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The grocery landscape worldwide is changing "for good", online supermarket Ocado has said, after a year in which the global pandemic forced many people to buy online for the first time.more

Big tech companies have strengthened their dominance by the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced the world to become even more dependent on their digital services, estimates the Wall Street Journal, which forecasts the growth of this sector to continue.more

Exports from Britain to the European Union fell by 68% in January as trade was disrupted after the end of a transition period following Britain’s departure from the European Union, according to a trade body representing hauliers.more

The owner of Cadbury is to bring more of its Dairy Milk production back to its historic Bournville factory in the UK from Europe.more

The UK's rapid Covid-19 vaccination programme will help the economy rebound strongly this year, according to the Bank of England. The economy is expected to shrink 4.2% in the first three months of 2021, amid tighter lockdown restrictions to slow the spread of the virus.more

Rishi Sunak has been warned by the leaders of Britain’s most influential business groups and the trade union movement that he risks plunging Britain into a period of mass unemployment unless he extends the furlough scheme. more

England's economy will be unlocked gradually after schools hopefully return at the start of March, the vaccines minister has told Sky News.more

Foreign visitors to Spain plunged 77.3 percent in 2020 from a year earlier, official data showed Wednesday, as the pandemic and travel restrictions decimated tourism.more

The economic costs of independence for Scotland will be two to three times higher than Brexit, and in the event of secession, GDP per capita in Scotland will fall by as much as £ 2,000-2,800 per year, according to a report published yesterday by the London School of Economics.more

The UK will begin asking businesses and public authorities how it should construct a new subsidies system to replace the EU's rules on state aid.more

The ruling PiS party will probably present the "new Polish order" at the end of February this year -the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports. According to the journal, the package of solutions is wide - it includes both economic and investment ideas as well as family support.more

Asos has signed a deal to buy Topshop and three other Arcadia brands for £265m.more

The UK will apply to join a free trade area with 11 Asia and Pacific nations on Monday, a year after it officially left the EU. Joining the group of "fast-growing nations" will boost UK exports, the government says.more

State aid for entrepreneurs suffering from lockdown is insufficient, which is why the idea of the compensation law was born - said Tomasz Napiórkowski, president of the Polish Fitness Federation, representing entrepreneurs from closed industries at a conference in the Sejm.more

After the news that British residents arriving in England from Covid hotspots will have to quarantine in hotels, many would-be holidaymakers are thinking of opting for UK destinations this summer.more

PKP Cargo Connect, a subsidiary of PKP Cargo, is analyzing the conditions for launching a rail-ferry connection from Poland to the UK, the company announced. According to the company, such a service may facilitate the exchange of goods with the British Isles.more

The government on the Vistula River is considering opening shopping malls, but there is no chance of departing from the rest of the restrictions for the time being - informs "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" based on its sources.more

The PM hopes to publish details next month of the criteria he will use to start easing the lockdown in England, a senior government source has said.more

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez admitted that unemployment among young people in Spain is "unacceptably high". The unemployment rate among Spanish youth stands at 40.9 percent. more

The Office for National Statistics said the unemployment rate rose to 5% in the three months to the end of November – representing more than 1.7 million people – from 4.9% in the three months to the end of October, reaching the highest level since August 2016. more

The clothing industry in Poland has had the worst year in history with a decrease in sales of over 22 percent. This year, a rebound is expected, and new brands are entering Poland, reports "Rzeczpospolita" today.more

Brexit is a loss of up to PLN 1.6 billion for Polish companies in the second half of 2021. Losing clients from the UK will mean the need to look for them in other markets, say experts from the insurance company Euler Hermes.more

More than 20 trucks unloaded with shellfish stood near the seat of the British Prime Minister and the Houses of Parliament in central London. The owners of fishing companies are thus protesting against the post-Brexit bureaucracy which prevented them from exporting their goods to the EU. more

Only one in 20 are looking to buy handbags over the next 12 months, a survey has found.more

The UK economy shrank by 2.6% in November as England was placed in lockdown for a second time, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics said it meant gross domestic product was 8.5% below its pre-pandemic peak.more