Cost of living special: Which everyday items have risen in price by how much recently? November 6, 2022 New figures showed recently that retail sales volumes have plummeted to 1.3 per cent lower than pre-coronavirus levels, as rising prices and the cost of living continues to bite. The ONS data said at the end of October that in particular food store sales were down, by 1.8 per cent last month, which is 3.2 [...]
West End Christmas intake to be squeezed by pandemic and cost of living at £1.55bn November 3, 2022 West End Christmas intake is set to be a quarter up from last year but still almost 30 per cent down on pre-Covid levels. Around £1.55bn is set to be splashed out in the heart of London’s shopping district, as the capital bounces back from the pandemic in a restriction-free Christmas. The cost of living [...]
Oreo owner Mondelēz looks to pass on price increases: ‘Chocolate is something people can’t live without’ November 2, 2022 Owner of Cadburys and Oreo had bumper revenue in the third quarter, with its CEO saying people simply “cannot live without” chocolate. US conglomerate Mondelēz announced revenues were up more than eight per cent up to September, despite gross profits dipping. Its revenues in Europe were pushed down in part by a strong dollar, with [...]
Londoners’ anxiety skyrockets 57 per cent due to rising bills, going out less November 1, 2022 Almost sixty per cent of Londoners are increasingly anxious about rising energy bills, with millions eating less healthily and staying in more to save cash. The human impact of the cost of living crisis continues to deepen, with new figures exposing a deep generational dive between young professionals and over-65s. The data, published by Personal [...]
Nearly 28,000 Brits enter insolvency as economic crunch hits October 28, 2022 Almost 28,000 personal insolvencies were recorded over the past three months as Britons come under pressure from the soaring cost-of-living, according to official figures. The Insolvency Service confirmed on Friday that it has also seen a rise in registrations from people seeking breathing space from debts. The new data showed that 27,927 individual insolvencies were [...]
Top brewer warns average cost of a pint may now exceed £7 October 26, 2022 A top Brewer has said the average cost of a pint could cost reach £7 due to the cost of living. Scottish beer-maker Brewgooder’s chief executive Alan Mahon said the cost of raw ingredients were reaching “eye-watering” levels, pushing up the cost of a cold brew. Mahon said C02 was now costing 3,000 per cent [...]
Range of 30 low-cost items increase in price by 17 per cent in last year – ONS October 25, 2022 A range of 30 every-day low-cost items have increased in price by 17 per cent in the last year, new figures have revealed. Data from the Office for National Statistics show a range of products went up considerably over the 12 months to September, as the cost of living continues to bite. Items including vegetable [...]
Record 730,000 retirees returning to work to top up pension as living crisis pushes older Brits to the brink October 17, 2022 More than 733,000 retirees across the UK are preparing to return to work as the cost-of-living crisis escalates, according to new research shared with City A.M. this morning. For 12 per cent of those in retirement, rising inflation has “upended” their retirement plans. More than a third of UK retirees are worried they will no [...]
Pret A Manger invests £10m in staff pay bringing salaries above inflation October 11, 2022 Pret A Manger will invest £10m to support its staff with the cost of living crisis, bringing pay above inflation. The outlet will give its workers a salary boost from 1 December to the tune of five per cent. This comes after the coffee chain invested £9.2m in April this year, with 6,500 of its [...]
Marshalls’ shares plummet as firm warns of slowdown in sales October 7, 2022 Shares in building materials manufacturer Marshalls fell almost 20 per cent today after the firm warned of a slowdown in sales due to faltering demand. The West Yorkshire firm said its outturn will be “slightly below the bottom end of the current range of market expectations” as its sales start to slow. The warning comes [...]