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Branded supermarket products rise in price as budget brands get cheaper
A-brands have become more expensive in supermarkets, while budget brands have become cheaper.
A-brands are products sold under established brand names, while budget brands are lower-priced alternatives.
The change affects two types of products shoppers may compare when buying groceries.
The prices are moving in opposite directions, but no figures are given to show how large the changes are.
No reason for the price changes or details about where they apply are stated.
The reported trend is a shift in supermarket prices, but there is no information on what may happen next.
The price gap between branded and cheaper supermarket products has widened over the past year.
Branded products became more expensive, while budget brands became cheaper.
Cheaper brands include supermarkets’ own-label products.
- Who
- Supermarket shoppers buying branded and budget products.
- What
- The price gap widened as branded products rose in price and budget brands became cheaper.
- When
- Over the past year, according to RTL Nieuws; the articles were published on 26 October 2026.
- Where
- In supermarkets.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
This story does not have a timeline yet.
- Price trend
- Branded products became more expensive
- Price trend
- Budget brands became cheaper
- Price gap
- Widened over the past year
- Examples of cheaper brands
- Supermarkets’ own-label products