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Global fast food giant KFC says it is halting its "Finger Lickin' Good" slogan given the current hygiene advice amid the coronavirus pandemic.more

Britain's biggest supermarket is now serving 1.5 million customers a week online, up from 600,000 at the start of the pandemic.more

The 40,000 sq ft store is loated in Warsaw at the Galeria Młociny shopping centre and employs 250 people.more

The Rolling Stones will open a flagship store in London’s Soho selling clothing and merchandise, including special glassware developed with Baccarat, engraved with the band’s tongue logo.more

"July is the first month since February with a positive annual growth in constant prices," comments Sonia Buchholtz from the Lewiatan Confederation on retail sales data from the Central Statistical Office of Poland. "In July, the sales of furniture, electronics, household appliances and cars increased the most," she added.more

51 percent of people would like stores to be open every day, the opposite opinion is shared by every third respondent, according to a survey commissioned by CBRE. Men more than women see the shortcomings of the Sunday trade ban - respectively: 53 percent vs. 48 percent.more

Shoppers made two million fewer supermarket trips than expected in the week after it became mandatory to wear a face covering in stores in England.more

Amazon France has withdrawn advertisements for child-like sex dolls from its website after an online outcry, the French government said Monday.more

Marks & Spencer is cutting 7,000 jobs over the next three months across its stores and management.more

The supermarket chain Morrisons is starting trials which could see it ditch all its plastic bags for lifemore

A Sainsbury's client in Staines accused a supermarket chain of sexism after one of its employees ordered her to cover her legs at the client's request. "One of the gentlemen does not want to know if you have anything under your shorts" - the 33-year-old heard while shopping.more

Anyone planning on buying a new phone in the coming weeks or months will need to seriously consider 5G technology.more

Struggling department store group Debenhams says it will cut 2,500 more jobs as it struggles to survive the coronavirus pandemic. more

More than 10,500,000 meals have been bought as part of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme which aims to boost restaurants after lockdown. The Treasury says it has so-far received 10,540,394 claims for individual meals as part the programme, launched by Chancellor Rishi Sunak last month. more

Retail sales rose again in July, but shops are still trying to make up lost ground, industry body figures suggest. more

Glasses belonging to Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the Indian fight for independence, whose value is estimated at approx. pounds, for more than two days lay in an envelope protruding from the mailbox of the auction house in Bristol, according to British media today.more

In the coming weeks, Polish consumers intend to spend more on food, household goods and books, according to the Global State of the Consumer Tracker survey conducted by Deloitte. The results indicate a growing anxiety among Poles.more

A national ban on serving alcohol after midnight is among measures to be introduced by Norway’s government to slow the spread of coronavirus.more

The UK and Japan have made progress towards a comprehensive free trade agreement and are committed to concluding it by the end of this year, said UK International Trade Minister Liz Truss.more

There should be a law allowing the customer not to enter the store without a mask and to refuse to service such a person, believes the Polish Trade and Distribution Organization. As added, stores are not able to insist that buyers wear masks on their own.more

The Minister of Health, Łukasz Szumowski, announced today the commencement of the inspection of mouth and nose coverage by customers and staff in stores this week.more

The number of single-use plastic bags distributed by the big supermarkets in England has fallen more than 95% since a 5p charge was introduced in 2015, figures show.more

For many the Argos catalogue prompts a feeling of nostalgia – remembering flicking through the pages as a child and circling the items you hope Father Christmas might bring.more

Shop prices fell again in July as high street stores continue to look to tempt people back through their doors, according to new figures.more

Consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser, behind the Cillit Bang and Dettol brands, has raised its sales outlook, and said it had been boosted by high demand for cleaning products.more