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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

A typical UK family will spend £1,700 more per year on household costs in 2022, according to a forecast for BBC Panorama. more

US burger chain points to strong performance on third attempt to crack market.more

Asda is selling pre-loved Gucci clothes for as little as £12, but shoppers will need to be quick, and have luck on their side if they're going to be able to score something.more

Britain could face shortage of wine and spirits at Christmas, a drinks trade body has warned.more

Before you head out to buy your Christmas presents in a busy shopping centre, you might want to think about taking a Covid test beforehand. more

German discounter Lidl has announced plans to increase the number of its UK stores to 1,100 by 2025, up from 880 now. more

Amazon employees at the company's logistics center in Kegworth (count Leicestershire) are among the many who were put on alert by the giant before the most important trading day of the year. Their work will be supported for the first time by over 2.5 thousand. robots.more

A third of small business owners predict their best festive season for five years after a post-pandemic spending splurge.more

Consumers could face less food choice this Christmas because of supply chain issues, MPs have been warned.more

Online crime during Black Friday and Cyber Monday in 2020 defrauded UK shoppers by £2.5m.more

Early Christmas shopping helped to push up shop sales in October as people spent more on clothing and on toys. more

House of Fraser has said it will shut its huge Oxford Street store. It will close in January 2022 after 22 years at the site following notice by the landlord.more

Marks & Spencer is to provide sandwiches and hot food to more than 2,500 Costa Coffee outlets as the retailer seeks new ways to reach commuters now working from home.more

Polish entrepreneurs have a chance to take over a part of the export market to the UK from competitors from Western Europe: Germany, France or Holland - according to an analysis published yesterday. Its authors see potential for growth in the sales of Polish foodstuffs, furniture and cosmetics, among others.more

Lidl is giving shop floor staff a pay rise, making them the highest paying supermarket in the UK. more

Amazon will stop accepting Visa credit cards in the UK from 19 January, the online retail giant has told customers.more

Amazon has entered the London bus market, providing services for employees and contractors.more

Tesco became the target of a social media hate campaign over the weekend after the release of its annual Christmas advert, which this year features Santa Claus bearing a Covid vaccine pass.more

Consumers have been warned to “think twice” before buying gift cards this Christmas after almost one in 10 received a voucher over the last year for a retailer that has gone bust.more

Poles waste almost five million tons of food annually, according to research carried out as part of the three-year PROM project. More than half of the food thrown away comes from households.more

The ONS reveals which products are proving more tough to find as higher demand and the supply squeeze combine as shoppers' attention turns to the looming Christmas season.more

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator has welcomed what he says is "a changing tone of discussion" in talks about the Northern Ireland Protocol. Maroš Šefčovič was talking after a meeting in London with Lord Frost.more

Due to the slowdown in production at car factories, used cars have started to become more expensive. Cars less than a year old already cost more than their new counterparts - writes today's "Rzeczpospolita".more