Americans spent over $12 billion on Halloween celebrations this year, according to analyzes by the National Federation of Retailers. This is a record amount, higher than last year by about 15%. - added.more
Prices are reaching all time highs amid the Cost of Living crisis, with people's early morning caffeine fix now causing them one of the biggest expenditures.
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Negotiations between the EU and Australia on a free trade agreement have failed. Talks at the G7 summit in Osaka have stalled over disagreements over agriculture. The meeting in Japan was seen as the last chance to reach an agreement in the near future, the Belga news agency reported.more
Petrol prices should be cut by 5p a litre by the biggest fuel retailers to reflect their lower wholesale costs, the RAC has said.
The motoring body also says that drivers have not yet felt the benefits of the government's 5p duty cut brought in last year.more
The rise of self-checkout machines has led to a steep decline in vacancies for supermarket jobs, new figures show.
Supermarkets typically take on extra workers in the run-up to December to cope with an influx of festive shoppers.more
Wilko will return to the High Street, with the brand's new owner opening up to five shops before Christmas.
The owner of the Range, which also bought Wilko's website after its collapse, will launch the first two Wilko shops in Plymouth and Exeter.more
Airbus' main partner in Russia is the world's largest titanium producer Vsmpo-Avisma, as well as the state arms corporation Rostec, whose managing oligarch Sergei Chemezov is under sanctions, according to the investigative website Disclose.more
The government has announced a plan to change the definition of wine, scrapping old EU regulations and allowing producers to lower the alcohol content.
Current laws state wine must be at least 8.5% alcohol with most bottles on shelves between 11% to 13.5%.more
Netflix announced its global crackdown on password sharing was working and unveiled plans to increase prices as it announced its latest quarterly results on Wednesday.
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The Metropolitan Police plans to use facial recognition technology going forward to try to identify and arrest London's most prolific shoplifters.
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Grocery price inflation has declined again but prices are continuing to rise for consumers.
A survey of over 30,000 products in Irish supermarkets by research group Kantar revealed that shoppers paid 10.5pc more for these goods in the 12 weeks to October 1 compared with the same period in 2022.more
Swedish interiors giant Ikea is to pay its Irish workers a €14.80 per hour ‘living wage’ from January and offer more flexible hours for exams or other life events.
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British clothing and food retailer Marks & Spencer said on Monday it plans to recruit 10,000 temporary workers for the Christmas season, a more than 40% increase on last year.more
Burger King has revealed plans to open more than 60 new restaurants across the UK over the next two years.
It came as the fast-food chain, which currently runs 553 UK restaurants, revealed higher sales but a slump in profits for the past year.more
Centra has launched a new delivery service across five of its Dublin stores.
The trial service, which will be known as ‘Centra Go’, will offer delivery for around 1,000 products, including grocery and household items.more
Warm weather last month delayed early sales of Christmas food such as puddings and seasonal biscuits, research suggests. Retail analysts Kantar said the sunny weather meant fewer people had started to stock up for the festive season.more
Amazon said Monday that it would increase base pay for its frontline operations workers to between £11.80 ($14.39) and £12.50 per hour, depending on location.more
