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A number of restaurants listed on Just Eat, the biggest online food delivery app in the UK, have been found to sell food that could cause allergic reactions, an investigation has found.more

Topshop's flagship Oxford Street store has been granted a more flexible alcohol licence despite objections from critics who claim the shop is "turning into a bar".more

Thousands of overseas sellers have been evicted from online marketplaces in the UK such as Amazon and eBay owing to a tax crackdown.more

Most British consumers would pay more for their clothes if factory workers received fairer wages, but lack trust in the ethical pledges made by brands, a poll found on Thursday, amid growing concerns around labor abuses in the fashion industry.more

Tesco and Marks & Spencer have become the latest big names to reveal they are stockpiling packet and tinned foods as retailers' no-deal preparations move up a gear now. more

Sales were so bad over Christmas that shops had the worst performance in a decade, the British Retail Consortium said. December price cuts weren't enough to encourage shoppers to spend in high street stores with retail sales growth 'flatlining' according to the BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor.more

Two-thirds of UK households visited a discounter over Christmas, handing Aldi and Lidl their biggest ever slice of spending as political uncertainty prompted shoppers to keep a tight hold on their wallets.more

A Chinese company that made and sold fakes of a popular British brand of hairdryers has been shut down by police and 36 people have been placed in criminal detention.more

It was 2009 when a mother-daughter duo from Ireland met with Wojciech Inglot in London to discuss bringing the Polish makeup brand here. Less than a decade later, Inglot Ireland has just opened its 20th store across UK and Ireland; this one in London - where the family franchise all began.more

If you love Ikea - there's a new Viking invasion coming. Where the Scandi furnishing giant built its success on the Billy bookcase, newcomers to the Irish market Jysk saw its founder Lars Larsen dubbed the 'king of the duvets'.more

In 2017, EU residents spent 1.6% on alcoholic beverages. its total consumption expenditure. That's a total of over EUR 130 billion. The residents of the Baltic states, least Spaniards, issued the most on alcohol in stores - according to Eurostat data.more

Children have on average already consumed more sugar than the maximum amount recommended for an 18-year-old by the time they reach their 10th birthday, a study suggests. Public Health England (PHE) said the average 10-year-old has consumed at least 304lb (138kg) of sugar by the time they reach adulthood.more

Sainsbury's has started trialling 'wellness aisles' and 'hubs' to provide specific areas for health products. The supermarket is dedicating aisles, or sections of aisles, to wellness, health and nutritional products - similar to what you might find in Holland & Barrett.more

UK firms are being squeezed by labour shortages, rising prices and a slowdown in sales.more

The US ambassador to Britain has cast doubts on whether a major bilateral trade deal can be reached if Parliament approves the Brexit proposal from Prime Minister Theresa May.more

An Post has experienced its busiest Christmas season to date with parcel volumes up 50% on last year. At the height of the season, An Post staff were delivering over 100,000 parcels per day nationwide, it said.more

New Year's Eve drinkers are being warned to stay away from fake vodka as the side effects could "cost them their life".more

Britons are expected to be told to change their diet in the event of a chaotic Brexit to cope with food delays. The Times reported that Whitehall predicts some sources of fresh food from the European Union countries would be cut off. more

Goods offered on the Polish market often have a different composition and poorer quality than in Germany - Rzeczpospolita. This is another report on market injustice within the EU.more

HMV is on the brink of collapse for the second time in six years, putting 2,200 jobs at risk. The rise of Netflix and Amazon Prime, together with the struggling CD and DVD market looks set to put the final nail in the coffin for the music retailer, which still has 130 stores.more

While many people are still finishing off their festive leftovers, the UK's big-name stores appear to have already moved on from Christmas, with several putting Easter eggs on sale.more

Research has revealed Brits will return an estimated £143 million worth of unwanted Christmas presents this year. And the majority will be sent back to stores in between Boxing Day (today) and New Year's Day.more

The 5p fee for plastic carrier bags in England will be doubled to 10p, and extended to all shops, under plans set out by the environment secretary.more

Shocking footage shows panicked shoppers running for the exits after mistaking a loud bang for a shooting.more

Reports of the death of Irish retail appear to have been somewhat exaggerated, with new data published suggesting that Irish households will spend just under 2,700 euro on average this month, up 3 per cent on last year's festive season.more