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Price Promotions And Office Lunches: Grocery Trends To Watch In 2025

Trends are born over time – and recent behaviours indicate that these are the ones to look out for in 2025.

Two-thirds of British retailers will raise prices this year in response to higher costs, a survey by the BRC showed on Wednesday.

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British inflation unexpectedly slowed to an annual rate of 2.5% in December – down from 2.6% in November, official figures have shown.

Shoppers in the UK last month saw the sharpest fall in prices in more than three years but 2025 spells a return to higher costs, the BRC said.

UK grocery sales hit a record £14.6 billion in the final three weeks to Christmas on festive promotions and deals, NIQ reported on Wednesday.

Dunnes Stores held the lead in November as pre-Christmas shopping made it the highest-spend month so far this year, according to Kantar.

British shoppers could see food prices could increase by up to 4.9% in 2025 according to the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD).

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