In 2019, a statistical Pole drank as much as 9.78 liters of pure alcohol, alcohol consumption was the highest since 1993, i.e. since the statistics are available - reports today's Rzeczpospolita.more
Morrisons is creating more than 1,000 permanent jobs to fulfil orders for its services on Amazon. The supermarket said it is hiring the extra staff to pick and pack customer orders from more than 50 stores, covering most major UK cities and many towns.more
Fearing losing the customers, the German discount store Aldi has announced that it will intensify its efforts to transfer a significant part of its business to the online world. The giant's decision is a response to the fact that almost half of all grocery purchases are made online.more
Large supermarket chains in the UK have taken new steps to ensure that merchandise is available to all customers. Shopping limits have been introduced in many places, and new employees have appeared before entering supermarkets - hired by the store to enforce epidemiological regulations by customers.more
A scenario in which a Brexit does not reach an agreement will create threats to the European automotive industry - economists of the investment bank Goldman Sachs confirmed. The appeal to stop the so-called The "hard" Brexit was launched earlier by European entrepreneurs associated with the automotive industry.more
Tesco, the UK's third major supermarket chain, has reinstated restrictions on some products that can be bought at one time. Previously, the Morrisons and Iceland chains decided to take a similar step.more
Berlin mayor Michael Mueller announced that due to the growing number of coronavirus infections, the authorities of the German capital are considering introducing some form of ban on drinking alcohol outdoors.more
To keep customers safe amid the rise in coronavirus cases, supermarkets have re-evaluated their rules and some have announced a comeback of restrictions.more
Supermarkets have warned customers that delivery slots are getting booked up quickly as people fearing a second lockdown start panic buying again.
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US presidential candidate Joe Biden warned the British government yesterday that the fate of the US trade deal with the UK will depend on respect for the Good Friday peace agreement in Northern Ireland. According to Biden, London's politics threaten the agreement.more
The UK's inflation rate fell sharply to a five-year low of 0.2% in August as the effect of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme pushed down restaurant prices.more
Aldi UK has expanded into click and collect services for the first time. The supermarket chain has launched a trial for the service, which allows customers to place orders online before collecting from a store, at one branch in the Midlands.more
The European Union and the United Kingdom have not yet come to an agreement on the rules on which trade between the countries will take place - noted Łukasz Ambroziak, an expert from the Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics. The United Kingdom is the third largest trading partner for Poland and the second largest in the case of food.more
Supermarket chain Morrisons is to make thousands of temporary staff permanent as a surge in demand for online deliveries fuelled by the coronavirus pandemic continues.
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The US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has warned that there will be "absolutely no chance" of a US-UK trade agreement passing the US Congress if Brexit undermines the Good Friday Agreement.more
The Tesco chain, withdrawing from Poland, has announced a plan of large group layoffs. The online store will disappear and a few more hypermarkets will be closed - the Polish daily "Puls Biznesu" reports.more
