Falling inflation, football and fake tan fuel UK retail spending Sales at supermarkets rise as consumer confidence improves, only slightly dampened by wet weather The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024
Britons cut back on spending despite fall in grocery inflation, says Kantar Bad weather makes consumers trim supermarket shop and rethink summer purchases despite slower food price rises The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024
Grocery price rises in Great Britain slow as shoppers opt for own-label products Euro 2024 men’s football tournament and Olympic Games could drive summer sales, says analyst The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024
Grocery price rises in Great Britain slow as cost of toilet rolls, butter and milk falls Shoppers spend more on promotions as Easter lifts sales of chocolate eggs and hot-cross buns The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024
Bumper Christmas for supermarkets in Britain with £13.7bn passing through tills Britons made 488 million trips to the supermarkets over the four weeks to December 24 Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2024
UK shoppers spent £13.7bn on groceries in run-up to Christmas Consumers buy more items – including plenty of parsnips and sprouts – to beat last year’s spend by 7% The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2024
Fierce supermarket competition in UK keeps lid on Christmas dinner costs Festive feast for four rises in price far below annual food inflation rate with sparkling wine and pudding cheaper than in 2022 The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023
Festive price war means cost of Christmas dinner is down - but only if you like sprouts The cost of some items on a Christmas dinner plate has fallen Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2023
UK food inflation may be gone by Easter, claims boss of major retailer Upbeat comments by Associated British Foods CEO come as grocery price rises fall to single digits for first time in 18 months The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023
UK grocery inflation falls to single digits for first time this year Butter, dried pasta and milk among items to show drops as supermarket price rises slow The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023
Grocery price inflation falls to lowest level in a year Some 95% of consumers are still worried about the impact of rising grocery prices, analysts Kantar found Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2023
UK grocery price inflation slows but shoppers worried by soaring bills Aldi and Lidl enjoy sales increase and own-label ranges thrive as consumers seek out bargains The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023
Food price inflation in UK falls for fifth month in a row Reduction is second sharp drop in a row as milk and sunflower oil get price cuts while eggs, sweets and chips increase again The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2023
UK basic wage growth hits record high; Russia’s central bank lifts rates to 12% – as it happened UK regular pay growth highest since 2001 while unemployment rate rises unexpectedly; rouble recovers afters Bank of Russia raises rates at extraordinary meeting The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2023 UK inflation expected to fall after grocery price rises ease Shoppers turning to loyalty schemes like Tesco Clubcard and Sainsbury’s Nectar to help cut costs at checkout
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023 Grocery price inflation show biggest drop since March peak The figure fell to 14.9% in the four weeks to July 9, from a peak of 17.5% in March.
Manchester Evening News · Jun 20, 2023 Fewer ingredients, simpler meals, more microwaves: Sky-high food prices are changing how people eat and cook Supermarket inflation has fallen to the lowest rate this year, but household budgets are still under enormous pressure
Daily Mirror · Jun 20, 2023 Grocery price inflation falls to lowest monthly rate this year - but still remains high Inflation dropped to 16.5% for the four weeks to June 11, according to Kantar - this is down from 17.2% the previous month and a further decline from the record 17.5% recorded in March
The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2023 Inflation forces supermarkets to up £1 items to £1.25, data shows Kantar survey is released day before official figures expected to show a slight easing in UK inflation rate
The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023 UK food price inflation at third-highest level since 2008 Jeremy Hunt to meet food manufacturers over prices as Kantar says rate is still ‘incredibly high’
Daily Mirror · May 23, 2023 Shoppers in Britain forced to pay £833 MORE for their food than this time last year Market analysts at Kantar today revealed grocery price inflation dropped slightly to 17.2% for the four weeks to May 14 - but this is only down from the previous 17.3%
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023 Britons turn to stores’ bargain ranges as grocery price inflation stays above 17% Cost of living squeeze continues, led by price rises for eggs, milk and cheese, say analysts Kantar
Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023 Grocery price inflation dips - but shoppers still paying 17.3% more in supermarkets Analysts at Kantar today revealed grocery price inflation dropped slightly to 17.3% for the four weeks to April 16 - down marginally from a record 17.5%
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023 Brits ‘need to accept’ they’re worse off and stop pushing wages and prices higher, says BoE chief economist – as it happened Huw Pill says someone in UK needs to accept that they’re worse off and stop trying to maintain their real spending power through higher wages or prices
The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023 Aldi and own brands: Figures reveal how the UK is changing its big shop Aldi reached beyond a 10% share of the market for the first time this month