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Survey: 70% will keep buying own label even if inflation eases

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Inflation’s transformative impact on long-held shopping habits amongst Britons is becoming clearer according to a new research report released today by consumer research platform Attest. It found that a wide majority – 7 in 10 (70%) – of consumers have acquired a taste for supermarkets’ own label brands and have no intention of reverting to …

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