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Shoprite, Africa's largest food retailer, wants to expand to new continents and is eyeing Poland as its gateway to Europe, the Puls Biznesu daily has said, adding its scepticism.more

Shoppers have reacted with a mix of anger, bewilderment and joy to the sight of Christmas cards on sale in summer. Card Factory shops nationwide put out festive displays on 14 August - more than four months before Christmas.more

Pork products sold at a leading supermarket may have infected British shoppers with a virus that can cause liver failure and death, it has emerged.more

Department store Brown Thomas has announced its Christmas shop is being opened on Thursday. The Christmas Shop will be based at its stores in Dublin, Cork and Limerick. The seasonal shops showcase decorations, Christmas trees and gift ideas across a variety of festive themes.more

Crisp fans have waged war on Walkers after the snack manufacturer revealed plans to potentially ditch its much-loved salt and vinegar flavour. more

The supermarket giant has sold over 700 million carrier bags a year since a 5p charge was introduced in 2015.more

Supermarket giant Aldi has withdrawn all eggs from sale from its stores in Germany as they may have been contaminated by insecticide.more

Irish-owned SuperValu has maintained its place at the top of the supermarket tree according to the latest figures. The newly released market share numbers from industry experts Kantar Worldpanel show that Super Valu has maintained its top spot ahead of rivals Tesco and Dunnes Stores.more

Scotland's Economy Secretary Keith Brown has written to UK ministers calling for protection of the Scotch whisky industry, in light of International Trade Secretary Liam Fox's visit to the US this week.more

You'll soon be able to buy tax-free sanitary products at Tesco, after the retailer became the first to pay the tampon tax on behalf of their customers.more

With our love of mother's ruin showing no signs of abating, we have good news: one of the best gins in the world has been revealed to cost under a tenner. The £9.97 Oliver Cromwell London Dry Gin from Aldi won a gold medal at the International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC) this week.more

The Taoiseach plans to stop "very cheap alcohol being sold in supermarkets and off licences" in the new Public Health Bill. Leo Varadkar also claimed we all need to drink a lot less booze, as it is a "mind-bending drug". The new alcohol bill will hit people who like a drink at home in the pocket due to minimum unit pricing on gargle.more

Popular cheap market chain was accused of unfairly treating their customers by wrong prices policy.more

Donald Trump has accused the EU of being "very protectionist" while claiming that a UK-US trade deal could be "very big and exciting".more

Free-trade agreements have seemed out of fashion since President Donald Trump took office. But now the European Union and Japan have agreed on the Japan-E.U. Economic Partnership Agreement (JEEPA). In front of the cameras, they swapped Japanese Daruma dolls, talismans of perseverance and good luck, and, they hope, of a win-win agreement.more

As many as 2,529 products have shrunk in size over the past five years, but are being sold for the same price, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said it was not just chocolate bars that have been subject to so-called "shrinkflation".more

Demand for flights to London is soaring as wealthy shoppers eye luxury goods made cheaper by the Brexit-hit pound.more

Most of us know that purchasing yellow-sticker items in a supermarket can get you a bargain. But Lisa Parry has pretty much re-written the rulebook on how it should be done.more

Europol said on Sunday 66 people had been arrested for trading horsemeat unfit for human consumption and it had seized bank accounts, properties and luxury cars following an investigation into a food scandal that shocked European consumers.more

Just behind the Swiss, Austrians and Germans. Irish people are the fourth biggest chocoholics in the world. New research shows that the average Irish person munched their way through around 17 pounds of chocolate last year.more

Tesco has recalled two types of chicken salad due to food bug Campylobacter. The supermarket giant admitted that the bacteria, which is the the most common cause of food poisoning, had been found in its 160g Chicken Salad and 315g Chicken, Broccoli, Almond & Cashew Nut Salad tubs.more

Lewiatan officials said that plastic bag fee should be introduced in 2019, not in 2018 as planned before. more

Is this the tipping point that signals the beginning of the end for cash? For the first time, notes and coins have been toppled from their position as the UK's number one payment method. Cards now account for more than half of all retail purchases, according to the main body representing shops.more

Aldi has overtaken Marks & Spencer and Waitrose as the best-performing supermarket for customer satisfaction in a survey of 10,000 shoppers.more

Shoppers will see 'prices, quality and choice' hit by Brexit, a former Sainsbury's boss has warned. Justin King said consumers are 'completely in the dark' over the effect leaving the EU will have on their shopping basket. more