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Shop price inflation

  • Hard to swallow: food inflation rises for fourth month in a row

    Economics

    Food inflation rose for a fourth consecutive month in May, with the British Retail Consortium (BRC) warning a new packaging tax and the government’s workers’ rights overhaul will fuel further price rises in the coming months. The cost of food rose by an average of 2.8 per cent year on year in May, up from [...]

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  • Food inflation to hit 4.2 per cent in 2025 as cost pressures loom, BRC warns

    Economics

    According to projections from the BRC, food prices will rise by an average of 4.2 per cent in the second half of 2025.

    Shoppers have benefited from retailers cutting prices to reignite consumer demand, according to new figures. 
  • Shop prices fall further in October despite fashion recovery

    Economics

    According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), shop prices fell 0.8 per cent in the year-to-October.

    Till sales growth slowed to 2.7 per cent in the last four weeks
  • Shop prices fall further into deflation as battle to ‘entice’ consumers continues

    October 1, 2024

    According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), shop prices fell 0.6 per cent in the year-to-September, down from 0.3 per cent the previous month.

  • Shop prices in deflation for first time in almost three years

    August 27, 2024

    The overall index was pulled down by non-food prices, which fell further into deflation in August.

  • Shop price inflation drops to lowest level since October 2021 as retailers slash prices on TVs

    July 2, 2024

    Retailers slashing prices on TVs to capitalise on the Euros helped push shop price inflation to its lowest level since October 2021.

  • Shop price inflation slows but political tensions ‘pose a threat’ to stability

    April 30, 2024

    The rate at which shop prices rise has slowed to its lowest level in close to three years but geopolitical tensions and the knock-on impact on commodity prices, like oil, pose a threat to future price stability. 

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