{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/6960e3f9d413dfe238bb9af5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Supermarket Price War ‘Unlikely’ After SuperValu Slashes Cost of Hundreds of Grocery Essentials - 09/01/2026","description":"<p>Hundreds of SuperValu price cuts are aimed at winning back market share for the company, but unlikely to trigger a wider price war, a retail expert has said.</p><p><br></p><p>The supermarket chain has reduced the price of 500 grocery staples by up to 10pc.</p><p><br></p><p>It comes as a majority of consumers said they were “disappointed” with official attempts to ease the cost-of-living crisis.</p><p><br></p><p>Consumers’ Association chairman Michael Kilcoyne called on other firms, such as Dunnes, Tesco, Aldi and Lidl, to react with similar price reductions.</p><p><br></p><p>We were joined this morning on The Agenda by Personal Finance Editor at The Irish Independent, Charlie Weston, who is going to tell us more about this. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}