murphy
The Tesco boss was speaking as the UK’s biggest grocer posted a 5.3% increase in group sales to £57.7bn for the year to 25 February
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News
Tesco profits halved amid ‘incredibly tough year’ for consumers
Tesco’s full-year profits have more than halved as lower sales volumes, cost inflation and writedowns of its property and assets due to economic conditions. Plus Science in Sport decides against sale and trading updates from PZ Cussons and Imperial Brands
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News
Time Wholesale to rebrand and return to pure cash & carry model
The business is discontinuing its delivered service and programme of store fit-outs
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M&S extends price lock campaign until summer
The retailer is price-locking a ‘refreshed line-up of over 100 customer favourites’
