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Three-quarters of UK warehouse owners say their space is full to capacity and storage costs have soared by up to 25% in the past three months after a surge in Brexit-related inquiries.more

One of the UK's major bookmakers is to close nearly half its betting shops as it saw its profits tumble and braces for a hit from the Government's crackdown on fixed-odds betting terminals.more

Discount retailer Poundland has caused controversy with its latest Valentine's Day gift, a heart-shaped package with nothing in it.more

Sir James Dyson, the British billionaire inventor and outspoken Brexiter who called on the government to walk away from the EU without a deal, is moving the headquarters of his vacuum cleaner and hair dryer technology company to Singapore.more

HMV collapsed last month, its second administration in six years, risking 2,200 jobs at 125 stores. Sports Direct could not be reached for comment and administrators KPMG also declined to comment.more

With so many new things to think about, Lidl is trying to make it a little bit easier. The supermarket is giving away baby boxes filled with some essentials to help you or someone you know prepare for a new baby.more

A shopping centre in Kirkcaldy, Fife, is to be auctioned off with a reserve price of just £1 after it failed to attract enough tenants.more

Despite the struggling high street and competitors slashing prices, Primark sales rose over Christmas ans New Year - and now it's planning to open it's biggest ever UK store.more

So-called Brexit survival kits costing almost £300 are being sold ahead of the UK leaving the EU. The packs include enough freeze-dried food to last 30 days, a water filter and fire starting gel.more

The government is set to press ahead with minimum unit pricing for alcohol, despite previously indicating that the measure would be introduced at the same time as Northern Ireland.more

Poundland is selling proper engagement rings for the bargain price of £1.more

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