Why are food prices going up? Who is profiting and what can be done about it?
A family spending €150 a week on groceries in 2020 are now spending €225, or well over €3,000 a year more for exactly the same stuff
Kantar
Grocery prices now climbing by more than 5% new figures show
Irish supermarkets are getting more expensive, latest analyst figures show
Ireland’s grocery prices are still soaring. How can that be?
The cost-of-living crisis is still being felt painfully in the weekly shop, yet the consumer protection watchdog has found no evidence of price gouging
Rate of grocery price growth more than doubled in past year, Kantar says
When inflation goes above 3%-4% shoppers feel it in their wallets and change their behaviour, Kantar says
Grocery price inflation surges to more than 4.5%
Sales increase at slowest pace since 2022 with greater focus on promotions and own label brands
Grocery prices in Irish supermarkets on the way up again, new figures show
Households shopping bills have now risen by well over 20% when compared with late 2021, says Kantar Worldpanel
Storms and sobriety see sales surges in January
Shoppers stocked up before arrival of bad weather and embraced dry January
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
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
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