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Marks & Spencer says it is moving away from town centres, as it saw online sales for clothes and homeware jump. more

According to a recent report by Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN), Belgium has the highest percentage of fruits and vegetables contaminated with toxic pesticides (34 percent) in Europe, reports The Brussels Times.more

British chain Marks & Spencer announced that after the termination of the contract with its franchisee, it will be able to withdraw completely from Russia. She has been present in this country for 17 years.more

THE PLATINUM JUBILEE bank holiday boasts a special four-day weekend, but does this mean shops will be closed? Here's a full guide to the change in shop opening times over the Jubilee bank holiday to ensure you're best prepared.more

Beer taps could run dry this summer after workers at a brewery producing some of the nation’s favourite drinks voted to go on strike. more

The Starbucks store chain announced its withdrawal from Russia after 15 years of presence in Russia. It has 130 establishments there that generate less than 1 percent. annual revenue. A similar decision was made yesterday, among others Levi's.more

Tomatoes that boost the body's vitamin D could be among the first gene-edited crops allowed on sale in England. more

It is very unlikely that Russia will turn off the gas tap to countries such as the Netherlands, Germany or Italy, says Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans. "The Kremlin prefers to keep the big boys on its side because that is the only source of income it has left," said the Dutch commissioner on the TV program Buitenhof.more

A shopper has explained how he cut the cost of a basket-full of shopping from Asda from £55 to less than £17 using a trick proposed by Martin Lewis. The founder of the MoneySavingExpert has given a lot of advice about how to reduce the cost of your shopping. more

Iceland is launching a special discount for over-60s to support older customers through the cost of living crisis. more

There may not be much to smile about with inflation hitting a 40-year-high, but customers could be able to pay for their grocery shopping by smiling at a camera as facial recognition technology is rolled out to supermarket checkouts.more

Marston’s phases out two-for-one meal offer while Mitchells & Butlers increases prices to cope with rising costs of utilities, wages and food.more

Marks & Spencer has written to the chancellor warning that an online sales tax would damage the High Street. more

A Russian beverage maker has unveiled a new range of soft drinks to replace the iconic brands that have left the Russian market in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. more

Electric vehicles will dominate 70% of the European market in 2040, Element Energy and the Polish Alternative Fuels Association report. The development of electromobility is to be fostered, among other things, by lowering battery prices - it was pointed out.more

The boss of Marks & Spencer said the crunch time for families would come after summer holidays when they find ‘there is nothing left in the kitty’ more

This week is National Vegetarian Week and for those who are fully fledged vegans, veggies or what is known as “flexitarians”, McDonald’s is the place to be. more

UK diesel prices rose to a record of just over £1.80 a litre as efforts to stop importing fuel from Russia pushed up costs for retailers, the RAC said. more

The retailer’s sales were boosted during the pandemic as locked down Britons hired tradespeople to spruce up their properties and gardens. more

Feverish competition for the consumer's wallet begins in the market. The weapon is promotions, which in the first quarter of 2022 increased by over 22% compared to the same period last year. Hypermarkets are the leader. Their growth exceeded 42% y-o-y.more

The government is to delay a ban on multi-buy deals for junk food and pre-watershed TV advertising. The Department of Health said the plans would be deferred for a year while officials assessed the impact on household finances as families struggle with the increasing cost of living.more

A chemical engineer has been sentenced to 14 years in prison over what prosecutors say was a scheme to steal trade secrets about materials used in cans for soda and other drinks to benefit the Chinese government and a Chinese company.more

A host of retailers have removed sandwiches, wraps and ready meals from their shelves following a salmonella outbreak at a UK processing factory. more

The UK could be heading for a recession, analysts have warned, after the economy shrank during March as the rising cost of living hit households.more

Producers of agricultural products in Germany raised prices to a record level in March, the first month after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine - by an average of 34.7 percent. compared to March 2021. This is the largest year-on-year increase in prices in a given month since the start of the survey in 1961, the German Federal Statistical Office reported.more