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Curry houses are having to choose between charging up to £30 a dish or shutting down in the face of soaring costs, an industry leader has warned. more

With the cost of living crisis, the price of everything has gone up in recent days and people are struggling to pay for some of the essentials in their weekly shop. Butter has been one item that has caused a stir, as we've seen brands like Lurpak costing as much as £5 for a tub in shops. more

Tesco shoppers heading to the self-service checkouts from Monday will likely notice a distinct addition to the purchasing process. more

Boots has released a new everyday value range to make the basic toiletries more affordable as the cost of living continues to rise. more

The whiskey giant, which employs over 800 people in its Cork, Dublin, and Belfast operations, sold 10 million cases of Jameson over the 2021/2022 Fiscal Year more

Pub industry experts warn that pub owners will soon be forced to raise prices significantly. The reasons are to be rising energy costs and inflation across the country.more

One of the UK’s biggest chicken producers has warned food security could be under threat and shoppers exposed to a "price shock" after a more than threefold surge in the price of carbon dioxide (CO2).more

According to a study by UCE RESEARCH and the BLIX Group, more than half of Poles fear that stores may soon be out of stock. The reason for this thinking is rising inflation and the war in Ukraine. It is usually talked about by the elderly, as well as by those with the lowest education and those from small towns.more

Sainsbury’s has announced a major change affecting more than 230 products in stores across the UK. more

Ikea’s Tottenham store has closed its doors for the last time on Wednesday evening, bowing out with £1 meatballs and hundreds of sale items.more

The maker of butter brand Lurpak has said it expects dairy prices to remain high due to a decline in global milk production and soaring costs. more

Whipped cream spray may be sold to New York State only to persons age 21 and older. The ban on selling this product to children and adolescents was introduced due to cases of intoxication with nitrous oxide, a gas used in cans of whipped cream.more

Pubs across the UK will be forced to close due to energy costs soaring by as much as 300%, brewery bosses warned. Leaders of six of the country's largest breweries called on the government for "immediate government intervention" on sky-high energy bills this winter.more

Brits are to have a more considered approach to Christmas shopping this year as inflation takes it toll on spending, placing more emphasis on value and meaningful gifting. more

48 per cent of properties sold in Poland are flats, according to a survey conducted by Oferteo.pl. This year, Poles most often bought properties in two price ranges: PLN 201-300,000 and PLN 301-400,000 - each accounting for 17 per cent of the market.more

Shoppers may not be able to get the Christmas goods they want if disruption at the Port of Felixstowe rumbles on into next month, supply chain experts have warned. more

It may only be August, but that doesn't seem to be hampering the festive spirit of department stores in Cork city. Despite it being four months until December, shops including Brown Thomas and Guineys have already begun to set up their Christmas sections. more

Asda is scrapping best before dates on hundreds of fruit and vegetable products to help reduce food waste.more

Oxford Street needs fewer shops and more restaurants and cultural venues to restore its reputation as the UK’s premier shopping street, according to a new council chief.more

The city watchdog has informed buy now, pay later firms such as Klarna and Clearpay that it has seen online ads and posts by social media influencers that break rules by not warning of risks such as taking on unaffordable debt. more

The Tesco Ireland Group will spend EUR 50 million this year on the modernization of stores and the opening of new outlets on the Green Island. It is believed that it will have 165 branches by the end of the year.more

According to a survey of 800 parents, Irish families are clearly moving towards offers and discounts wherever they can get them in order to be able to afford to feed their family healthy meals.more

Supermarket bills in Great Britain will soar by £533, or more than £10 a week, as grocery price inflation hits its highest level since at least 2008.more

Sainsbury's and Tesco have joined other supermarket chains in removing disposable barbecues from their shop shelves during the current heatwave.more

Supermarket shoppers could soon be checking the environmental impact of food before putting it in their trolleys, thanks to new research. more