Costs From Grocery Suppliers Increase 2% In March 2025
The pace of supplier cost increases to Foodstuffs supermarkets rose slightly in March, with the Infometrics-Foodstuffs New Zealand Grocery Supplier Cost Index (GSCI) showing…
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UK Consumers Spending More This Easter
UK | Over 40 percent of UK Easter shoppers have reported that they intend to spend more this year, leading to a projected total…
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Trade And Tariff Update
Last week, President Trump announced his Administration’s ‘Reciprocal Tariffs’ policy, imposing a 10 percent tariff on all imports of goods. Many countries face much…
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Easter Chocolates Hit By Shrinkflation
AUSTRALIA | Chocolate treats from Cadbury, Nestle and Aldi are the latest to be hit by shrinkflation. CHOICE has uncovered several examples of the…
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Low Retail Petrol Prices In Australia
AUSTRALIA | The quarterly average for retail petrol prices decreased in December 2024, hitting a three-year low in real terms. The ACCC’s latest petrol…
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Consumer Groups Welcome Reducing Remote Grocery Prices
AUSTRALIA | Consumer advocates have responded to the announcement that the Albanese government will lock remote grocery prices to city prices. Lynda Edwards, Director…
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Memories Of Recession To Fade In 2025
There’s reason for optimism about the New Zealand economy and business conditions over the next 24 months, according to Infometrics’ latest forecasts, as the…
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Offshore Stats Suggest Upward Inflationary Trend In NZ
The latest statistics showed that New Zealand still has one of the lowest food price inflation rates in the developed world, but offshore rates…
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