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Greggs overtakes Subway to become UK’s biggest fast food chain

There are now more than 2,400 Greggs stores across the UK, topping the roughly 2,300 Subways nationwide

Evening Standard

Greggs keeps prices on hold as sales leap and it opens new shops

Britain’s biggest bakery chain says cost inflation is easing, although staff costs are rising

The Guardian - UK

London Underground strikes this week called off; pound hits six-month low against dollar – as it happened

RMT says planned strike action by over 3,000 members at London tube stations on Wednesday 4th and Friday 6th October will not go ahead.

The Guardian - UK

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UK food prices fall in September for first time in two years, figures show

Average food basket down by 0.1% amid fierce supermarket competition, says the British Retail Consortium

The Guardian - UK

Food prices fall on previous month for first time in more than two years

Consumers who bought dairy, margarine, fish and vegetables – all typically own-brand lines – would have seen lower prices than in August.

The Independent UK

Sandwich price shocks but meal deal costs rise less than average food inflation

Pret a Manger’s ‘posh’ cheese and pickle sandwich grabbed headlines for its £7.15 price tag, but it’s not all gloom

The Guardian - UK

Aldi reports record UK sales as shoppers change habits in cost of living crisis

Discount chain says it has attracted an extra 1 million customers to its 1,000 UK stores in the past year

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Hopes for the high street and the economy rise as economic gloom lifts

Better-looking retail sales and consumer confidence numbers are published in same week BOE holds rates

Evening Standard

Next raises profit outlook again and says prices could fall in spring

Retailer ups full-year expectations for third time in four months as it signals prices could fall for first time in at least two years

The Guardian - UK

Lidl swings to annual loss amid battle to keep prices low as costs surge

The group reported pre-tax losses of £76m for the year to 28 February against profits of £41.1m the previous year

The Independent UK

Grocery price inflation falls to lowest level in a year

Some 95% of consumers are still worried about the impact of rising grocery prices, analysts Kantar found

Evening Standard

UK grocery price inflation slows but shoppers worried by soaring bills

Aldi and Lidl enjoy sales increase and own-label ranges thrive as consumers seek out bargains

The Guardian - UK

Primark is back -- but Oxford Street needs help says boss

Company raises profit forecasts again

Evening Standard

Retailers warn Chancellor against £400m business rates hike

A group of 44 retail leaders have written to Jeremy Hunt to halt an inflation-based increase to property tax bills.

The Independent UK

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Aldi claims it is increasingly shoppers’ main supermarket for weekly shop

German discounter tries to shift ‘top up’ shop status as it opens its 1,000th UK store and reveals plan to open 500 more

The Independent UK

Confident consumers boost retail sales in August

Total UK retail sales were up 4.1% on last August, above the three-month average of 3.6%, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.

Evening Standard

Whole Foods axes luxury products in favour of discounted items as losses widen

The high-end retailer has scrapped its famous ‘cheese vault’ and introduced a raft of cut-price food products

The Independent UK

August dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions

Food inflation lodged at 18.4 per cent, ONS warns, but supermarkets expect prices to begin to fall

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The Independent UK

August dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions

Food inflation lodged at 18.4 per cent, ONS warns, but supermarkets expect prices to begin to fall

The Independent UK

August dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions

Food inflation lodged at 18.4 per cent, ONS warns, but supermarkets expect prices to begin to fall

The Guardian - UK

UK food prices as big a concern for consumers as energy bills, Which? finds

Pace of food inflation continued to slow in August, data shows, but trust in supermarket sector at decade-low

The Independent UK

Fresh food prices help retail inflation to slow in August, new figures suggest

The figures do not mean things are getting cheaper, but that prices are increasing at a slower rate than they did previously.

The Independent UK

Trust in supermarkets at lowest level since horsemeat scandal, Which? finds

Food prices, which continue to outstrip overall UK inflation, are now on a par with energy bills as a source of concern to consumers, Which? found.

The Independent UK

August dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions

Food inflation lodged at 18.4 per cent, ONS warns, but supermarkets expect prices to begin to fall

The Independent UK

August dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions

Food inflation lodged at 18.4 per cent, ONS warns, but supermarkets expect prices to begin to fall

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