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Food inflation slows in May after April record, survey suggests

Food inflation fell to 15.4% in the year to May, according to a survey by the British Retail Consortium and Nielsen.

The Independent UK

Morrisons shoppers in disbelief over £9 instant coffee: ‘Shameful’

Food prices soared to record highs earlier this month

The Independent UK

Shoppers in disbelief over £9 instant coffee in Morrisons

Food prices soared to record highs earlier this month

The Independent UK

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Inflation drives retail sales growth but shopper budgets remain under pressure

The latest BRC-KPMG monthly retail sales monitor reported that retail sales grew 5.1% in April.

The Independent UK

Fresh food now costs 18 per cent more than this time last year in record rise

The latest figures are not good reading for family budgets

Wales Online

Food inflation hits ANOTHER record high after price surge, latest figures show

Food prices should come down in the coming months, however, according to a retail leader.

Manchester Evening News

Food prices soar to record high with coffee and ready meal costs hit

Food prices increased to 15.7 per cent – the highest on record in April

The Independent UK

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UK supermarkets face calls for ‘profiteering’ investigation as inflation soars

Lib Dem leader calls for watchdog to probe reports of big retailers and food multinationals inflating markups

The Guardian - UK

Food inflation strikes another record high but clothing price rises ease

The latest BRC-NielsenIQ shop price index shows food prices soared by 15.7%, the highest on record, in April.

The Independent UK

‘Sour taste’ as cost of sugar hits Easter eggs and hot cross buns, say UK retailers

British Retail Consortium blames rising price of butter, eggs and cocoa, as food inflation hits record 15%

The Guardian - UK

Increasing cost of sugar drives shop prices to record in March

Shop prices are now 8.9% higher than they were a year ago, according to the BRC-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index.

The Independent UK

Budget 2023: Retail, brewing and beauty trade bodies draw up wish lists

Businesses are hoping for a raft of support measures in the Spring Budget

Evening Standard

International Women's Day: 23 top British women business leaders for 2023

BusinessLive shines a light on some of the thousands of women exemplifying leadership around the UK

Birmingham Post

UK shoppers slash spending as price rises and energy bills bite

February figures from BRC highlight impact of cost of living crisis on British economy before budget

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UK shoppers rein in spending despite sales as cost of living crisis takes toll

British Retail Consortium says sales growth slowed in January amid soaring costs for energy and food

The Independent UK

Retailers suffer disappointing January as consumers brace for more bill rises

Total UK retail sales increased by 4.2% in January, less than half the 11.9% rise seen a year earlier, according to the BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor.

The Guardian - UK

UK apprenticeship levy is a £3.5bn mistake, say business leaders

Retailers, hospitality firms, tech industry and recruiters all say policy is holding back investment in training

The Independent UK

Apprenticeship levy not fit for purpose, says Labour

Sir Keir Starmer said changes to the apprenticeship funding system would reverse a decline in people enrolling on manufacturing training schemes.

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Evening Standard

Food inflation rockets to record 13.3% as cost of living crisis deepens

Helen Dickinson, of the British Retail Consortium, said ‘it was a challenging Christmas for many households across the UK’

Wales Online

Rate at which food in UK is getting more expensive rockets to record levels

Fresh food inflation leapt to 15% for the month from 14.3% in November, while the price of ambient food, such as pasta and tinned food, increased 11%

The Independent UK

Food price inflation hits record high of 13.3% during ‘challenging Christmas’

‘Unlikely there will be any improvement in the near term’, says expert

The Independent UK

Food inflation rockets to record 13.3%, price index shows

Helen Dickinson, of the British Retail Consortium, said ‘it was a challenging Christmas for many households across the UK’.

The Guardian - UK

UK food price inflation hits new high of 12.4%

Rise in cost of essentials will hit poorer households, already struggling with higher energy bills, hardest

The Guardian - UK

UK retailers braced for tough Christmas as shoppers feel squeeze

Two surveys show extent of cost of living crisis as businesses enter what should be most profitable period

The Independent UK

Retail sales slow as consumers turn to pre-loved gifts for Christmas

Sales across almost every category online and in store have fallen year on year as consumers adjust to shrinking household incomes.

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