Grocery chains subtly seek to raise prices

Manufacturers move price hikes down to retailers.


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From diapers to dog food, grocery prices in wide range of categories are on a five-year increase in prices, according to a new study.

The main culprit, according to Jacksonville-based consumer goods data analytics firm Acosta, in a report released in early February, is a spike in manufacturing and transportations costs. Nearly half of manufactures surveyed processed a price increase in 2018, the report found, with the average increase 7.8%.  

 

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