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
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.
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‘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
Nearly 63 percent Poles check that the goods come from domestic producers before buying them; every third respondent does not do it, according to a survey conducted by UCE Research. The origin of the products is most often checked by people 60+ and aged 30-39 - indicated.more
Products such as washing machines, TVs and fridges should become easier to repair and cheaper to run under new rules coming into force. Manufacturers are now legally required to make spare parts available to people buying electrical appliances.more
In the night from Sunday to Monday, another possible explosive was found at the Polish supermarket in the Beverhof shopping center in Beverwijk, the police reported. A suspect has been arrested. The supermarket was twice the target of an explosion last year.more
Britain is to start negotiations to join a free trade area which could grant businesses access to "some of the biggest economies of the present and future", the government has said.more
For the first time since Great Britain left the single European market, Poland recorded an increase in exports to this country in April, informed the Polish Economic Institute (PIE).more
The European Commission and a network of national consumer protection institutions today asked three major credit card companies - Visa, Mastercard and American Express - to change the way they communicate about potentially unfavorable recurring contracts.more
