Consumers yet to return to pre-covid shopping habits 

Kantar data shows consumers are making fewer shopping trips than they did prior to the pandemic

Grocery prices also rose by 3.7% in February - compared to the same period last year. 

Irish consumers have yet to return to their pre-pandemic shopping habits nearly five years later with the number of trips to supermarkets dropping while prices rise, new data from market research firm Kantar shows.

This follows a surge in grocery prices over the last few years with annual grocery price inflation still running at 3.7% in the 12 weeks leading up to February 23. This is 0.3% higher than the rate recorded in January.