Analysts say impact on wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape harvests means price rises on beer, bread and biscuits and more food imported UK harvests …
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news China’s share of Europe’s electric car market accelerates as UK leads salesRetailers look on sunny side …
Consumers increasingly claim that manufacturers are reducing the size of products, Barclays research finds Hard-pressed consumers feel they are becoming the victims of food industry …
Such products doing ‘notably better’ than fresh items, data from Kantar reported by BBC shows British shoppers are switching from fresh to frozen food as …
New pouches for beef are said to be ‘too compressed’ and ‘like I’ve bought someone’s kidney’ Sainsbury’s has defended itself against criticism of new plastic …
February figures from BRC highlight impact of cost of living crisis on British economy before budget UK consumers sharply cut back their spending in February …
Supermarket chain says it has tried to keep prices down with households dining more at home rather than eating out Households “feeling the squeeze” are …
Online retailer reports disappointing sales growth and £32m pretax losses as it agrees £650m banking facility Asos is to write off more than £100m of …
High-end shopping districts could benefit from duty-free shopping and the scrapping of the 45% tax band Mini-budget 2022: what does it mean for your money?The …
Demand for fashion, partly driven by escape from lockdowns, defies expected slowdown in non-essential purchases As the cost of living crisis builds up UK shoppers …
Cost of living concerns and shift to working from home continue to hold footfall below pre-Covid levels Retailers are warning of fragile confidence among shoppers …
In key month of December, sales volumes dropped by 3.7% – a sharper decline than expected Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage …
Analysis of 1m loyalty card transactions suggests decline is mostly down to levy on single-use bags Shoppers shun single-use plastic bags to save pennies rather …
Visits to retailers over last weekend before Christmas fail to fulfil hope of windfall after pandemic struggles Shoppers have pulled back from UK high streets …