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Shop price inflation remains unchanged despite warnings of Middle East knock-on

Prices remained 1.2% higher than a year ago in June, the British Retail Consortium and NIQ said.

Evening Standard

NIQ Global Intelligence Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) reported first-quarter 2026 results that exceeded the company’s expectations, with management highlighting steady subscription growth, margin expansion and increased investment in artificial intelligence capabilities. Chief Executive Officer Jim Peck said NIQ deli

MarketBeat

Price rises in UK shops slow as retailers apply heavy discounts to lure shoppers

Shop price inflation rose by 1% year-on-year in April, slowing from 1.2% in March, the BRC says

The Guardian - UK

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7-Eleven Closing Stores: Convenience Giant to Shut 600+ Outlets, Swap 'Dusty Shelves' for Miso Ramen

7‑Eleven is closing more than 600 stores in 2026 as it pivots towards larger, 'food‑forward' outlets serving everything from egg sandwiches to miso ramen.

International Business Times UK

Shop price inflation increases as ‘storm clouds loom’ amid Middle East crisis

Inflation will rise, although there are “no indications” it will reach the peaks of the last spike in April 2023, the British Retail Consortium said

The Independent UK

Shop price inflation eases but food costs still 3.5% up on a year ago

Overall shop inflation fell slightly to 1.1% from January’s 1.5%, according to the British Retail Consortium and NIQ.

Evening Standard

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Shop price inflation defies expectations to jump in January

Shop inflation overall was 1.5% higher than a year earlier – a significant increase on December’s 0.7%, according to the BRC and NIQ.

Evening Standard

Shop prices jump more than expected with beef and fish costs blamed on National Insurance rises

Shop inflation overall was 1.5% higher than a year earlier

The Independent UK

Hospitality closures soar in final months of 2025 ahead of tax hikes

Data from NIQ showed that the hospitality sector saw 382 net closures – the equivalent of four each day – in the final three months of 2025.

Evening Standard

AI Appliances Aren’t Exciting Buyers…Yet

Artificial intelligence is being embedded into all sorts of appliances. Now sellers need to get customers to care about AI-powered laundry.

Kiplinger

Shop price increases ease amid hopes of Christmas boost to consumer confidence

Overall shop prices were 0.6% higher than a year ago last month, down from 1% in October, according to the BRC-NIQ Shop Price Monitor.

Evening Standard

Shop price inflation slows despite soaring cost of fresh food

Overall shop price inflation has slowed to 1%, but fresh food is now 4.3% more expensive than a year ago, according to the BRC-NIQ Shop Price Monitor.

Evening Standard

Mountain Dew, Gatorade and Cheetos to undergo makeover amid health fears

PepsiCo is looking at purple sweet potatoes and carrots to color drinks like Mountain Dew and Cherry 7Up

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Retailers say tax rises could further fuel inflation as shop prices jump

BRC says households are finding shopping increasingly expensive after annual shop price inflation rises to 1.4%

Evening Standard

Non-food prices drive up inflation in September

Shop price inflation has jumped to 1.4% from August’s 0.9%, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-NIQ Shop Price Monitor.

Evening Standard

Food inflation jumps to 18-month high as chocolate and butter prices rise

Food inflation lifted to 4.2% this month from 4% in July, according to according to the British Retail Consortium-NIQ Shop Price Monitor.

Benzinga

NIQ Global Intelligence Targets $57 Billion Market As Analysts Highlight AI, Margins

As the market for consumer data analytics continues to expand, companies like NIQ Global Intelligence PLC (NYSE:NIQ) are positioning themselves to capitalize on growing demand. This trend has caught the attention of analysts who are now beginning to offer their insights on NIQ after the company last month priced its…

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Fortune

NIQ CEO on going public: ‘We’re sitting on a goldmine of data. We cover 85% of the world’s population’

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Evening Standard

TGI Fridays Leicester Square flagship shuts down

But the hospitality showed remarkable resilience last year according to new figures

The Guardian - UK

UK diners already fear the bill, but the budget just raised it again, warn restaurateurs

UK Hospitality says members would have to hike prices 8% to cover the extra cost of hiring staff under new employer NIC rates

The Guardian - UK

Asda owners under pressure as chain’s share of market hits ‘new nadir’

Sales fell 6.4% in the three months to 10 August as chain becomes the only one of the big four to see sales drop

Evening Standard

Britain's embattled hospitality sector sees signs of a revival at last

The number of licensed premises has risen by 0.5% since March in the first quarterly increase in two years