Basket Economics

Key grocery categories are resisting downward inflation trends

By Russell Redman on May 17, 2023

Ten product segments average double-digit inflation rates in the U.S. and Europe, Catalina’s Shopping Basket Index shows.

Grocery prices ease off again in December

By Russell Redman on Jan. 12, 2023

Consumer Price Index sees lowest annual gain since October 2021.

Aldi and Lidl cut their prices as shoppers head into the holiday season

By Diane Adam on Oct. 13, 2022

Food prices keep climbing, and discount grocers are looking to grab more shoppers.

More Markdowns Ahead: Target Looks to Cut Its Losses

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jun. 07, 2022

While seeing continued strength in food and beverage and other "essentials," Target said it will move to reduce inventories in discretionary categories where consumers have pulled back their spending.

Industry Partners

Nonessentials Get the Boot From Grocery Shoppers as Inflation Continues to Climb

By Christine LaFave Grace on Apr. 13, 2022

More than one-third of shoppers polled by IRI said they're cutting back on discretionary items, but they're still willing to spend for convenience, especially when feeding a crowd.

Inflation Is Driving Grocery Shoppers to Trade Down (or Out)

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jan. 21, 2022

Consumers are switching to less-expensive options and cutting down on nonessentials, IRI's Krishnakumar "KK" Davey says.

Craig Herkert's Return Engagement at Save A Lot

By Jon Springer on Oct. 05, 2021

Basket Economics: Supervalu's former CEO returns to lead the discount division he once dreamed of doubling in size; and other recent financial news.

Sounding the Alarm on 'Real-Time Retail'

By Jon Springer on Sep. 16, 2021

Basket Economics: On Day 1 for Buyk, 'real-time retail' comes to life, and really big ambitions are revealed.

Dots and Dashes From Inside Amazon Fresh

By Jon Springer on Sep. 02, 2021

Basket Economics: A maiden voyage to a new Amazon Fresh store left some questions unanswered.

A Truckload of Food—and Love

By Jon Springer on Jul. 09, 2021

Basket Economics: A Grocery Outlet benefit program in Oregon brings a community together, and its husband-and-wife store owners temporarily apart.

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Crime & Safety: When Prevention Isn't Enough

Crime & Safety: When Prevention Isn't Enough

Feb. 22, 2023

The stresses of the ongoing pandemic, coupled with mounting economic uncertainty, social unrest and more have fueled a pressure cooker for grocery and convenience store customers and their employees.

How to win in fresh in 2023: Forget one-size-fits-all

How to win in fresh in 2023: Forget one-size-fits-all

Feb. 22, 2023

U.S. consumers in 2022 were nothing if not channel surfers. Tuned into a widening lineup of local retailers offering fresh food, consumers were willing to shop around and try new retailer categories as they sought to ease the pinch of grocery inflation, which stood at 11.8% in December.

Introducing WGB’s new grocery store opening map

Dec. 01, 2022

New store updates are important to our readers, so we’re adding a monthly feature to highlight them and demonstrate supermarket growth trends around the country.

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