Food prices in January: For several weeks, prices have been constantly increasing, but everything indicates that the trend turned around. WITH latest tests application Panparagon for Business Insider Polska shows that their “shopping basket” was last week by 0.4 percent (42 grosze) cheaper than a week ago. The decrease is small, but its speech is worth noting.
What was the most? In the list of a week to a week, only four products got: bananas (6 groszy), chicken breast (28 groszy), rapeseed oil (by 12 grosze) and butter (5 groszy). The rest from the 14th position of the shopping list of products got cheaper. The leaders of “reductions” are: Red pepper (17 groszy), wheat flour (16 groszy) and raspberry tomato (13 groszy). In the case of flour, it is a reduction by as much as 4.8 percent. Potatoes were also clearly caused by 4.3 percent They cost PLN 2.69/kg.
A lot of promotions in stores: Due to high prices persistent throughout the past year, stores encouraged customers to consume promotions. Analysts from UCE Research, Hiper-Com Poland and the Blix Group calculated that last year there were of them in shops by as much as 13 percent more than in 2023. In turn, discount stores offered as much as 23 percent. More discounts and discounts. According to Marcin Lenkiewicz from the Blix group, inflation It caused consumers to seek reductions in everyday purchases more often. – This prompted the networks to increase the number of promotional campaigns to meet their expectations and strengthen competitiveness. Food market leaders have expanded the range of products covered by promotions, while increasing the frequency of publishing newspapers with promotions to gain an advantage over rivals – he explains.
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Sources: Business InsiderMonday news