Shop price inflation in the UK eases to 0.9% year-on-year, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC)-NIQ data reported by multiple outlets. The figure marks a slowdown from June, when shop prices were 1.2% higher than a year earlier. The reports also note warnings that further pressures could emerge ahead, suggesting that while the current inflation rate is lower, retailers and analysts expect challenges to persist or intensify. The coverage focuses on the latest measurement of how much shop prices have risen compared with the same period last year, highlighting the change in pace rather than a reversal. Overall, both sources attribute the slowdown to the BRC-NIQ figures and present the same current rate and its movement from June. There is no additional breakdown of categories or regions in the provided summaries, and no alternative inflation measures are cited.