Government considers energy drinks ban for children
August 30, 2018 10:31 amThe goverment could introduce a ban on the sale of energy drinks to children and young people in England following concerns that they are harmful to... View Article
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Food prices expected to climb by 5% due to this year’s extreme weather
August 27, 2018 8:53 amThis year’s heatwave and extreme weather will result in the prices of meat, vegetable and dairy items rising by at least 5% in the coming months,... View Article
Insight: July heatwave boosted sales of branded grocery products
August 22, 2018 6:55 amNew figures on the grocery market for the 12 weeks to 12 August have revealed that sales growth of branded products outstripped that of own-label lines... View Article
Iceland to open new store in Halifax
August 20, 2018 7:00 amFrozen food retailer Iceland is to open a new store in Halifax. Situated at 43-45 Market Street, the 6,845 square foot shop will be housed in a... View Article
Sainsbury’s trials till-free scan and go mobile payments
August 14, 2018 8:00 amSainsbury’s is piloting new scan, pay and go technology that will allow shoppers to pay for items in-store using their smartphone without visiting the checkout. Using... View Article
Aldi UK & Ireland aims to be carbon neutral by 2019
August 9, 2018 8:08 amAldi is working to become carbon neutral in the UK and Ireland by 2019 following investment in a long-term carbon management programme. With more than 775... View Article
Tesco and Carrefour alliance to become operational in October
August 6, 2018 7:20 amTesco has formally entered into a long-term, strategic alliance with French retail giant Carrefour. The UK supermarket announced last month that it would be teaming up... View Article
Starbucks teams up with Alibaba to offer coffee delivery in China
August 3, 2018 8:01 amStarbucks is teaming up with Chinese retail giant Alibaba to start coffee deliveries in China as part of plans to expand both its online and physical... View Article
Lidl trials ‘Too Good To Waste’ fruit and veg boxes
August 2, 2018 10:22 amLidl UK is piloting a new range of fruit and vegetable boxes that contain items that are no longer at their “perfect best” but are still... View Article
