Wide supermarket price gaps raise questions over competition in Cyprus

More products became cheaper than more expensive on the e-kalathi price tracking platform during the second half of July, although wide price differences between supermarkets continued to raise questions over the strength of competition in Cyprus’ grocery market.

According to the Consumers Association’s latest review, prices increased across 805 products between July 16 and 31, with an average rise of 10.6 per cent. At the same time, 908 products became cheaper, recording an average reduction...