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Investigation of meat sourced by Polish firm that sells frozen poultry to Lidl, Asda and Iceland raises superbug concernsA major supplier of chicken to UK supermarkets is sourcing birds dosed with antibiotics “critical to human health”, according to a …
Kantar survey is released day before official figures expected to show a slight easing in UK inflation rateBusiness live – latest updatesSupermarkets are increasingly pricing budget items at £1.25 rather than £1 as retailers balance attempts to draw in…
Rishi Sunak says he is suspending anti-obesity measure to avoid restricting consumer options during cost of living crisisThe government will delay its planned ban on two-for-one junk food deals – a key anti-obesity measure – for another two years amid …
Ken Murphy says higher costs of grocery imports because of Brexit are partly to blame for rising prices The chief executive of Tesco has said food inflation has probably peaked but warns that prices are likely to stay high.Ken Murphy, the head of the U…
Instant Brands, which blames rising interest rates for financial problems, will continue to serve retailersThe maker of Pyrex kitchenware and the Instant Pot pressure cooker has filed for bankruptcy protection, blaming rising interest rates for its fin…
Worker launches court action over termination from Hill of Content, after also being accused of upsetting colleague and reducing her shiftsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNatasha Seymour had always dreamed of wo…
Move to buy £75m of shares in UK’s biggest seller of large domestic appliancesMike Ashley’s Frasers Group has taken an 18.9% stake in the online electricals retailer AO World in a £75m deal involving buying out shares held by crisis-hit Odey Asset Mana…
Demand resurfaces for dry cleaning, watch repairs and key cutting, though shoe repair remains out of favourThe Timpson family paid themselves a £12.8m dividend last year as dry cleaning, key cutting, watch repairs and photo processing bounced back at t…
Consumer group contends that supermarket’s failure to provide unit prices could amount to ‘misleading practice’The consumer group Which? has reported Tesco to the UK’s competition watchdog over the supermarket’s failure to provide detailed pricing info…
Two firms reach ‘amicable resolution’ after high street chain argued Pigs Mugs were too similar to its brandMarks & Spencer’s Percy Pig is wallowing in glory after the British confectioner Swizzels agreed to redesign a sweet that the retailer alleg…