SmartHERNews The Supermarket Guru on Why Grocery Prices Aren’t Coming Down: Chocolate, Beef, Coffee, and Dynamic Pricing
Jenna interviews supermarket expert Phil Lempert, the “Supermarket Guru” on the latest on food prices AND trends in good shopping that may change your next trip to the grocery store.
From chocolate, to coffee, to frozen fruits and snacks, we discuss the prices you've been most curious about and unfortunately, Pihl says grocery prices are up nearly 30% since the pandemic and likely won’t fall until agriculture problems are solved, citing tariffs, climate change, and supply disruptions.
Jenna and Phil also tackle how recent headlines impact food prices from immigration policy to artificial intelligence - including how AI-driven dynamic pricing may soon include electronic shelf labels and facial recognition.
Phil also shares some money-saving shopping tactics, and how GLP-1 drugs may reduce food consumption and reshape grocery retail.
00:00 Phil Lempert Returns To SmartHER News
00:30 Supermarket Guru Origin
01:24 Sticker Shock Story
02:14 Why Prices Stay High
02:52 Chocolate Price Surge
04:01 Shrinkflation Tricks
07:21 Finding Chocolate Deals
08:12 Beef Gets Pricier
10:56 Produce and Farm Labor
12:53 Frozen Food Costs
13:56 Snack Prices Rising
15:23 Apples and Storage
17:03 Coffee Price Pressures
19:31 Coffee Fads and Add Ins
21:28 Europe Eats Better
22:09 Quality Over Choice
23:39 Smaller Store Revolution
24:20 Daily Shop Explained
27:18 Regional Shopping Reality
28:14 Tracking Real Prices
31:18 Dynamic Pricing Fears
38:56 AI Shopping Upside
40:08 Save Money Strategies
43:03 HEB Tortilla Magic
44:32 GLP One Grocery Shift
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