All BRC-Nielsen shop price index data articles
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NewsShop price inflation falls for start of golden quarter
Shop price inflation decreased year on year in the first week of October, providing relief for retailers heading into Halloween and the rest of the golden quarter.
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NewsPrice of grocery staples driving inflation as costs continue to bite
The rising price of both fresh and ambient food is driving overall inflation, as the £7bn of added costs from last year’s Budget continue to feed through to customers.
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NewsFood inflation climbs as retailers struggle with increased costs
Food prices jumped for the fourth month in a row, as retailers are now faced with absorbing an additional £5bn in costs from last year’s controversial Budget.
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NewsFood inflation rises in April as labour costs rise
Recent figures suggest that food price inflation is slowly creeping back up, according to the BRC-Nielsen shop price index.
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NewsMother’s Day and warm weather help retail sales offset global economic headwinds
Despite ongoing global economic headwinds and strong comparisons year on year, warmer weather and Mother’s Day both helped retail sales over the month of March.
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NewsShop prices stay deflated for most non-food categories
Shop prices remained deflated in March, with most non-food categories driving this fall despite retailers facing increased costs from the budget.
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NewsShop prices remain in deflation but this is set to be short lived
Shop prices have remained in a state of deflation in February, but there are warnings that inflation can rise due to recent price hikes, geopolitical tensions, and the £7bn in added retail costs.
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NewsShop price deflation driven by retailers offering deep discounts
Shop price deflation in the first month of the year was driven by retailers offering customers deep discounts during the period.
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NewsPrices will be higher in 2025 as Christmas trading fails to meet expectations
Shop prices will increase during the course of 2025 after the key festive trading period failed to meet expectations, according to the British Retail Consortium.
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NewsBRC calls on government to use budget to keep prices low as inflation hits lowest rates since 2021
The British Retail Consortium has urged the chancellor to help keep prices low at the Budget, as shop price growth was at its lowest rate since August 2021.
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NewsShop prices continue to deflate with furniture and clothing driving the fall
Shop prices continue to fall into deflation to reach their lowest level in three years, with furniture and clothing seeing the biggest drops in prices.
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NewsShop prices have fallen into deflation for the first time in three years
Shop prices fell into deflation for the first time in nearly three years driven by non-food retailers discounting heavily to shift their summer stock.
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NewsUncertain outlook despite shop price inflation stabilising
Shop price inflation remained unchanged in July, benefiting from high comparatives last year, but the outlook remains uncertain for the remainder of the year, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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NewsShop price inflation has eased thanks to investment in retail ‘paying off’, says BRC
Shop price inflation has fallen to its lowest level since October 2021 as retailers’ investments in operations and supply chains is “paying off”, according to the British Retail Consortium.
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NewsShop price inflation eases again as it returns to ‘normal levels’
Shop price inflation has eased to its lowest level since November 2021, returning to “normal levels”, the British Retail Consortium has said.
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NewsShop price inflation falls further and shows ‘signs of normalising’
Shop price inflation fell in April to reach its lowest level since December 2021 as food and non-food inflation reached manageable levels, providing relief to many households.
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NewsShop price inflation falls to lowest level since December 2021
Shop price inflation eased to the lowest level since December 2021 in March “as retailers continued to compete fiercely to bring prices down for their customers”.
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NewsShop price inflation falls again to reach lowest level in two years
Shop price inflation fell in February for the second consecutive month to reach the lowest level of annual growth since March 2022.
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NewsShop price inflation falls to lowest level since 2022
Shop price inflation fell in January to its lowest level since May 2022 as food inflation dropped for the ninth consecutive month.
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NewsShop price inflation remains flat as food prices fall
Shop price inflation remained steady in December as food inflation fell for the eighth consecutive month, dropping to its lowest since June 2022.