Supermarket Price Increases [Groceries]

They aren't anymore and that's the problem

They were sold to the owner of Euro Garages, a petrol station (and formerly KFC) chain; who borrowed all the money to buy it against the companies books.

Their debts and lease liabilities are over 7 billion Sterling; and their profits have collapsed. They are in severe trouble.

It would have to be another EU discounter like Netto or Penny; but Netto have failed twice in the most similar retail market to here - the UK - so would likely stay away

You didn't mention that Lidl shows the full price for each tin in the shelf.No reference to app pricing.Maybe they'll eventually label the shelves-wouldn't take much effort

i just stopped doing big online shops.

you never get everything you ordered and if you allow substutions they are what i would call 'inexperienced' attempts- like something a teenager would guess at. and if you dont allow substutions, then you are missing key items and have to go to the shops yourself anyway.

It wasnt price or delivery issues for me. Just frustrated at never getting whati ordered.

I work for one of the posh supermarkets in Dublin. I'm in the office so not really involved in pricing but I see a lot of prices being pushed up by my colleagues without proper analysis being the route cause. Our in house food has suffered the highest increases. There is is culture in our shop to charge more now and when you look at the margins they are far too high. I think the reason it's been done is because our staff are reading and hearing about inflation in the media. If you look at Tesco who I think are actually the best value supermarket at the moment with their clubcard prices, a lot of the price increases are being reversed and retailers are being forced to look at their pricing more closely again. I will say that suppliers pushed their prices up considerably in 2023 but for every overpriced product out there, there is always a better priced alternative available to the buyer. In my opinion, the posh artisan supermarkets, including the company I work for need to get a handle on pricing because in a lot of cases it's gotten out of hand.

Dunnes extra virgin Olive oil 3.79 from 3.5 last week !! And they say inflation is easing

yeah but they had already increased price from 3.25 to 3.5 after this article 😂😂😂..other supermarkets are stable

A lot of shrinkflation these days. Noticed it in something recently but can’t remember what.

Yes, they do absolutely make it difficult to see unit prices. It's not unusual to find my on my knees at a lower shelf, with glasses off, squinting to get the small print, or taking a photo on my phone and zooming in there. Shouldn't have to be doing either of course.

Thanks, interesting to see the thought processes on the inside.

Jaysus. Looks like someone put blue ribands in timeout wrappers! 😆

Coke cans and Radox shower gel are the two things I've noticed for having utterly random pricing depending on unit size

At times, a ~800ml bottle of Radox has been cheaper than a ~200ml one for instance. Not cheaper per unit, cheaper in its entirity.

Fairy Liquid too.

They don't seem to realise that themselves, see the soya laden crap they put in Roses tins now.

The protests when Kraft bought them were right - they would destroy the standards.

Toiletries are one thing that has me flummoxed since Brexit. I had a subscribe and save going for hair gel, toothpaste, shower gel, shampoo and razor blades. Saved 15% and delivered every 3 months. It was insanely cheap, less than a third (in 2021) of what you'd pay in the shops in 2024 money.

For some bizzare reason Brexit caused Amazon to stop shipping most personal hygeine stuff and now we're back to the same crappy selection of everything in the bricks and mortar stores at prices that are not far of literal extortion. €7 for Sensodyne for example.

As for multipacks of Coke, even the sugar free stuff prices have gone insane and that's before considering the €5 which deposit return will add to a 20 pack. It'll be €1 a can and no change before returns.