Sainsbury's is making it harder for shoppers to sneak goods past their self-service checkouts. The supermarket has beefed up security in its self-service sections by adding CCTV cameras and mirrors in more than 300 of its stores in Britain.more
The price of bread and cereals could rise by up to 30%, while milk, cheese, and eggs prices could increase by 46% if tariffs and trade costs were introduced.more
Bosses at Westfield on Tuesday declared they believe in the "resilience of London" despite Brexit, as they opened the first phase of a £600 million expansion at the White City estate.more
Toys R Us is to shut all 100 of its UK stores after administrators failed to find a buyer for the collapsed retailer, resulting in the loss of 3,000 jobs. The toy chain appointed Moorfields Advisory to oversee an administration at the end of February.more
Toys, cars, motorcycles and clothing are the products most often reported to the European system of early warning about dangerous products - EU consumer commissioner Vera Jourova said yesterday in Brussels.more
This weekend, the prohibition of trading on Sunday comes into life. Commercial companies will analyze the effects of the introduced changes and adjust their activities to consumer behavior, so that the loss of income is as small as possible.more
Poundland is taking the fight to Primark with plans to open another 91 Pep & Co fashion concessions in its stores over the next four months. Pep & Co targets cost-conscious consumers, with £5 jeans and £2 bras making it among the cheapest clothes sellers on the high street.more
Car manufacturers have stepped up warnings about the impact of Brexit on one of the UK's key industries, led by suggestions from the owner of Vauxhall that the future of its Astra plant was in doubt.more
Boots Ireland has confirmed it has banned the sale of energy drinks to children. Staff in the pharmacy chain will no longer sell minerals containing more than 150mg of caffeine per litre to anyone under the age of 16.more
Four women who stole clothes from Penneys in Cork were so laden with bags that one of them asked for the help of a shop assistant to carry the stolen property out of the shop. They claimed that, at the time, they believed they had vouchers to take the goods for free.more
Britain has successfully seen off the Beast from the East and Storm Emma, and the weather is finally starting to pick up. But you wouldn't know it from glancing at bare supermarket shelves up and down the country.more
President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened the European Union with increased taxes on automobile imports while slamming the "very stupid trade deals and policies" struck by his predecessors, as his administration continues to defend his decision this week to impose unilateral tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.more
One of London's most popular markets will ban the sale of fur this week. Camden Market bosses have asked traders not to sell fur products from Thursday onwards. more
This is what all cigarette and tobacco products sold here will look like from September onwards. The Department of Health released a photo of the new boxes, which some retailers have already started to sell.more
Global smartphone sales fell by 5.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017 - the industry's first decline since 2004, according to a study from research firm Gartner.more
Fall fashion, winter getaways, summer sunshine all seem to warrant a new wardrobe. Sure, you need weather-appropriate clothes when the seasons change but do we really need to update our styles every few months?more
