Christmas dinner for under €35? We went shopping to see what the grocery shop really costs
Kantar’s figure of €34.74 seems at odds with Irish people’s tendency to eat and drink with the abandon of a Tudor king at Christmas
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Christmas dinner cost climbs as supermarkets prepare for consumer spending spree
Price of most components of a traditional festive meal have risen over last year
Conor Pope calculates Christmas will cost a family of five €2,373. Here’s how it breaks down
The cost of a typical Irish Christmas for a family of five comes in at an eye-watering figure
Grocery inflation steady at less than 3% new data show
Dunnes clinches top spot in supermarket league table, with Teso close behind
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
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
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 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
UK shoppers see their grocery bills fall as food inflation nears two-year low, data shows
Rate eases sharply in February as input costs for energy and fertiliser fall and retailers compete to keep prices down
Grocery inflation falls to 5.9% as promotional sales increase
Level was at 7.1 per cent in December and 16.4 per cent in March of last year
From mortgage rates to energy prices, how will 2024 look for Irish consumers?
ECB may have stopped raising rates but mortgage rates are likely to fall only slowly and energy and grocery prices remain elevated
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
The era of cheap food is over. Here’s what we can expect next
Many Irish households will spend an extra €1,000 or more on groceries over the next year compared with 2020, and there is zero chance of prices falling to pre-crisis levels, even in the long term
Irish supermarket inflation falls to lowest level this year at 15.8%
Inflation rates ‘still much higher than we have previously seen’, retail analyst says
Grocery prices stay high despite price cut in small number of staples
New figures from Kantar put grocery price inflation at 16.5%, just 0.1% lower than last month
Centra sees move to cheaper ‘own brand’ amid inflation
Retailer plans to open a further 18 stores in 2022
Lower supermarket spend is Covid-19 related and seasonal
Prices reaching a rate of inflation not seen in almost a decade, with marked rise in staples
Inflation nation: 15 ways to save money
Pricewatch: Many Irish homes already feel the recent spike in costs
Staycation boom sees consumers stock up on soft drinks and snacks
Kantar retail figures show slight decline in grocery sales for 12 weeks to August 8th
Irish consumers spend €94m less on supermarket booze as pubs reopen
Shoppers avail of chance to eat and drink away from home as economy reopens
WFH, shopping local, posh takeaways: which Covid changes are here to stay?
Will queuing patiently, being nicer and improving the garden outlive the pandemic?
Donnelly least-mentioned Minister in department tweets
Minister for Health mentioned in just 6% of his department tweets, research finds
Irish consumers turn to Irish food products during Covid crisis
Close to half of top-selling 100 grocery brands were Irish-produced last year
Cold and flu remedy sales dip 55% amid social distancing
Grocery sales enjoy 18 per cent bump as shoppers spend more on meals and snacks
Irish shoppers spend extra €143m on groceries in lockdown
Kantar figures highlight surge in supermarket sales with restaurants closed
Localised lockdowns prompt shoppers to stock up on groceries
Shoppers spent €19m more on groceries in past month compared to same time last year
Tesco Ireland has recruited 1,000 people since Covid-19
Irish arm of UK retailer says it has enjoyed ‘continued strong sales’ in its online business
Cardigan summer, Twitter vs Trump and the man behind ‘Nextpolis’
Planet Business: Cycling to the pictures, pandemic-style
Sun cream sales plunge as shoppers forced to staycation
Restrictions on social gatherings saw deodorant sales fall but alcohol sales rise sharply
WPP braces for impact as Covid-19 drags March net sales down 7.9%
Company warns of tough second quarter
How coronavirus has completely changed our spending habits
We’re spending more on groceries and cosmetics but less on commuting and childcare
Fake nails, baking trays and flour in high demand during pandemic
Tesco reported that sales of flour increased by 300 per cent over the course of last month
March busiest month for Irish grocery sales on record
Consumers stocked up on personal hygiene products with hand soap sales up 300%
Wheat prices rise as shoppers rush to stockpile pasta and flour
French shoppers stockpiling baguettes to freeze
UK supermarkets suffer worst Christmas since 2014
Data from researchers Nielsen and Kantar shows Morrisons was worst performer
Little divides the three biggest supermarkets in the State
In terms of market share, Dunnes Stores is the most popular supermarket in the State
Bain Capital completes purchase 60% of WPP’s Kantar
Deal, which values the business at $4bn, part of push to cut debt and simplify the network
Bain Capital emerges as frontrunner for majority stake in Kantar
Sale of WPP market research unit could value it at about £3 billion
IMF growth warning and Trump rhetoric bruise global stocks
Iseq all-share index underperformed peers, falling 0.76% on the day
Ex-AOL chief being considered to succeed Sorrell at WPP
Tim Armstrong among range of external options for top job with advertising giant
WPP’s first results after Sorrell boost sentiment and shares
Advertising group’s management to look at restructuring and possible disposals
Fizzy milk or crunchy cheese? What we can expect from the food of the future
Food scientists are battling to overcome dairy and carbs’ image problem – but will mealworms and 3D-printed pasta really win consumers back?
Ransomware attack comes at bad time for Kantar Media in Ireland
Cantillon: Customer base is already fuming over proposed takeover of Newsaccess
PR body asks competition regulators to intervene following Kantar row
Kantar Media’s proposed takeover of nearest rival a concern, says competition commission
Optimists backing Macron in French presidential election
Pollsters say voters divided between pro-globalisation and ‘fortress France’ camps
Beef producers advised to focus on high-end US market
Experts at Bord Bia seminar highlight potential of re-opened US beef market
Fashion chains chase faster supplies to counter volatile weather
Traditional retailers like M&S and Hugo Boss looking to the example of Primark, H&M and Inditex
Tesco loses more ground in supermarket sweep
Lidl and Aldi continue to gain ground with both chains showing double digit sales growth
Still all to play for in Irish supermarket sweep
Although Tesco remains the largest supermarket chain here – it has watched its market share fall every month for nearly two years
Men still most reluctant to walk down grocery aisles
57% of men claim to have no responsibility for buying groceries, research by the National Consumer Agency shows
Honey, they’ve shrunk the goods – but not the price
Hundreds of common grocery products have become smaller, a move consumer experts say are price increases by stealth and deception
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