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Its 31 remaining stores in the UK and Ireland will close before the end of the day on Tuesday and the website has also been closed.more

This week, Gopuff launched a 24/7 delivery offer in London, starting with Bow, Holloway and Stratford. This means that residents of these districts can receive grocery deliveries at any time of the day or night.more

Amazon has been given the green light to test-fly drones beyond a human controller’s line of sight in the UK, paving the way for using the machines to deliver packages to homes.more

A number of high street retailers are continuing to close stores throughout August. Due to shifting consumer behaviour and the Covid-19 outbreak, store closures have increased in recent years.more

Shoppers in Great Britain have faced increased pressure on their budgets in recent weeks after grocery price inflation rose for the first time since March last year, returning to the rate before the cost of living crisis.more

Asda sales dropped further over the latest quarter as the debt-laden grocery giant lost more customers to its largest rivals. Bosses at the UK’s third-largest supermarket chain admitted it has seen its share of the grocery market shrink in recent months.more

Ocado is testing offering everyday products such as pasta, rice and washing liquid in refillable packaging in a first by an online supermarket. The scheme will trial a reusable vessel that can take food or laundry products with no extra costs for customers.more

Esprit is finished: in March, the fashion group had to close its stores in Switzerland. Now the doors are open again, because all remaining stock has to go. Meanwhile, insolvency proceedings are underway in Germany.more

As much as 89 percent global brands and clothing stores do not disclose information on the volume of annual production, thus avoiding liability, among others. for producing excessive amounts of clothes and CO2 emissions - according to the annual Global Fashion Transparency Index report.more

Greggs has increased the amount it charges for some of its items, including an extra 5p on sausage rolls and their vegan equivalent, despite the bakery chain having said earlier this year it had no plans to increase prices.more

Supermarket giant Tesco has issued some advice focused on one particular food item that could save customers money. Through its website, Tesco provides tips on prolonging the life of various food items, potentially reducing the amount thrown away.more

Ted Baker is to close all its shops within the next few weeks, having previously said that only a few branches would shut. more

Fast food restaurant chain McDonald's has reported a drop in sales in the second quarter of 2024; the first time this has happened in 13 quarters, more than three years, according to the group's financial statements released yesterday.more

In the first half of 2024, retail chains organized nearly 9% more promotions than in the same period last year. The largest year-on-year loss was recorded by electronics and household appliances stores. The next places in the ranking included DIY chains, drugstores and pharmacies, as well as cash&carry. more

John Lewis has the green light to build homes in a ground-breaking first for the department store chain. Bromley Council approved the plans for a block of 353 rental flats above an existing Waitrose shop in the London borough on Thursday.more

Drivers are still paying too much for fuel, the UK's competition watchdog has warned, with high prices costing motorists £1.6bn last year alone. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said that weakened competition in the fuel sector is impacting drivers' wallets.more

Wilko has made a comeback to the high street in the UK, opening five new locations so far, with a sixth on the way. The high street retailer went out of business last year after going into insolvency, but The Range, a competitor store, later paid £5 million to acquire the brand.more

For the first time since the pandemic, all parts of the catering market in Poland are growing in terms of the number of outlets. The largest number of mobile branches increased - as many as 600 in six months, writes "Rzeczpospolita".more

High street pharmacist Boots says the last remaining stores in its 300-shop closure list will be gone by the end of summer. In June last year the retailer announced it would shut 300 pharmacy outlet branches to save £618million, reports 'The Mirror'.more

London's new favourite hype restaurant is so popular, counter-terrorism police were in touch before it opened.more

Wetherspoons is closing 61 of its locations by the end of 2024, with 16 pubs in London being affected. The budget pub chain also announced that like-for-like the company experienced a 5.8 per cent increase in sales in the 10 weeks leading up to July 7, despite the wet weather.more

The latest data from the Central Statistical Office showed a noticeable increase in inflation. June is another month in a row of increases in prices of consumer goods and services. According to analysts, the peak of inflation will occur in the first half of 2025.more

The outspoken boss of pub firm JD Wetherspoon has hailed chancellor Rachel Reeves’ economic “pedigree”, as the pub chain reported another hike in sales in recent weeks. Sir Tim Martin, chairman of the pub firm and an ardent supporter of Brexit, is known for publishing his outspoken political views alongside his company’s trading results.more

Three new Aldi stores are set to open across London in the coming months, the supermarket has revealed. This is part the budget retail chain's plan to open a total of 11 new stores across the UK.more

Nearly 44% of consumers shop in stores according to a previously prepared list of specific products. A year ago, much more people functioned this way, over 58%. The data comes from a report by the Offerista Group, based on the opinion of over a thousand adult Poles who are responsible for shopping in their homes.more