Two fifths of Irish people are shopping around to navigate inflation and supply issues

Many respondents to PwC's Consumer Insights Survey expect rising prices to remain a challenge for at least six months more

Overall, rising prices for groceries is the greatest issue impacting the shopping experience, according to Irish consumers who took part in the survey.

Irish shoppers are seeing supply chain issues hit shelves as nearly 50% of consumers that took part in a survey said they were unable to buy an item in-store as it was out of stock.

Half of the Irish respondents to the PwC Ireland’s latest Consumer Insights Survey also said they faced supply issues when shopping online. These issues included products taking longer than expected to be delivered.