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| Sainsbury's cuts toilet paper prices as pulp drops | Sainsbury's cuts toilet paper prices as pulp drops |
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| Sainsbury's is cutting the price of its own-brand toilet paper as supermarkets face pressure to do more to help people with the soaring cost of living. | Sainsbury's is cutting the price of its own-brand toilet paper as supermarkets face pressure to do more to help people with the soaring cost of living. |
| The retailer said its loo roll prices would drop by up to 11% as it passed on savings from the falling cost of pulp. | The retailer said its loo roll prices would drop by up to 11% as it passed on savings from the falling cost of pulp. |
| Grocery price inflation is stubbornly high and retailers face claims they are not passing on falling wholesale costs to customers. | Grocery price inflation is stubbornly high and retailers face claims they are not passing on falling wholesale costs to customers. |
| Supermarkets deny profiteering and have cut the price of some basics recently. | Supermarkets deny profiteering and have cut the price of some basics recently. |
| Sainsbury's, Tesco, Aldi and Lidl have all reduced bread, milk and butter prices in the last few months. | Sainsbury's, Tesco, Aldi and Lidl have all reduced bread, milk and butter prices in the last few months. |
| Loo roll is more expensive in the UK compared to some of our biggest European neighbours, research for the BBC showed last week. | |
| Our snapshot suggested that shoppers in the UK were typically paying £3.80 for toilet roll when a comparable pack costs £2.66 in Italy and £2.87 in Germany. | |
| However, the price of pulp - which is used to make paper and tissue - has been falling globally due to weaker demand. | |
| Rhian Bartlett, food commercial director at Sainsbury's, said: "After more than two years of inflation on the price of pulp, we are now seeing a decline which is enabling us to pass savings directly on to our customers and reduce the price of our own brand toilet roll." | Rhian Bartlett, food commercial director at Sainsbury's, said: "After more than two years of inflation on the price of pulp, we are now seeing a decline which is enabling us to pass savings directly on to our customers and reduce the price of our own brand toilet roll." |
| Supermarkets probed over food and fuel prices | Supermarkets probed over food and fuel prices |
| More supermarkets cut bread and butter prices | More supermarkets cut bread and butter prices |
| Why food bills aren't shrinking - five things to know | Why food bills aren't shrinking - five things to know |
| Last year, the war in Ukraine pushed up the price of food and energy but recently those prices have fallen sharply. | Last year, the war in Ukraine pushed up the price of food and energy but recently those prices have fallen sharply. |
| However, food prices in the UK continued to surge at the fastest rate in nearly 45 years in April, with staples like sugar and pasta up sharply. | However, food prices in the UK continued to surge at the fastest rate in nearly 45 years in April, with staples like sugar and pasta up sharply. |
| The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into high food and fuel prices, saying it will look at whether a "failure in competition" meant customers are overpaying. | The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into high food and fuel prices, saying it will look at whether a "failure in competition" meant customers are overpaying. |
| The regulator has already found some supermarkets have increased margins on petrol and diesel. | The regulator has already found some supermarkets have increased margins on petrol and diesel. |
| Grocers have denied profiteering, with the British Retail Consortium saying stores are working to keep prices "as low as possible". | Grocers have denied profiteering, with the British Retail Consortium saying stores are working to keep prices "as low as possible". |
| Supermarkets say there is usually a lag before falling wholesale prices are reflected in the shops due to the long-term contracts retailers sign with food producers. | Supermarkets say there is usually a lag before falling wholesale prices are reflected in the shops due to the long-term contracts retailers sign with food producers. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Tesco | Tesco |
| Lidl | Lidl |
| Retailing | Retailing |
| Sainsbury's | Sainsbury's |
| Inflation | Inflation |
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