Inflation

Ivory Coast Cocoa Exporters Cut Purchases As Port Prices Rise: Sources

Barry Callebaut and Olam have been buying fewer cocoa beans from Ivory Coast since mid-December after a rise in port prices at Abidjan and San Pedro, indus...

US Consumer Prices Post Largest Gain In Nine Months In December On Energy, Food

US consumer prices increased by the most in nine months in December amid higher costs for energy goods, pointing to still-elevated inflation.

Two-Thirds Of UK Retailers Will Raise Prices In 2025

A survey of CFOs (Chief Financial Officers) at 52 leading retailers by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), has revealed significant concern about trading...

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Consumer Interest Boosts Prices Of Private-Label Brands, Study Finds

Rising prices, particularly for budget supermarket brands, are a recent phenomenon fueled by consumer habits and clever marketing, according to new researc...

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UK Retailers Crank Up Search For Savings Ahead Of April Tax Hikes

Britain's big retailers say they are stepping up their drive for efficiency through automation and other measures, to limit the impact of rising costs on t...

Constellation Brands Trims Annual Sales Forecast

Constellation Brands cut its annual sales forecast as persistently sticky inflation dents consumer spending on beers, wines and spirits.

UK Baker Greggs' Comparable Sales Growth Sluggish In Fourth Quarter

British baker and food-to-go retailer Greggs has reported a modest 2.5% growth in fourth-quarter like-for-like sales, as tight-pursed Christmas shoppe...

China's Consumer Prices Stall In 2024 On Feeble Demand

China's consumer prices barely rose in 2024 while factory-gate prices extended into a second straight year of declines, official data showed on Thursday, w...