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Mr Hawes warned that the industry faces "death by 1,000 cuts", where a gradual erosion of competitiveness makes it harder to invest.more

Health and beauty chain Boots has started to replace plastic bags with brown paper bags in an attempt to cut down on the use of single-use plastic.more

Apple is exploring moving between 15 and 30 percent of its hardware production out of China, according to a new report by Nikkei. The company reportedly has a growing team looking into moving production, and has asked key manufacturing partners like Foxconn, Pegatron, and Wistron to evaluate the available options.more

Adidas has been unsuccessful in an attempt to expand its trademark three-stripe design in the EU after a court ruled it was not "distinctive" enough. The company did not "prove that that mark has acquired, throughout the territory of the EU, distinctive character following the use which had been made of it", the general court of the EU said on Wednesday.more

After Polish workers complained that a recent wage hike would actually hurt them, Amazon has announced it will raise pay again.more

Morrisons and Amazon say they will expand their same-day delivery service for groceries to Glasgow, Newcastle, Liverpool, Sheffield and Portsmouth.more

German websites provide advice on how to sell to Poland seriously damaged cars that do not meet the local exhaust emission standards.more

The price of butter, cheese, sausages, potatoes and wine could increase sharply if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, according to a leading trade union. more

In May 2019 Skoda octavia was not the most-registered car in Poland for the first time in a very long time - informs "Puls Biznesu".more

BMW Group and Jaguar Land Rover have agreed to partner on the development of future electric vehicles, the latest in a string of collaborations between automakers to bring advanced, and often expensive technology, to the mass market.more

"Yeezy madness" has hit shops around the world as the latest collaboration between adidas and Kanye West went on sale online and in stores.more

According to a study led by the European Union's Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), counterfeit bags, clothing, smartphones and fraudulent drugs cost the Polish economy a loss of €60 billion each year.more

Ford has confirmed plans to close its engine plant at Bridgend in South Wales by September 2020, saying it faced becoming "economically unsustainable".more

Supermarkets are already making strides to cut down on single use plastic. Now Sainsbury's has announced they will be the first to cut out plastic bags for loose fruit, veg and bakery items.more

Amazon said Wednesday that it plans to use self-driving drones to deliver packages to shoppers' home in the coming months.more

The US Securities Commission (SEC) is investigating Siemens, Philips and General Electric on the suspicion of negotiating bribes with the Chinese government and hospital authorities to sell medical equipment.more

DIY chain advertised "multi-buy" promotion but increased cost of each individual unit 'effectively cancelling out any saving', says watchdog.more

Speaking to CNBC's Elizabeth Schulze at the Money 20/20 conference in Amsterdam on Tuesday, Amazon Pay VP Patrick Gauthier said voice payments would represent a "new era in commerce."more

Customers will be able to fill up their own containers with products ranging from pasta and wine to washing up liquid as part of a trial by Waitrose.more

First it battered Britain's high street retailers with its convenience, low prices and huge range of products. Now the online shopping giant Amazon is moving in on their turf, with a chain of pop-up shops selling everything from food and drink to electronics, beauty products and homewares.more

Two Cadbury desserts are being urgently recalled over fears they contain a potentially deadly strain of bacteria.more

Some funeral providers have been found to use misleading sales tactics to get customers to pay up to £5,000 for costs.more

Factory shutdowns designed to cope with disruption from a 29 March Brexit, slashed UK car production in April by almost a half.more

The first Microsoft Store in the UK will open its doors in London on July 11, the computing giant has announced.more

The United Kingdom has reported 11 cases of Salmonella this year as part of an outbreak traced to eggs from Poland that started in 2012.more