Shoppers face £643 increase to yearly grocery bill October 11, 2022 Shoppers are facing an additional £643 jump in their annual grocery bill as grocery price inflation breaks another record. According to freshly published data from Kantar, grocery inflation sits at 13.9 per cent, the highest level since the data firm started tracking prices in the 2008 financial crisis. The average household’s annual grocery bill is [...]
High street spending slumps amid retail’s Covid recovery October 6, 2022 The high street’s Covid recovery has been slowed by the economic slump, with shoppers cutting back on shopping sprees last month. According to freshly published statistics from Springboard, the recovery of retail footfall slowed for the third month in a row. Footfall increased just 6.8 per cent, compared to a 15.6 per cent boost in [...]
Outrageous raging inflation, and the distortion of CPI October 5, 2022 This week, Dr Chris Kacher pours scorn on CPI while speculating on what might happen if quantitive easing is introduced again.
Ocado shares sink after HSBC downgrade September 20, 2022 Shares in Ocado sank on Tuesday after HSBC analysts downgraded the grocery delivery firm from a Hold to a Reduce rating. HSCB’s notes caused shares in the middle-class favourite to drop by more than eight per cent after Ocado warned last week that soaring inflation will weigh on its profitability in Q4. The firm warned [...]
Discounters Aldi and Lidl keep taking market share as Brits now pay £571 more for groceries September 13, 2022 Discounter Aldi has become Britain’s fourth largest supermarket for the first time while Lidl’s market share is also in the lift, according to new data out this morning. The findings come as Brits are now paying a record £571 more on average for their groceries than last year Grocery price inflation hit 12.4 per cent [...]
New job: Ocado Retail appoints Hannah Gibson as CEO September 7, 2022 Ocado’s online grocery business has appointed Hannah Gibson as new CEO, as the company hopes to retain consumers amid the cost of living crunch. Gibson will take up her position on 20 September, stepping into the shoes of Melanie Smith, who left in July, Ocado Retail announced on Wednesday morning. She has spent more than [...]
Issa brothers’ EG Group posts subdued profit due to cost of living pressures on consumers September 1, 2022 The Issa brothers’ EG Group has posted subdued profit for the second quarter, as the petrol station forecourt operator said “the cost-of-living squeeze remains front of mind for all of us.” EG Group saw group EBITDA slump 6.5 per cent to $355m (£308m), for the three months to 30 June, it shared on Thursday. The [...]
Sainsbury’s to pump tens of millions into its prices to offset inflation pressure on Brits August 31, 2022 Sainsbury’s said this morning the supermarket giant plans to invest £65m into its pricing next month amid ratcheting pressure on customers’ budgets. Simon Roberts, chief executive of the supermarket chain, promised the brand will stand with its customers “to ease the financial pressure they face”. The latest pricing pledge – which is part of wider [...]
Asda chair slams Boris Johnson for not being ‘in charge’ as UK flounders amid cost of living crisis August 17, 2022 Boris Johnson has been lambasted by Asda boss Stuart Rose for being on “shore leave” as the UK faces economic turmoil. The supermarket chairman has criticised the Prime Minister for treating his last few weeks in the job as “one big party,” while the country is in the throes of a cost of living crisis. [...]
UK grocery price inflation hits highest level since 2008 August 16, 2022 UK grocery price inflation has hit its highest levels since the 2008 financial crash over the past month, according to the latest figures. Brits are now facing an 11.6 per cent price hike on average food-shopping goods, market data from Kantar has revealed today. As spiralling inflation leaves no sector in the UK unscathed, the [...]