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Coffee is becoming more expensive in Italy, causing increasing concern among millions of coffee lovers. For a cup of espresso, you have to pay as much as €1.40 (PLN 6.02) in the big cities. There are fewer and fewer bars that serve it for less than €1.more

Supermarkets are no longer just security tagging steaks and single malt whiskies now at Tesco they have begun slapping tags on their shopping baskets. With the cost-of-living crisis causing a rise in food theft, supermarket shoppers have seen all sorts of items security tagged— including milk, butter, meat, and bars of chocolate.more

More than half of Poles do not want a ban on alcohol sales at petrol stations, according to an IBRiS poll for Radio ZET. More than 40 percent of respondents are in favour of the restriction. 5% of respondents have no opinion on the subject.more

Grocery price inflation in Great Britain has slowed to 3.2%, the lowest since November 2021, as the cost of toilet rolls, butter and milk fell and people spent more on store promotions.more

“Misleading” and “inconsistent” labels make it hard for shoppers to know where their food comes from, the consumer champion Which? has said, as it found supermarket chains were selling products with “meaningless” statements on their packaging.more

The top 25 places to shop in England have been named and seven of them are in London. The city is a prime shopping destination but the list doesn't include some of the places you might expect like Oxford Street and Covent Garden.more

An employee who had worked for Sainsbury's for almost 20 years has been sacked for taking some "bags for life" without paying for them. Niamke Doffou worked at the Romford Sainsbury's store as a night shift assistant.more

British growers and sellers fear government measures starting on 30 April could result in delays and plants being damaged.more

One Tesco store has taken an extreme new security measure to combat shoplifting and enhance worker safety. The supermarket branch is now requiring customers to be vetted via CCTV before they can enter the store.more

The island of Tragonisi in the Aegean Sea has been put up for sale in Greece. The uninhabited island can be bought for €50 million, the Greek Reporter portal reported.more

The government is investing more than £55m in expanding facial recognition systems – including vans that will scan crowded high streets – as part of a renewed crackdown on shoplifting.more

China is flooding the UK with hundreds of thousands of fake postage stamps, the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail reported. Experts and MPs quoted by them describe this as an "act of economic warfare" similar to counterfeiting money.more

Tesco has said price pressures on grocers have eased as it reported bumper sales and profits for the past year. The UK's biggest supermarket chain said pre-tax profits hit £2.3bn, up from £882m, while sales rose by 4.4% to £68.2bn in the year to 24 February.more

About 15 Ted Baker stores in the UK will be shut down, including shops in London Bridge and Milton Keynes, leading to nearly 250 job losses, joint administrators of the collapsed British fashion retailer said on Monday.more

A large food market is being planned for Oxford Street as part of the ongoing mission to stamp out American-style candy shops and "tacky" souvenir stores blighting the area. Some 19 restaurants will set up over two floors in a new food court next to Marble Arch if the project wins planning permission next week. more

Assaulting a shop worker will be made a separate criminal offence in England and Wales as part of a government response to a wave of retail crime. more

The British company Ambrey, which insures merchant ships, reported yesterday that Yemeni Huti militia attacked two more vessels off the Yemeni coast that day. In total, the Iranian-backed Huti attacked three vessels within 24 hours.more

Supermarket giant Morrisons is making a big change to its shopping rules. The supermarket currently operates quiet hours between 9am and 10am on Saturdays, and for the first hour of opening on Sundays.more

Aldi has yet again been named the cheapest supermarket in the UK, with an average household basket full of groceries and other essentials coming in at £121.06 on average in March.more

The UK is violating international law by continuing to sell arms to Israel, warned more than 600 British judges and legal experts in a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak published yesterday. They argue that the current situation in Gaza is catastrophic.more

Delivery app riders pedalling through cities and tailbacks at drive-throughs were familiar signs of Britain’s hunger for takeaway food at the peak of the Covid pandemic. Now a study suggests it became an enduring habit.more

A string of supermarkets have issued recall warnings on a number of foods. Sainsbury's is asking customers to return packs of by Sainsbury’s Flaked Almonds because Salmonella has been found in packs. Elsewhere, is recalling own-brand packs of Taleggio cheese and Aldi is asking customers to not eat packs of Village Bakery 8 Tortilla Wraps White because of a possible presence of metal. more

Brexit border checks on imports from the European Union will push up food prices in Britain, says a retail chief.more

The Ivory Coast, which is the world's largest producer of cocoa beans, will raise the price of cocoa beans by 50 per cent from today, from 1 000 to 1 500 CFA francs (from US$1.65 to US$2.47) per kilogram, the Abidjan portal reported yesterday, citing sources in export companies.more

Stylishly dressed residents, the best boutiques and headquarters of exclusive fashion houses - Paris has been the capital of fashion for years. This status is confirmed by the latest list of the most fashionable cities in the world. The City of Lights was at its peak, leaving Tokyo and Dubai behind.more