Back-to-school shopping drives up grocery spending in Great Britain

Back-to-school shopping drives up grocery spending in Great Britain

Sales of fromage frais, cereal and fruit bars rise 14% over last week of August compared with a year ago

Business live – latest updates

Households stocking up on lunchbox essentials helped drive an increase in grocery spending last month, while supermarket inflation in Great Britain dipped.

Grocery price inflation fell to 1.7% in the four weeks to 1 September from 1.8% last month, according to the retail analyst Kantar, but nearly 60% of households were worried about the rising cost of their shopping.

Continue reading…

Please follow and like us:
Pin Share