Cost-Of-Living Crisis

UK Shoppers Boost Spending Despite Inflation's Bite

British consumers picked up the pace of their spending last month and sales volumes over the three months to April grew by the most since mid-2021, accordi...

Australia Retail Sales Flat In April As Consumers Cut Back On Food, Dining Out

Australian retail sales were flat in April as consumers, who face high living costs and rising interest rates, cut back spending on&nbs...

Kellogg Lifts Annual Forecasts On Price Hikes, Resilient Demand

Kellogg Co has forecast a smaller drop in annual profit and raised the lower end of its sales outlook on the back of consistent price hikes and resili...

IGD Unveils An Illustrious Line-Up Of Industry Speakers For Insight And Impact 2023

IGD's flagship event – Insight and Impact – scheduled on 26 April in London will see prominent industry speakers sharing their knowledge and ex...

Co-op UK To Invest £240m To Boost Membership Offering

Britain's Co-operative Group plans to invest more than £240 million (€272.64 million) to strengthen its membership proposition across the next f...

Over Half Of UK Shoppers Say Loyalty Cards Encourage Them To Buy A Product: NIQ

More than half of shoppers in the UK felt encouraged to buy products because of discounts offered through store loyalty cards, a survey from market researc...

British Retail Sales Rebound Despite Cash-Strapped Consumers

Cash-strapped British households cut back on eating out and takeaways last month and instead bought food at supermarkets and shopped at discount stores, gi...

McBride Says Thrifty Shoppers Helping Turn Its Fortunes

Britons conscious of a worsening cost-of-living crisis were helping Oven Pride maker McBride return to profit, the company said, as it gains market sh...