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On average, every Pole over the age of 15 drinks 136 liters of beer a year, or 272 half-liter cans, which means the consumption of over 5 kg of ethanol. About 55 percent. ethanol that goes to the organism of Polish society comes from beer - according to the latest report "Poland flooded with beer" prepared by experts commissioned by the Jagiellonian Institutemore

Selfridges’ billionaire owners, the Weston family, have launched a formal auction to sell the historic department store business. It is understood that advisers at Credit Suisse will start looking for a buyer, with the company valued at as much as £4 billion.more

The European Commission has paused legal proceedings against the United Kingdom over the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol in the hope that solutions can be found.more

The pingdemic will leave supermarket shelves empty in just weeks unless the staff crisis is solved, an industry boss has warned.more

Tesco Bank has said it will close all of its current accounts because most customers are no longer using them. more

Philip Morris International is hoping that customers will switch to vapes which are considered less harmful.more

Furious Britons have vowed to boycott all goods coming into the UK from the European Union after an M&S boss revealed a fifth of all company exports to Ireland are getting turned away and destroyed at the border.more

Workers from 16 key sectors including health, transport and energy will not have to isolate after being pinged by the NHS Covid app, as it was revealed that more than 600,000 people in England and Wales were sent self-isolation alerts last week.more

Supermarkets have warned the rising number of retail workers being forced to self-isolate is beginning to affect the availability of some products.more

A new polish food shop in Blackpool that has had more than £100,000 worth of investment may not be able to sell alcohol due to the area's problems with drink.more

Morrisons is set to trial an unmanned store with no staff under radical new plans.more

Petrol prices have climbed to their highest level in almost eight years, says motoring organisation the AA.more

Supermarket shoppers will get the choice to wear a face mask or not from July 19, as all the UK's big grocery stores say they'll leave it up to us to decide. more

The UK's two largest supermarkets will continue to ask shoppers to wear masks, even after the legal requirement to do so in England is dropped on Monday. Sainsbury's and Tesco have joined the bookseller, Waterstones, which has said customers should wear masks to protect staff and other shoppers.more

The owner of John Lewis and Waitrose is planning to cut 1,000 jobs in stores as part of an effort to cut costs. The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) said it would aim to find new jobs for those losing their store management roles.more

55 percent of Poles are against the Sunday trading ban, according the new poll. 6,500 shops have closed since the Sunday trading ban was introduced, and e-​commerce may not offer any respite.more

UK retail sales grew the most strongly in over a quarter of a century in the second quarter of this year. This is the result of the opening of all stores after lockdown, increased consumer optimism, good weather and the European football championship.more

A pub chain has advised staff to delete the NHS Covid app over concerns they will be pinged and forced to self-isolate. more

As we start to see a further loosening of Covid-related restrictions, businesses and customers alike will hopefully have more reasons for optimism come 19 July. What is clear as we emerge into the next stage is that we have to serve a very different customer landscape than pre-Covid. more

Supermarkets are preparing for a sales bonanza this weekend as Britons get set to spend an estimated £563 million in preparation for the Euro 2020 final. more

‘By getting a Black person to drink this disgusting beer for promotional purposes, they mock the victims of racism,’ says sociologist Rafal Pankowski.more

Staff in shops could face an increase in abuse and violence in stores once restrictions are eased, according to the boss of the retail industry’s trade body.more

France has hit back at a new Russian law ordering French champagne makers to label their bottles as sparkling wine. France has strict rules protecting its bubbly, meaning to be called champagne it must be from the French region that shares the name.more

Supermarket chain Morrisons has accepted a £6.3bn ($8.7bn) takeover bid by a US investment group led by the owner of Majestic Wine. Last month, the supermarket group turned down an offer from a different firm, saying it had significantly undervalued the business.more

Haribo is struggling to get its sweets to UK shops because of a shortage of delivery drivers linked to Covid-19 and Brexit.more