UK retailers report sizzling sales in hot June weather Shoppers snap up barbecue food, swimwear, beach towels, outdoor games and garden furniture in June The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2023
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 Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023
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 The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2023
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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 The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023
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 Manchester Evening News · Jun 4, 2023
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 Week · Jun 1, 2023
‘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 Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023
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 The Independent UK · May 30, 2023
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 Daily Mirror · May 30, 2023
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 The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023
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 Manchester Evening News · May 30, 2023
Food inflation slows to 15.4% in May after April record, survey suggests May data is still the second fastest annual increase the BRC has ever measured, it said The Independent UK · May 30, 2023
UK food inflation dips in May, raising hopes rate of price growth is slowing British Retail Consortium says rate fell from 15.7% to 15.4% even as rise in overall shop price growth hits fresh high The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2023
The Independent UK · May 29, 2023 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 Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023 Alan Phillips obituary Human rights adviser who in the 1970s proposed that aid to Chile should be reallocated to support humanitarian programmes
The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2023 Ministers call for immigration and UK food prices to increase Exclusive: Sunak urged to take urgent action to solve food crisis at meeting with Defra and farmers
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2023 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 · Apr 10, 2023 UK households turn to TV subscriptions as they cut back on nights out Consumers reduce spending on groceries, clothes and eating out as they seek to balance budgets
Bangkok Post · Mar 30, 2023 BJC introduces restructuring programme Berli Jucker (BJC), the SET-listed consumer goods manufacturer and owner of Big C Supercenter, has announced a business restructuring plan that separates its portfolio into retail, wholesale, production, imports and exports of consumer products.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2023 ‘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 Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023 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 Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023 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
The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023 Retail sales hold up better than expected in February Total UK retail sales were up 5.2% in February against an increase of 6.7% last year, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
Wales Online · Mar 2, 2023 Violent and abusive attacks on retail staff double to 850 a day Senior police officers have said they fear the anti-social behaviour is becoming “normalised”