Grocery inflation edges up to 2.6% as sales of essentials jump for the Be Ready campaign

Summary

Grocery inflation edged up as sales of essentials jumped for the 'Be Ready' campaign, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported on Tuesday 10 November. Supermarket prices are now 2.6% higher than a year ago, up from 2.5% last month, data from Worldpanel by Numerator shows, according to the two outlets. Shoppers began responding to the Be Ready public awareness campaign from 22 October, The Independent reported, headlining that grocery inflation rises as shoppers stock up on tinned goods and bottled water, and Wales Online reported that the sales of hand sanitiser, bottled water and tinned goods have soared in the 10 days after the campaign was launched.

Latest: Supermarket prices are now 2.6% higher than a year ago, up from 2.5% last month, data from Worldpanel by Numerator shows, as sales of essentials jumped for the 'Be Ready' campaign, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported, Wales Online writing that the sales of hand sanitiser, bottled water and tinned goods have soared in the 10 days after the campaign was launched.

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