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Poland will reopen shopping malls on Feb. 1 while keeping most other restrictions in place until the middle of next month, as the number of coronavirus infections has fallen, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said on Thursday.more

Pandemic demand for Carex helped PZ Cussons see revenues up worldwide in the six months to December, and its chief executive said today that he is ploughing some of the company’s newfound cash back into the business to fuel its turnaround.more

PKP Cargo Connect, a subsidiary of PKP Cargo, is analyzing the conditions for launching a rail-ferry connection from Poland to the UK, the company announced. According to the company, such a service may facilitate the exchange of goods with the British Isles.more

The government on the Vistula River is considering opening shopping malls, but there is no chance of departing from the rest of the restrictions for the time being - informs "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" based on its sources.more

In 2020, sales of household appliances increased by more than 10%, to 7 million units, and its value by 16%, to almost PLN 9 billion - today Rzeczpospolita reports citing data from APPLiA Polska, an organization of household appliances producers.more

The Amazon giant has announced the start of work on the launch of Amazon.pl in Poland. Its decision will allow local businesses to reach a greater number of recipients both in Poland and around the world, and for Poles themselves - access to products from all over the world.more

Fashion retailer Boohoo has bought the Debenhams brand and website for £55m. However, it will not take on any of the firm's remaining 118 High Street stores or its workforce.more

American Airlines Group Inc. is trying to sell some of the wine it’s not pouring on flights by offering bottles for home delivery.more

British shoppers who bought items from European websites are facing post-Brexit demands of more than £100 in import duties that must be paid before parcel firms will deliver the items.more

The clothing industry in Poland has had the worst year in history with a decrease in sales of over 22 percent. This year, a rebound is expected, and new brands are entering Poland, reports "Rzeczpospolita" today.more

According to consumer group Which?, the cheapest supermarket in the UK last year was Lidl.more

Brexit is a loss of up to PLN 1.6 billion for Polish companies in the second half of 2021. Losing clients from the UK will mean the need to look for them in other markets, say experts from the insurance company Euler Hermes.more

Under tougher plans reportedly being considered by ministers, supermarkets could be encouraged to implement a ‘shop alone’ policy amid concerns that trips to the local store are being seen as a family ‘outings’. more

More than 20 trucks unloaded with shellfish stood near the seat of the British Prime Minister and the Houses of Parliament in central London. The owners of fishing companies are thus protesting against the post-Brexit bureaucracy which prevented them from exporting their goods to the EU. more

Only one in 20 are looking to buy handbags over the next 12 months, a survey has found.more

Primark says it has no plans to sell its clothes online despite warning that lockdown store closures could cost it more than £1bn in lost sales.more

Millennial favourite online bank Monzo has revealed some London spending trends in a year in which the pandemic saw consumers drastically change their habits. more

Morrisons has announced that it will become the first major UK supermarket to guarantee its staff at least £10 per hour.more

Covid restrictions around takeaway and click and collect services in Scotland are to tighten.more

Deliveroo is planning to expand into around 100 new towns and cities across the UK in 2021.more

Security at Morrisons and Sainsbury’s will enforce face mask rules in a bid to help tackle spiralling infection rates.more

A Dutch TV network has filmed border officials confiscating ham sandwiches and other foods from drivers arriving in the Netherlands from the UK, under post-Brexit rules.more

The chairman of the Committee on International Trade (INTA) in the European Parliament, Bernd Lange, announced yesterday that there are still possible changes to the agreement on trade relations between the European Union and the United Kingdom.more

A planned opening of a Polish supermarket in the Noord-Brabant town of Schijndel has been postponed for the time being. The municipality decided to ban the opening for now after local residents expressed concerns for their safety. The new store is owned by the same family whose Polish supermarkets elsewhere in the country have been targeted with explosives over the past weeks.more

Ministers have also discussed emergency help for hospitals in the most pressured regions.more