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Food prices see fastest monthly jump since April last year

Food prices overall increased by 0.5% between December and January, according to British Retail Consortium figures.

Evening Standard

Food prices to rise by 4.2% this year amid increased costs, industry warns

The BRC said there was ‘little hope of prices going anywhere but up’ amid higher national insurance, National Living Wage and packaging costs.

Evening Standard

17-month run of falling shop inflation ends amid warnings of price rises

Overall shop prices are now 0.6% cheaper than a year ago, but have risen from October’s 0.8% cheaper, according to the BRC and NielsenIQ.

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Shop prices ease for third month amid warnings of potential volatility

Overall prices are now 0.8% cheaper than a year ago, according to the BRC-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index.

Evening Standard

Celebrity brands: Why fame alone isn’t enough to keep them afloat anymore

Over the past decade, there has been a significant rise of celebrity brands. Recent data from NielsenIQ, a global marketing research firm, shows just how significant this boom has become.

The Conversation

Inflation in UK shops falls amid price cuts on furniture and TVs

Biggest drop since November 2021 as ‘unseasonable’ weather pushes retailers to continue promotions

The Guardian - UK

Inflation in UK shops drops to lowest level in two years

Retailers cut the price of Easter treats, clothing and electrical items as consumer spending slowed

The Guardian - UK

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Shop price inflation eases for sixth consecutive month

Shop prices were 4.3% higher than last November, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index.

The Independent UK

The pumpkin spice latte is back, but it may be the beginning of the end for the pumpkin spice market—sales are down again for the second consecutive year

The seasonal beverage is here early, and it’s because social media is now driving the trend, one expert argues.

Fortune

UK’s food price inflation slows to lowest level this year amid falling prices for staples

Overall, shop prices were 7.6 per cent higher in July than a year ago, slowing from 8.4 per cent in June, and also the lowest level this year

The Independent UK

UK shop prices in first monthly fall for two years amid big discounts

Clothing and footwear among items reduced most in July as retailers try to counter bad weather

The Guardian - UK

Food price inflation slows to lowest level this year

Overall, shop prices were 7.6% higher in July than a year ago, slowing from 8.4% in June, and also the lowest level this year.

The Independent UK

Thames Water CEO quits in shock departure; UK supermarkets deny profiteering; Brexit ‘fuelling inflation’ – as it happened

Thames Water has announced that Sarah Bentley has resigned as chief executive of the company.

The Guardian - UK

Food inflation eases for second consecutive month

Shop price inflation overall slowed to 8.4% in June, down from 9% in May, according to the BRC-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index.

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Bud Light loses out on featuring transgender influencer Mulvaney

The media promotion by the beer maker led to a backlash of transphobic comments and a boycott by some drinkers.

Daily Mirror

Food price rises may have FINALLY peaked in glimmer of hope for shoppers

The price of groceries went up by 15.4% in the year to May, down from 15.7% in April, according to the latest British Retail Consortium and NielsenIQ inflation tracker

Evening Standard

UK supermarket sales hit £2.8bn in Coronation week as custard and champagne sales soar

That compares to £2.7 billion during the week of the Platinum Jubilee

The Independent 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.

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The Independent 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

Shop price inflation reaches record high, figures show

Shop prices are now 8.4% higher than they were a year ago, up from an 8% increase in January, according to the BRC-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index.

WEKU

A golden age for nonalcoholic beers, wines and spirits

There are many more drinking options this Dry January if you like the taste of alcoholic drinks but don't like the effects of alcohol.

The Independent UK

63% of Christmas shoppers ‘plan to spend as much this year as they did in 2021’

Some 27% of shoppers anticipate spending less money on Christmas this year and 10% plan to spend more this Christmas, NielsenIQ said.

Bangkok Post

Amazon Has a Problem: Consumers Don't Love It as Much as They Used To

For nearly three decades, Amazon.com Inc. has been defined by its obsession over customers. Recent information, however, suggests that consumer enthusiasm about the largest online retailer in the U.S. has slipped.

Daily Mirror

Shoppers paying 10.6% more for food than a year ago as inflation hits record high

Shop prices rose by 5.7% in September, up from 5.1% in August. Food price inflation soared past last month's 9.3% to 10.6%, driven by the war in Ukraine which is pushing up prices

The Guardian - UK

UK food prices soar by record 10.6% as Russia-Ukraine war pushes up costs

Staple products such as margarine, pasta and tinned tomatoes hit new highs in September

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