An early Easter this year meant an uplift in food sales ahead of the long weekend, resulting in food sales increasing 6.8% year-on-year over the
British Retail Consortium
Falls in food and clothing and footwear helped drive inflation down in February, easing to its lowest rate in almost two and a half years.
Shop price annual inflation eased to 2.5% in February, down from 2.9% in January – the lowest since March 2022. Food inflation decelerated to 5.0%
Despite the increase in sales before Christmas, the festive period did not make amends for a challenging year of “sluggish retail sales growth”. The British
Over the last two years, approximately three-quarters of branded suppliers have pushed up prices by more than their costs increased, and subsequently contributed to higher
Food price inflation slowed to its lowest level this year, with falling prices across key staples such as oils, fats, fish and breakfast cereals. The
Shop price annual inflation accelerated to 8.9% in March, reaching a new high with warnings that food prices will peak in the coming months. The
Northern Ireland saw the shallowest footfall decline out of the four UK regions, according to the latest British Retail Consortium Sensormatic IQ data. Covering the
Some supermarkets are beginning to ration the number of cartons of eggs customers can buy, due to supply issues. Notably, stores including Asda and Lidl
Food prices rose at their fastest rate on record in September, with products like margarine getting more expensive, the British Retail Consortium says. Food price