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UK trends 2026: context for the trends

17 November 2025

Understand the political, economic, health, and sustainability backdrop for the UK in 2026 and how this has informed our trends.

Explore our suite of free reports where we set out the trends that will shape the UK’s grocery market in 2026 and beyond.

The grocery retail perspective

We set out the trends that will shape the UK’s grocery market in 2026 and beyond.

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The shopper perspective

What’s set to impact UK shoppers’ outlook and confidence in 2026.

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The away from home perspective

Get an overview of the trends shaping the Away From Home market in 2026.

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The food to go perspective

Get an overview of the trends shaping the food to go market in 2026 in this free summary report.

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Michael Freedman
Head of Economic and Consumer Insight

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