Cost of Living

Mid-elevated photograph of a supermarket trolley split visually into two halves, with branded grocery products on one side and stark white-label private-label equivalents on the other, and a shopper's hand hovering mid-decision between the two, suggesting trade-down behaviour at the moment of category choice.

 • 22 May 2026

Trade-Down Patterns: The Mechanism Most Trackers Miss

Cost-of-living pressure does not just reduce category spend. It restructures it. Most brand trackers report the result and miss the Read More

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