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Tesco PLC (LSE:TSCO) and J Sainsbury PLC (LSE:SBRY) will face a complex mix of pressures in the coming months as higher fuel and fertiliser prices filter through to the UK grocery sector, Deutsche Bank warned. Despite signs of easing inflation last year and into the start of 2026, the UK food retail sector is now confronting renewed cost pressures driven by the Middle East conflict, analysts at the bank said.

Shares in Tesco PLC (LSE:TSCO) and J Sainsbury PLC (LSE:SBRY) opened higher on Wednesday as Rachel Reeves met the chief executives of the UK's biggest supermarkets to assess the risk of food price rises and supply shortages stemming from the Middle East conflict. Tesco shares were up 1.48% and Sainsbury's 1.19% as the chancellor sat down with the two grocers alongside Morrisons to gauge the potential impact on…

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UBS has raised its price target on J Sainsbury PLC (LSE:SBRY), the UK's second-largest supermarket chain, to 372p from 365p and reiterated its 'buy' recommendation, arguing the group is winning the battle for customers against rivals including Asda while remaining attractively valued ahead of full-year results on 23 April. The Swiss bank said Sainsbury's had improved its net promoter score, a measure of customer…

Big grocers Tesco and Sainsbury's showed their strength in January, while some listed rivals saw sales growth slow in the new year, as price inflation eased to its lowest in nine months. Grocery price inflation rose 4.0% in January, down from 4.3% in December and 4.7% in October and November, to a level not seen since April last year, as supermarkets ramped up promotioins, according to the latest data from…