Price Watch & Inflation

22+ min ago   (295+ words) The latest like-for-like grocery price inflation increased to 2.3% in the four weeks to 6 September 2026, which is a faster rate of increase than the previous month, but is still considered to be relatively subdued by Worldpanel by Numerator, which produced and…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago   (405+ words) Spanish supermarkets are absorbing a large part of the rise in their costs to prevent these increases from being passed on to consumers. Cost pressures are emerging at a time when inflation is on the rise. The overall CPI reached…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago   (405+ words) Factors that drive the prices are: a weaker annual monsoon, diverting grain for increasing biofuel production, and wars in both Iran and Ukraine are boosting fuel prices globally. The southwest monsoon rains are one of the major reasons as the…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (344+ words) Market 32 and Price Chopper are rolling out lower prices on more than 1,000 grocery essentials this fall as the supermarket chain looks to help customers manage household food budgets during the busy back-to-school and holiday seasons. The company said the new…...

4+ hour, 17+ min ago   (834+ words) EconoLease's 2026 Hospitality Operator Report found that restaurants' most critical equipment breaks down the most, and many operators say they can't afford to upgrade or replace it The majority (80%) of Canadian operators have raised menu prices in the past 12 months, while…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago   (810+ words) As consumer prices continue to climb, a new report recently ranked grocery prices in Florida among the highest in the country. The report by Self Financial compared prices of the same 30 essential grocery items at Walmart stores in all 50 states,…...

4+ hour, 11+ min ago   (489+ words) Nearly three in four owners raised menu prices in last 12 months, some will increase them again next year A poll of the Canadian hospitality industry is serving up higher cost pressures for Toronto restaurants with many owners expecting their menu…...

6+ hour, 22+ min ago   (324+ words) Take-home sales at grocers increased by 2.0 per cent in the four weeks to 6 September 2026, with the back-to-school rush resulting in demand for bread, satsumas and cucumbers. However, the latest data from Worldpanel by Numerator did highlight that there were 18 million…...

5+ hour, 17+ min ago   (643+ words) Melissa and Chad Streyffeler with one of their cows at Coastal Cattle Company in Summerville. After nearly 30,000 pounds of raw beef products imported into the United States were recalled, some Charleston-area residents are seeking out local farms instead of grocery…...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago   (339+ words) Bhubaneswar: The soaring prices of vegetable and essential ration/grocery items have severely affected the household budget of the common people across Odisha. Ordinary consumers are worried about the vegetable and grocery items price hike in the state. The day-by-day…...