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Ireland is among the world's biggest drinking nations along with Germany and Czech Republic, according to a new report. New Euromonitor figures show Ireland comes fourth on the worldwide table when it comes to downing alcoholic beverages of all types.more

Wetherspoon pubs are set to stop selling Champagne and focus instead on drinks from the UK and outside of the EU in the run up to Brexit.more

Although traditional stores remain the most popular sales channel in Poland, the number of people buying using mobile devices is growing rapidly. 17 percent Poles shop via smartphone at least once a week, and 7 percent - every day - according to the PwC consulting company report.more

Dixons Carphone has admitted a huge data breach involving 5.9 million payment cards and 1.2 million personal data records.more

Fashion chain New Look is continuing to cut prices as it tries to turn around its business.more

Poundworld is poised to announce its intention to appoint administrators, putting around 5,300 jobs at risk, according to the Press Association. The budget retailer, which employs around 5,300 people, is low on cash and is filing the notice because it will give the business protection from its creditors for two weeks.more

Sadiq Khan has branded the decision to scrap plans for the pedestrianisation of London's busy Oxford Street as a "betrayal".more

Scottish store set to close under the CVA proposals. The retailer has announced plans to shut 31 of its 59 stores across the UK and Ireland as part of a rescue deal, impacting around 6,000 jobs. more

UK retail sales grew at the fastest pace in more than a year in May thanks to a combination of sunshine and the royal wedding putting Brits in a celebratory mood, according to the British Retail Consortium.more

H&M clothes sizes will become bigger following complaints from customers.more

A 38 year old supervisor has claimed in court that an allegation by Dunnes Stores that she had failed to pay for a bag of potatoes had left a blight on her character, and she has been awarded €10,000 in damages.more

The official Nike shirt and shorts are reportedly made at a factory inside a government-controlled zone where female garment workers are paid as little as £1.68 a day.more

Sales of sparkling wine have continued to increase but at a slower rate, suggesting the UK could be approaching "peak Prosecco", says a report.more

A spokesman for the British government reported that the UK is "deeply disappointed" by the US decision to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum from EU countries, assessing that the countries of the Community should be "permanently and completely" excluded from the new measures.more

Nearly 100 Carphone Warehouse stores are to close this year as the retailer's new boss, Alex Baldock, issued a profits warning and pledged to take action to adapt to a changing mobile phone market.more

For Starbucks, the scope of companywide anti-bias training on Tuesday was easy to measure. Roughly 175,000 employees at 8,000 locations pored over nearly 23,000 iPads, learning about the processing power of unconscious brains and the roots of unconscious bias.more

Research has shown drinkers in Carlisle can enjoy two whole pints of sweet, sweet ale for less than the cost of a single one in the capital.more

Marks & Spencer has fired the first salvo in what could quickly turn into a major price war across premium supermarket chains with long-term price cuts averaging 24 per cent across about 200 of its key product lines.more

Guests at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding have made as much as £30,000 by selling their gift bags on eBay, it has been revealed.more

Tesco is to shut its loss-making website, Tesco Direct, putting 500 jobs at risk.more

Holland & Barrett has long been a friend of the vegan community. It sells Vego, seitan, non-honey covered banana chips.more

Frozen food bae Iceland has launched a reverse vending machine in its Fulham store, which rewards you for recycling.more

Most retail outlets in Poland will be closed today. Poles, according to the law limiting trade on Sundays, will be able to buy, among others, in stores run by owners or at gas stations. Another shopping Sunday - May 27.more

Bookmakers' share prices showed the impact of the government's announcement that the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals is to be slashed to £2 in a bid to combat problem gambling.more

Adults may have to buy a £10 pass to anonymously prove that they are aged over 18 if they want to watch porn online.more