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Britain, Norway and Iceland have signed a trade continuity agreement as an interim before the countries complete negotiations over a comprehensive free trade agreement due to come into force in 2021, said the UK in a statement.more

An explosion damaged a Polish supermarket in a Dutch town near Amsterdam early Wednesday morning, the third such blast in two days.more

Britain could suffer food shortages in the new year thanks to Brexit-related border disruption, Theresa May’s former deputy has predicted.more

Poland is one of the leading honey producers in the European Union, in terms of production it ranks 4th. The development of beekeeping took place thanks to support programs for this sector - emphasized Marcin Wroński, deputy head of KOWR.more

B&Q owner Kingfisher has said it will return £130m in business rates relief it has received from the government during the Covid pandemic.more

According to the latest survey, 46 percent of Poles surveyed plan to buy a car within the next year. Every fourth buyer will decide to buy a car online.more

Harrods was swarmed by hundreds of young people and teenagers sparking police to intervene and make four arrests.more

The Trade Inspection again has objections to toys made in China, UOKiK informed based on a report of the governmental authority. The tested toys, which are legally available on the market, have serious design defects.more

The average adult will spend £65,000 over their lifetime - on gadgets. A study of 2,000 consumers revealed they will each fork out £4,742 on mobile phones, as well as £3,625 on televisions and £11,774 on kitchen appliances.more

The grocers Sainsbury's and Aldi have said they will hand back a combined £540m of business rates relief they received as support in the pandemic.more

Hundreds of diners braved near freezing winter conditions in central London last night as restaurants and pubs began serving for the first time in four weeks.more

"Lockdown fatigue" and the lure of Christmas tempted people back into shops on Wednesday as non-essential stores in England re-opened.more

Tesco has said it will repay the £585 million it saved from the Government’s business rates holiday introduced during the coronavirus pandemic.more

Due to the growing popularity of vegan and vegetarian diets, the IKEA chain of stores announced that by 2025, 50% her meals will be plant-based.more

Auchan is testing cooperation with BP, Carrefour is increasing the presence at Totala stations and independent operators, and Orlen is developing its own O! Shop network - writes "Puls Biznesu" on Wednesdaymore

Business is booming for Pete Hyde, owner of Trinity Street Christmas Trees in Dorset. more

Debenhams stores are set to close after the failure of last-ditch efforts to rescue the ailing store chainmore

Drinkers in tier two areas of England could order a Scotch egg with their pint to keep in line with post-lockdown rules, a cabinet minister has said.more

Shops in England will be allowed to stay open for 24 hours a day in the run-up to Christmas and in January, the housing secretary has said.more

Topshop, Burton and Dorothy Perkins owner Arcadia has gone into administration, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. The High Street giant has hired administrators from Deloitte after the pandemic "severely impacted" sales across the group.more

In Stockholm, the world's largest postal outlet opened in the Aelvsjoe exhibition halls on Monday, allowing you to pick up packages from the car. The initiative is to reduce queues and the risk of coronavirus infection compared to traditional establishments.more

Shoppers should not spend more than 15 minutes inside a store to lower the risk of catching coronavirus during the Christmas rush, a Government scientist has warned. more

Cyber Monday means increased traffic in the search for discounts on online shopping offered traditionally on this day. US experts warn of online scams and fear that customers will be particularly vulnerable due to the stress of the epidemic.more

Trade union Verdi on Sunday called on workers at a German Amazon warehouse to strike for the second time in a week to disrupt the processing of orders following the ‘Black Friday’ discount shopping sales on Nov. 27.more

The German Bundestag voted this Thursday to ban supermarkets from delivering plastic bags in cardboard boxes from 2022 in order to reduce the consumption of this type of lightweight bags, although the measure was received with skepticism by groups environmentalists and the opposition.more