Up to 300,000 people with side hustles ranging from selling clothes online to dog walking are to be freed from the chore of having to do a self-assessment tax return.
The government said this week it wanted “to make it easier for Britons to make the very most of their entrepreneurial spirit”.more
Tesco is giving away food about to expire in a bid to cut waste and hit net-zero targets, the supermarket said.
Items with yellow stickers are available for free after 9.30pm in some of its Express stores as part of a trial which is already under way.more
Deliveroo has made an annual profit for the first time, after a bumpy few years since a disastrous stock market listing that earned the takeaway delivery company the nickname “flopperoo”.more
Nearly a quarter of Britons have witnessed shoplifting in the past year and seen physical or verbal abuse of shop workers as criminals become “bolder and more aggressive”.more
Online fashion retailer Boohoo is renaming itself Debenhams in a major revival of one of Britain’s oldest and best known retail names. Boohoo bought the 247 year old former department store chain out of administration for £55 million in 2021 after it collapsed during the pandemic and kept it trading as an online only retailer. more
The UK will not impose its own tariffs in response to US tariffs on steel and aluminium from Canada, which are due to take effect on Wednesday, a British government official announced on Tuesday, as quoted by Reuters. He assured that the two countries continue to cooperate on economic issues.more
Tesco has issued an apology to its customers as it confirms the discontinuation of one of its fridge essentials in all UK stores, following enquires from shoppers about the missing product on social media.more
The US owner of the Boots pharmacy chain is being taken over by a private equity firm in a $10bn (£7.8bn) deal.
The price being paid for Walgreens Boots Alliance is a fraction of what the company was worth a decade ago, reflecting its struggles with growing debt and shoppers going online for cheaper products. more
Poundland's owner has said it is considering putting the chain up for sale after warning tax changes coming in April will put more pressure on the business.
The discount chain has 825 UK stores but sales were down this January and February, its Polish owner Pepco Group said.more
Greggs' revenue passed £2bn last year thanks to higher sales of pizzas, chicken goujons and potato wedges, but the sausage roll remains its top seller.
The firm traditionally known for its baked goods said adding more items to its menu was a sign of its "further growth ambition".more
A new study has revealed the UK's top supermarket for both in-store and online grocery shopping. Consumer champions Which? asked over 3,000 Brits to rate supermarkets on a variety of factors including queuing time, store appearances and choice of substitutions for deliveries.more
Poland has a 9 percent share in the global export of large household appliances and ranks second after China - according to a report prepared by the Association of Household Appliance Employers Applia.more
US President Donald Trump Wednesday said that the European Union was formed to "screw" the United States as he threatened to levy 25 percent tariffs against the bloc. Trump's latest invective brought swift reaction from the EU, with one official saying the bloc had in fact been a "boon" for the United States.more
Tesla car sales in the European Union fell by half in January 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to ACEA. At the same time, the market share of electric cars reached a record 15 percent. Hybrids are becoming increasingly popular in Poland.more
Yesterday, Ognisko Polskie in London hosted an industry tasting of Polish wines, craft spirits and regional products called "Taste of Poland". It was attended by 25 exhibitors - 19 representatives of wineries and 6 producers of craft spirits.more
Despite government intervention, butter continues to rise in price. In January, its price was almost 30 per cent higher than a year earlier. And this is not the end of the story,’ reads today's issue of 'Rzeczpospolita'.more
The value of EU exports of goods to non-EU countries in 2024 reached €2.59 trillion, up 1.1 per cent on 2023, according to the latest Eurostat figures. Imports to the EU amounted to €2.43 trillion, recording a decrease of 3.5 per cent on the previous year.more
Companies are planning to cut jobs or recruit fewer people ahead of rises to National Insurance payments and wages, according to a survey of UK employers.
Businesses questioned by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) also said they would raise their prices to cover increasing employment costs.more
An advert by fashion brand Next has been banned because the model's pose and the camera angle gave the impression she was "unhealthily thin".
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) compared the advert with other photos of the same model and did not think she looked unhealthily thin in those.more
The European Union is planning a ban on the import of some food products, modelled on Donald Trump's policies, in an attempt to stem the flow of goods containing banned pesticides, the British daily Financial Times reports today.more
Illegal imported sweets that contain banned additives linked to cancer and behavioural problems are “flooding UK high streets”, councils have said.
The warning first came from the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI), which said that demand for American confectionery was being driven by influencers on social media platforms.more
The UK will be keen to convince the US that its steel and aluminium products should be exempt from tariffs because of their key role in the US defence sector and supply chain, UK Trade Minister Jonathan Reynolds announced yesterday.more
A 25% tax is set to be imposed on all imports of steel and aluminium into the US , ending exemptions from the rules for goods from major trade partners including Canada, Mexico, Brazil, as well as the European Union.more
Online retailer Amazon is banning the sale of car number plates on its platform after a BBC London investigation exposed they were being illegally supplied.
The BBC found seven companies on the platform were selling plates without checking customers' documents and establishing their legal entitlement to the plate.more
Shoppers inspired by health food trends on social media helped lift retail sales in January, easing pressure on high-street stores after a gloomy festive period.
Barclays said credit and debit card spending grew 1.9% year on year in January – the highest upsurge since March 2024.more
