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Patrick Freyne: My favourite corporate psy-ops of the season – or Christmas ads, as they’re called in the suburbs

Patrick Freyne: here are my favourite corporate psy-ops of the season – or Christmas TV ads, as I believe you call them in the suburbs

Grocery inflation steady at less than 3% new data show

Dunnes clinches top spot in supermarket league table, with Teso close behind

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Pricewatch has been counting the pennies on your behalf for two decades. Here’s what we’ve learned

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Worker sacked by Aldi after sexual assault conviction wins €5,000 for unfair dismissal

WRC found ‘rush to dismissal’ after bosses saw newspaper report on man’s court case

Grocery inflation steady according to retail data

Figures from Kantar Worldpanel show rate of inflation is steady 2.8% having hit 2.5% earlier in the summer

Greek red wines are a treasure trove of unique grape varieties

Interest in Greek wine has been growing. As we head into autumn, here are two grape varieties worth investigating

John Wilson: Two solid Italian wines for less than €9

Wines for the Weekend: Aldi has a good offer on Italians that work well with food, but are also good on their own

Irish grocery price inflation lifts for first time in 15 months

Kantar data suggest price inflation was driving value sales growth rather than increased purchasing

I don’t usually recommend wines that cost less than €7, but this is an exception

Wines for the Weekend: Most of the time bottles selling for less than €7 don’t offer great value for money

Two Caesar salads in the same shop have wildly different prices. Is this why your shopping bill is so high?

A hard-to-explain difference in the prices of similar salad products across Irish supermarkets highlights why you should pay close attention to unit pricing

Grocery prices rising at slowest rate since March 2022

Cool June puts a dampener on sales of BBQ food and salads

Irish workers would turn down a job offer if remote working was not possible

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Aldi signs €125m contract with Dawn Meats in deal adding six new product lines

Agreement will see meat processor increase its supply to German multiple by 35% over five years

Greencore recalls sandwiches and wraps in UK amid E.coli outbreak

Bacteria was not found in products but Dublin-listed company took ‘precautionary measure’

Two light Italian rosés to drink in the garden this summer

Wines for the Weekend: These light, fresh summery rosés are both from Aldi and are perfect for the warmer months

Aldi boss Niall O’Connor: ‘We’re foot to the floor. If we could go faster, we would’

Discount supermarket chain remains committed to Irish expansion plans despite cost challenges and shifting market tectonics

Dupes have become a status symbol. But are consumers really winning when they buy them?

‘Dupe culture’ is booming as younger buyers embrace #bougieonabudget tips on social media. How did buying lookalike products become its own trend – and who’s paying the price?

Supermarket wines: a white and a rosé on special offer

Wines for the Weekend: The two wines below will be on offer in Aldi from May 30th until June 12th

Grocery inflation at lowest level since start of cost-of-living crisis

Kantar data shows prices rising at 2.6 per cent in 12 weeks to middle of May

Grocery inflation falls again as Easter egg sales surge

Kantar puts grocery inflation at 2.9 per cent in the 12 weeks to the middle of April

Supermarket ‘yellow pack’ was once ridiculed. Now Irish consumers love own brand. Here’s why it makes sense

Pricewatch: Driven by cost-of-living concerns and better produce, Irish shoppers are embracing own-brand

Return of own-brand formula highlights big companies’ profits - Senator

Rebecca Moynihan says Aldi’s ability to sell baby formula for considerably less than branded feeds shows it can be done

Two €10 French summery wines worth trying

Wines for the Weekend: Aldi’s Coteaux de Beziers wines come from warm sunny Mediterranean climate that is perfect for ripening grapes

Tasty breaded cod fillets for no-cook nights

Sourdough coating is not too thick and goes nicely crunchy on both sides

Grocery price inflation falls to lowest level in two years

Irish shoppers spent €25m on Easter eggs as on-brand label products perform well for supermarkets

Court challenge against allowing new Limerick Aldi

Permission for the store had previously been granted by Limerick City and Council

M&S joins other UK grocers in raising employees’ hourly pay

FTSE 100 group will increase rate to at least £12 putting it above the national minimum wage

Your week abroad hasn’t begun until you’ve taken in the beauty of the foreign crisps aisle

Emer McLysaght: Fancy Dunnes, Big Tesco, regional Supervalu, Mercadona – I love them all

Consumer watchdog says no Irish research planned as UK regulator finds brands hiked prices to maximise profits

Some suppliers are contributing to food price inflation, says Competition and Markets Authority

Christmas TV ads 2023: Patrick Freyne on Aldi, John Lewis, Boots and more

We rate this season’s advertisements for weepiness, capitalism, gluttony and liturgical correctness

Grocery inflation eases back again to stand at less than 10%

Own-label sales grow at almost twice the pace of branded goods during reporting period

Heineken axes Island’s Edge stout, Aldi’s profits dip, and thousands ‘illegally’ paid less than minimum wage

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Aldi’s Irish sales edge higher but profits halve amid bid to contain price rises

Retailer says price shielding strategy is ‘the right one’ in the medium term despite impact on profitability

Grocery inflation slows again but supermarket prices are still going up

Prices still about 10.5% higher now than this time last year, but retail analysts Kantar upbeat about further falls in inflation

Two great value wines from Aldi’s autumn range

Wines for the Weekend: Both come from the sunny Languedoc in the south of France

Four supermarket red wines for under €15 worth seeking out

John Wilson: It is not often you find a Cru Bourgeois from the Médoc for less than €12

Grocery inflation falls back to 11.5% with more declines expected

Prices have now fallen for fourth successive month in a row

Two fresh and fruity summer wines for under €10

Wines for the Weekend: Ideal for sipping al fresco with or without food

‘There are lots of similarities between Irish and English people. It makes it easy to settle in’

New to the Parish: Rosie McDonagh moved from St Alban’s to Ireland in 2019, where she has co-founded a charity which assists people in need

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