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# Greedflation

This year

2023

Analysis: Weekly shop increases aren't driven solely by higher costs - what about company profits?

Economist Victor Duggan looks at the latest economic figures and asks why super-sized profit margins are not being queried more.

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Jun 7th 2023, 7:00 AM

Is Ireland once again a 'Treasure Island' for supermarkets?

In 2013, TDs wondered if there was truth behind the rumour that Tesco called Ireland, ‘Treasure Island’.

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May 21st 2023, 8:30 AM

So-called 'supermarket price war' is more like 'phony battle of convenience', Dáil hears

Cairns also questioned state agencies’ ability to tackle opportunist profiteering.

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May 4th 2023, 2:19 PM