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UK food prices fall in September for first time in two years, figures show

Average food basket down by 0.1% amid fierce supermarket competition, says the British Retail Consortium

The Guardian - UK

Food prices fall on previous month for first time in more than two years

Consumers who bought dairy, margarine, fish and vegetables – all typically own-brand lines – would have seen lower prices than in August.

The Independent UK

Major UK retail bosses plead for staff protection as ‘violent criminals empty stores’

UK business leaders have asked for a meeting with the home secretary to press for a new offence of assaulting or abusing shop staff

The Guardian - UK

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‘Violent attacks on shop workers not being responded to by police’

A coalition of retailers and shopworkers is calling for three key commitments from police forces to tackle a rise in shop theft.

The Independent UK

Retailers warn Chancellor against £400m business rates hike

A group of 44 retail leaders have written to Jeremy Hunt to halt an inflation-based increase to property tax bills.

The Independent UK

Retailers look on sunny side as holidaymakers splash out

Sales of health and beauty products help high street stores bounce back after a disappointing start to the summer

The Guardian - UK

Confident consumers boost retail sales in August

Total UK retail sales were up 4.1% on last August, above the three-month average of 3.6%, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.

The Independent UK

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Police told to target shoplifters

Police must have a “zero tolerance” approach to all shoplifting including thefts of low-value goods, the policing minister has said.

The Week

Tesco staff offered body cameras as abuse by customers climbs

"I want those who break the law in our stores brought to book," Tesco CEO Ken Murphy says.

Fortune

UK food prices as big a concern for consumers as energy bills, Which? finds

Pace of food inflation continued to slow in August, data shows, but trust in supermarket sector at decade-low

The Guardian - UK

Fresh food prices help retail inflation to slow in August, new figures suggest

The figures do not mean things are getting cheaper, but that prices are increasing at a slower rate than they did previously.

The Independent UK

Britain loses 6,000 storefronts in five years

The highest vacancy rates were in the North East and the Midlands, followed by Wales and Scotland, according to the BRC-LDC Vacancy Monitor.

The Independent UK

Retail chief calls on Mayor of London to take action amid huge spike in shop thefts

Thefts from London retail premises rose by 13% last year, and experts say they are becoming increasingly violent

Evening Standard

UK retailers report sizzling sales in hot June weather

Shoppers snap up barbecue food, swimwear, beach towels, outdoor games and garden furniture in June

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The Independent UK

Pressure grows on supermarkets as soaring food prices ‘harm mental health’

Many people say their physical health has deteriorated because of high food prices

The Guardian - UK

Shop price inflation easing, say top UK retailers before key meeting with MPs

British Retail Consortium says figure eased to 8.4% in June from 9% in May

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Hard-pressed UK shoppers feel food ‘shrinkflation’

Consumers increasingly claim that manufacturers are reducing the size of products, Barclays research finds

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Manchester Evening News

Supermarket remains third cheapest behind Lidl and Aldi as retailers hike price of same budget essential

Three retailers have increased the price of the same item by 7% in the last week

The Week

Cost of living: is shoplifting on the rise?

Supermarkets are responding to a rise in shoplifting by putting empty coffee jars on the shelves, limiting the number of steaks on view and adding security tags to everyday items such as milk.

The Guardian - UK

‘One guy uses us like a larder’: the British shoplifting crisis – as seen from the tills

In Britain, shop thefts have more than doubled in the past six years, reaching 8m in 2022. We spent a day talking to shopkeepers in Manchester, where raids on the shelves are a regular occurrence

The Independent UK

Huge price increase means ‘dummy’ coffee jars are appearing in supermarkets

Cost of instant coffee has risen by some 13 per cent over past year

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

The Guardian - UK

Nvidia becomes world’s first chipmaker worth more than $1tn – as it happened

The AI boom is driving demand for chips from manufacturers like Nvidia, which has seen its share price soar

Manchester Evening News

Eyewatering rise in food prices might be starting to slow down

Food inflation fell to 15.4% in the year to May, according to a survey

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