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Not content with ruining Irn-Bru and Lucozade, the sugar tax has wreaked further havoc on our enjoyment of fizzy drinks.more

Yes, one of the Tories' anti-obesity measures is the introduction of a new sugar tax, which will apparently help balance out the impact of obesity on the NHS.more

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Unfortunately, the most-bought eggs are still those that come from hens kept under drastic conditions.more

Starbucks and other coffee vendors must carry cancer warnings in California, a Los Angeles judge has ruled. more

This week is Good Friday, which means an extra day off for many of us in the UK, but this also means that many stores will be running reduced hours.more

Pubs will be open and serving alcohol on Good Friday after a vote to remove the so-called 'booze ban'. Legislation passed in the Dáil this afternoon will amend the Intoxicating Liquor Act and end the ban on the sale of alcohol.more

Foreigners bought in Poland last year goods and services with an estimated value of PLN 41.5 billion - the Central Statistical Office informed. It's a 6.2 percent value higher than a year earlier.more

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 Meghan effect has worked its magic on other UK companies since the American actor and Prince Harry announced their engagement last year. more

New Look will close 60 UK stores and cut 1,000 jobs after creditors approved a restructuring plan for the retailer.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

In the shadow of Sunday Shopping Ban, local governments are trying to prohibit the sale of strong drinks after 10 PM. 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

Europe is facing an all-out trade war, and Donald Trump is not the only adversary.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