All Inflation articles
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands 2025: Riding out the storm
A storm is forecast for Britain’s top booze brands. Input costs, duty changes, tariffs, EPR and National Insurance rises are all hiking expenses as the market declines
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NewsEuropean Commission opens investigation into Mars-Kellanova deal
Preliminary investigations raised fears the Mars-Kellanova deal could lead to higher prices on shelves
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NewsRetail distress surges to highest level since financial crisis
Tight credit conditions, cost inflation and weak consumer demand have contributed to a sharp rise in financial distress in the sector
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NewsMiddle East conflict: volatile oil prices will push up food and fertiliser costs, experts warn
With energy prices and food production ‘deeply intertwined’, food and fertiliser prices could ‘soon be affected’, putting ‘millions at risk of hunger’, a report has claimed
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NewsMedia Bites 25 June: Asda’s weeds, playing student politics, Spanish wine exports
Kantar’s latest figures have been picked up by several papers, with the majority of headlines focused on rising inflation and the potential impact of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs on falling volumes
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NewsHeatwave sparks healthy eating sales boost
Yoghurt and berries were among the biggest winners as summer got off to a hot start
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NewsSupermarket volumes decline as food inflation hits 16-month peak
Grocery volumes dropped for the first time this year as prices continued to spike at a faster pace in June, according to the latest Kantar data released this morning
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NewsGrocery sales flop in May, latest retail figures show
A slump in food store sales in May has powered the worst monthly fall in retail sales since December 2023
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NewsConsumers gain confidence in economy – but not their wallets
Consumers’ thawing attitude towards the UK economy has powered a modest two-point boost to their overall spending confidence, according to GfK’s latest barometer
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NewsFood inflation hits 15-month high as chocolate and meat prices rise
Spiking food prices has offset cheaper transport to keep UK inflation levels steady in the year to May, new official data out this morning has revealed
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NewsMedia Bites 17 June: Trump, Poundland, Oxford Street
UK-US trade deal is ‘done’, Trump said as he met Keir Starmer at the G7 summit
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KVI TrackerNestlé shrinks Kit Kat multipacks to mitigate soaring cocoa costs
Prices of the multipacks have risen by as much as 18.1% in some cases
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NewsBRC blames ballooning bills for poor May footfall
The BRC has blamed high household bills for May’s “disappointing” footfall figures, as consumers proved reluctant shoppers despite the warmest start to May on record
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KVI TrackerCottage cheese prices rise as demand continues to soar
Following what Graham’s The Family Dairy described as a “serious resurgence” for the once overlooked cheese, some cottage cheese lines have jumped in price by more than 20% over the past month
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NewsTesco boss Ken Murphy admits rivals have ‘upped their game’ in supermarket price war
Tesco’s sales hit £12.3bn in the quarter as its market share climbed to 28% in the latest Kantar results.
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NewsMedia Bites 12 June: Reeves’ spending review, Gibraltar deal, US inflation
Reeves backed an extra £2.2bn for R&D in her latest spending review
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Analysis & FeaturesAre trade deals weakening British sourcing pledges?
Asda’s Uruguayan beef has ignited debate over retailer commitments to British sourcing
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NewsRetail bosses call for steel industry-style intervention to tackle jobs crisis
The BRC said ministers had been hammering its sector with an avalanche of extra costs
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NewsCost price increase requests being rejected by supermarkets
A poll of more than 50 food and drink suppliers shows more than 90% have looked to pass on increased costs averaging 1-6% this year
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Comment & OpinionAs food inflation returns, government is looking desperate
P&Ls cannot sustain the pressures around them, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants