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UK grocery inflation slows, Aldi and Lidl take more market share

(Sharecast News) - Prices at UK supermarkets rose at their slowest pace in a year last month, but that wasn't enough to stop the vast majority of shoppers worrying about the cost of their shopping.

UK retailers warn chancellor against GBP400m business rates hike

(Alliance News) - Bosses of a raft of Britain's biggest retailers, such as Tesco PLC, Marks & Spencer Group PLC and Kingfisher PLC's B&Q, have urged Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to freeze their property taxes to avoid a roughly GBP400 million hike.

TRADING UPDATES: MP Evans acquires two Indonesian palm oil producers

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan cuts Tesco, B&M; Investec likes Relx

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and Monday:

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks fall; oil prices stoke inflation fears

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 index weighed down by retailers and stocks with Chinese exposure.

UK supermarket Asda launches fresh round of price cuts

LONDON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - British supermarket Asda on Thursday followed rivals Ocado Retail and Sainsbury's in announcing a fresh round of price cuts, adding to the downward trajectory in UK food inflation.

Britain's Ocado Retail and Sainsbury's cut prices again

Ocado Retail cuts prices of 200 products

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Cyclical stocks lift UK equities off six-week lows; Wood Group rises

Blue-chip FTSE 100 snaps seven-day losing streak

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Britain's gloomy weather dents supermarket sales growth into August -NIQ

UK supermarket sales growth slows to 7.2% in August -NIQ

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Breakfast, barbecues and booze: UK supermarkets set for Women's World Cup final fillip

LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - British supermarkets and pubs are set to enjoy a boost to trade this weekend as families and friends gather for breakfasts and barbecues to watch England's Lionesses play Spain in the Women's World Cup soccer final in Australia.

UK supermarket Asda's like-for-like sales rise 9.6%

LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - British supermarket group Asda reported stronger like-for-like sales in the second quarter, driven by higher demand for cheaper alternatives to branded grocery products amid a cost-of-living crisis, it said on Tuesday.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Financials lead decline in FTSE 100; M&S jumps

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened firmly in the red on Tuesday, following a mixed UK jobs print, and the latest stream of weak data from China.

TOP NEWS: UK grocery price inflation eases; Ocado loses market share

(Alliance News) - Grocery price inflation in the UK cooled by just over two percentage points to 12.7% in the four weeks that ended August 6, the second sharpest slowdown in price in 15 years, according to survey data from Kantar, with staples such as milk and vegetable oil seeing price cuts.

UK grocery inflation continues to cool, rain dampens demand - Kantar

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UK grocery inflation 12.7% in 4 weeks to Aug 6 -Kantar
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