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Shoppers hit by rising bills switch to discount chains, supermarket own-label products and buying fewer items Business live – latest updatesThe discounters Aldi and Lidl grabbed their biggest share of Britain’s Christmas grocery market to date, while A…
Retailer warns that growth this year will be slower amid continuing pressures on UK employmentBusiness live – latest updatesThe high street retailer Next expects its annual profits to top £1.1bn after it rang up much stronger sales than expected over C…
Owner Modella starts insolvency proceedings for both chains, saying trading is ‘extremely challenging’The retailers Claire’s and The Original Factory Shop are on the brink of administration, putting 2,550 jobs at risk.Both chains are owned by Modella C…
UK’s fourth-largest supermarket’s sales rose 3% with 5.5m bottles of fizz and 500,000 turkeys soldBusiness live – latest updatesAldi has reported record Christmas sales as cost-conscious shoppers aimed to cut their festive grocery spending.The UK arm o…
Nemiroff says products still reaching UK chains such as Sainsbury’s and Tesco despite production difficultiesBusinesses in Ukraine are “not sitting and waiting for the war to end” and are working to expand despite bombs hitting shipments out of the cou…
UK pastry chain has plans for two new factories and 800 more branches, despite sales falling in 2025 and analysts questioning brand’s direction An enormous carpet of pastry snakes its way around the factory. Four huge metal urns of meat filling are wai…
Food Standards Agency issues product alert for still and sparkling 750ml bottles of Waitrose No 1 Deeside mineral waterWaitrose customers are being urged to return and not drink large bottles of Deeside mineral water over fears they could contain shard…
Retailers say appetite for alcoholic drinks that are about half the strength of the traditional versions is soaringChristmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations often used to result in a hangover the next day, but with moderation now the order of the day t…
Clothing chain acquired by China-based backers out of 2019 insolvency has deadline to renegotiate debt pileBusiness live – latest updatesThe upmarket fashion brand LK Bennett appears to be heading for collapse for the second time in six years.On Tuesda…
Struggling company, which has run more than 100 outlets, has been criticised by MPs over claims it failed to pay locum pharmacistsBusiness live – latest updatesA struggling national pharmacy chain accused of owing its locums £670,000 in unpaid fees has…