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March 2011 - Posts

• Brasher of Tesco and King of Sainsbury Confirm Changed Consumer Behaviour

  Figures from the ONS last week indicated that shoppers are buying less food, with volume sales in February down 2.2% compared with February 2010. There were reports that this is the biggest month on month drop since records began in 1988. According to... Posted Mar 27 2011, 10:54 AM by Land Strategies Farming Blog Select Tags... SaveCancel Filed under: changing consumer behaviour [Edit Tags]

• More on Consumers Reaction to Rising Food Prices

  It looks as if the return of food inflation is leading consumers to rethink once again about the way they shop. In my previous blog we saw that during the 2008 bout of inflation consumers responded by buying less food. They stuck to a budget. They tried... Posted Mar 07 2011, 04:23 PM by Land Strategies Farming Blog Filed under: food inflation, changing consumer behaviour [Edit Tags]