Overall shop prices reported deflation for the thirteenth consecutive month in May, remaining unchanged at 1.4% from April, according to the latest BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index. Food inflation remained unchanged at 0.7% from April – the lowest ever recorded. Non-food reported
The latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, for the 12 weeks ending 10 November, show a welcome boost for shoppers with price inflation dropping to 2.9%. Having remained above 4.0% for the past 12 months, peaking in
Retail sales volumes rose strongly in May 2012 compared to a year ago but sales were still reported to be below average for the time of year, according to the CBI’s latest quarterly Distributive Trades Survey. Conducted over the first two
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation fell to 5.0% in October from 5.2% in September, official figures showed today. The headline rate of Retail Prices Index (RPI) inflation fell to 5.4% in October from 5.6% in September, the
Despite the rise in UK retail sales in June, Emmanuel Hembert, principal at consultants, AT Kearney, fears stormy waters ahead “In May we described a bloodbath on the high street, yet the UK retail figures in June have shown a
Morrisons outperformed Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s in the 12 weeks ending 10 July 2011, according to the latest grocery market share data from Kantar Worldpanel. With growth of 5.6%, Morrisons was the only retailer in the top four to grow
Grocery price inflation has hit 4% and overtaken market growth for the first time since mid-2009, according to the latest share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending 20 March 2011. Growth at grocery retailers has fallen from
Consumer expenditure will be squeezed in 2011, as a result of rising unemployment, inflation and increased household costs. Retail sales volumes will suffer and shoppers will become increasingly price sensitive but premium products will do well. Those are the key
