More than six million glasses of pink prosecco were enjoyed by Lidl customers over the festive period as strict Covid … More
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Tesco, Asda and Waitrose ban shoppers without face masks
Tesco, Asda and Waitrose have become the latest supermarkets to say they will deny entry to shoppers who do not … More
Royal Mail: Can new boss Simon Thompson turn it around?
Simon Thompson, a former Ocado executive who also ran the NHS Test and Trace app, has been named as Royal … More
Supermarkets try to calm food shortage fears amid border chaos
Retailers have played down fears of food shortages after France shut its borders to UK hauliers for 48 hours due … More
Ikea sorry after port disruption causes stock shortage
Ikea has apologised to customers after facing stock shortages due to the current congestion at UK ports. Angry shoppers complained … More
Energy bills: Automatic switching plan for fairer tariffs
Consumers could be automatically switched to better value energy tariffs under a plan to make the system fairer. The government … More
Covid: Christmas comes early as grocery sales ‘hit record’ in November
Grocery sales hit a record in November as people spent more during lockdown and started their Christmas shopping early, research … More
Asda joins rivals to pay back Covid rates relief
Asda has announced it will repay £340m of business rates relief it has received during the pandemic. It follows similar … More
What went wrong at Debenhams?
Debenhams is set to close all of its 124 stores after last-ditch efforts to rescue the department store chain failed. … More
Caffè Nero rejects bid from billionaire Asda brothers
Coffee shop chain Caffè Nero has rejected a takeover bid from the billionaire brothers behind petrol forecourt business EG Group. … More
