More than a quarter of all new cars sold in the UK in 2021 will be those with various types of electric motors, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said yesterday.more
Online shoppers need stronger safeguards to protect them from buy now pay later (BNPL) products because many do not realise it is a form of debt, a watchdog has warned.
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It’s finally 2022 – we’ve got Christmas and New Year out of the way, and we’re still up to our eyeballs in leftover food while swearing to stick to our January diets.more
Flatpack furniture specialist Ikea has confirmed it has increased the average price of products in its UK stores by 10% due to rising supply chain costs.more
In the last days of 2021, Germany visits Polish border towns to buy fireworks. They cannot buy them at home due to the federal government's ban on the sale of pyrotechnics before New Year's Eve in December, reported the British daily The Guardian.more
The Netherlands has the most expensive petrol in Europe and only Hong Kong is ahead of it in the world in this respect. For the price of a liter of unleaded petrol you have to pay over two euros in the country of tulips. We will refuel the cheapest in Venezuela and Iran.more
It's time to check those cupboards and fridges again after a number of safety warnings were issued about food from supermarkets. Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose have all issued recall warnings in recent days.more
In December the traffic in shopping centers is by one fourth bigger than a year ago. Despite this, the Internet sales are also growing at a record pace, which shows that Poles do not save money on Christmas - reports today's "Rzeczpospolita".more
Pret A Manger has received thousands of complaints over its drinks subscription service following frustration that not all promised beverages are available.more
UK shoppers chose to avoid High Streets and city centres on the crucial weekend just before Christmas, amid fears over the Omicron Covid-19 variant.more
Britain and Australia have officially signed a free trade agreement, the British government announced on Thursday night. This is the UK's first trade deal since its withdrawal from the European Union to be negotiated from scratch.more
Nearly one in two Poles (48.8%) will do less shopping for Christmas this year, according to the SW Research survey published yesterday on rp.pl. 24.2% of respondents do not plan to save money over Christmas.more
Poland is the fifth largest producer of chocolate products in the European Union and the fourth largest exporter in the world. And Christmas is a harvest time for chocolate confectionery manufacturers - writes today's issue of "Rzeczpospolita".more
Three-quarters of Poles intend to spend up to PLN 1,000 on Christmas this year, with 32% planning to spend no more than PLN 500, according to a survey commissioned by "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" and RMF conducted by United Surveys.more
Second-hand cars are increasing in price at a furious pace despite growing imports. Another record has just been broken - in terms of price and age - writes yesterday's "Puls Biznesu".more
At the weekend, in the 18th district of Paris, the organisation Je Consomme Noir (I consume black) organised a Christmas market exclusively for black exhibitors and traders. Parisians complain about racial discrimination after this event.more
The Co-op has become the latest supermarket chain to say it will not enforce new mask wearing rules to avoid their staff being abused by customers.more
An 'inverted' supermarket was launched in the Dutch capital yesterday - customers are expected to bring goods to it, not buy them. These will be distributed to 4 000 needy residents of the capital. According to the Food Bank, their number increased by 30% during the Covid-19 pandemic.more
A scheme which allows shoppers at convenience stores to get cashback without having to make a purchase is being expanded rapidly over the next few weeks.more
