Why Your Grocery Bill Is Soaring While Supermarket Margins Shrink
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Why grocery prices are rising despite supermarkets
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After months of double-digit price rises on grocery bills pushing up household spending across the UK, many are now accusing retailers of "greedflation" - of deliberately and aggressively increasing prices above inflation for a fat profit margin. Yet research and regulatory analysis by the BBC reveal supermarkets to be on extremely thin margins, where a more complicated mixture of escalating supply chain costs and changes to shopping behaviour reveals the true story behind who's benefiting.