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Nearly 30 million people in the UK who bought an Apple or Samsung smartphone between 2015 and 2024 may be entitled to about £17 if the consumer campaign group Which? is successful in a case against US tech giant Qualcomm.more

Tesco has warned of an intensifying price battle in the run-up to Christmas amid “pressure on household budgets” but upped its full-year profit expectations by £100m after it grabbed market share and drew in more shoppers by keeping a lid on inflation over the summer.more

Price or multibuy promotions on unhealthy food and drink, such as "buy one, get one free" deals, are to be banned in England from Wednesday. The restrictions will apply to supermarkets, larger high street shops and online retailers.more

Retailers have told the government that tax rises could further fuel inflation as the pace of shop price rises stepped up in September with increases on home improvement and gardening goods offsetting stabilising food prices.more

Royal Mail has announced plans to recruit around 20,000 temporary workers to help with deliveries over the busy Christmas period. The delivery giant said the new jobs will be split across two parcel hubs, four seasonal parcel sorting centres and 37 mail centres across the country.more

Under the settlement, Amazon is to pay a fine and refund approximately 35 million Prime shopping service customers. This will cost the company a total of $2.5 billion, Reuters reported today. The settlement applies to individuals who purchased the service between 2019 and 2025.more

Amazon is planning to close its 19 UK grocery stores less than five years after it launched the till-free sites in London. Amazon said five of the stores earmarked for closure would be converted in to Whole Foods stores, a fresh and whole food brand which Amazon owns.more

In the Nordic countries, there are nationwide restrictions on the sale of alcohol at night. In France and Belgium, decisions on this matter are left to local authorities, which impose restrictions for reasons of public order.more

Bosses at the clothing and homeware chain Next are forecasting years of “anaemic” growth across the UK, with the retailer claiming that regulation, government spending and higher taxes will hurt jobs and productivity.more

A supermarket meal deal is a staple of British culture. When you’re out and about and in the need for a quick meal, supermarkets across the country offer a special price for a main, snack and a drink. The mains are typically a sandwich or wrap, although some supermarkets also include sushi or pasta salads as an option as well.more

Food and drink prices are rising at their fastest rate since January last year in a painful new supermarket squeeze on household budgets. Latest official figures show the inflation rate for food and non-alcoholic drinks rose to 5.1% in August, up from 4.9% in July. more

JD Wetherspoon will be making two changes in pubs across the UK this week, including cutting the price of all food and drink. On Wednesday (September 17), the pub chain will be introducing a brand new menu item to pubs in England, Scotland, and Wales. While on Thursday (September 18), all food and drink prices at Wetherspoon's pubs will be reduced by 7.5%.more

The BRC said 400 large stores were at risk of closure if they were included in the Government’s new business rates surtax on premises.more

Anti-drone systems, autonomous drones based on artificial intelligence, and modular transport trailers from Polish companies attracted the most interest at the national stand at the DSEI defence exhibition in London, according to the Polish Investment and Trade Agency.more

Pret will launch its first ever “meal deal” on Tuesday September 16 and the price will vary between £6 and £7, the Standard can reveal. The high street coffee shop and cafe has resisted offering a meal deal until now but has relented in a bid to grow the brand and better compete with competition from supermarkets. more

New Look is set to shut dozens of stores by the end of 2025. The latest will close doors for the final time on September 17 and is based in Scarborough. The North Yorkshire location in Brunswick Centre, Scarborough, will close for good in just a few weeks.more

Marks & Spencer is opening a secondhand clothing store on eBay to find new homes for “old favourites” as the household name taps into booming demand for preloved clothing.more

Contactless card payments are set to exceed £100 and potentially become unlimited under new proposals to allow banks and other providers to set limits. The proposals from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) mean entering a four-digit PIN to make a card payment could become even more of a rarity for shoppers.more

Morrisons is cutting the price of about 650 everyday essentials from Monday. Items such as chicken breast fillets, laundry pods, vegetables and enchilada kits are included and have had their prices reduced by an average of 18% and will remain on promotion for four to eight weeks, Morrisons said.more

This year's wine production in Spain will be significantly lower than the average for the last decade, according to Monday's edition of “El Pais”, citing data from agricultural and food cooperatives. The newspaper reported that this is the result of heat waves, diseases and a decline in consumption.more

Over 1,600 exhibitors from 50 countries, including 25 Polish companies, will take part in the DSEI 2025 international defence and security exhibition, which began today at London's ExCeL exhibition centre. This year's edition of the event is held under the slogan ‘Preparing the Future Force’ and will last until Friday.more

Tucking into a box of Quality Street or Celebrations is a Christmas tradition. But as this year’s supply arrives in British supermarkets, it is becoming clear that the Grinch has already struck and made the tubs of the confectionery lighter. Someone has also taken a bite out of Toblerone, with 20g shaved off its chocolatey peaks, reducing a 360g bar to 340g.more

The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) is hiring for 13,700 Christmas roles in its biggest ever recruitment drive as it prepares for the busy shopping season. The retail group, which incorporates John Lewis department stores and the Waitrose chain, said it was investing to meet the expected surge in demand from consumers.more

A large number of Asda Express shops will soon be opening across London. There will be 10 new stores across the capital opening across a four-week period beginning in late October. more

The government is planning a new law in England to stop anyone under the age of 16 buying energy drinks such as Red Bull, Monster and Prime from shops, restaurants, cafes, vending machines and online. Up to a third of UK children are thought to consume these types of drinks every week, despite most supermarkets having already introduced a voluntary ban.more