The Brexiteer chairman of JD Wetherspoon on Wednesday revealed his pubs chain will stop selling Jägermeister and French brandies ahead of Britain leaving the EU.more
The John Lewis Partnership has revealed half-year profits crashed 98.8% as it battled against "challenging times" and the most promotional market for nearly a decade. The owner of the department store chain and supermarket Waitrose posted underlying pre-tax profits of £1.2 million for the six months to July 28.more
If a company sells goods across the EU, but changes the composition of products depending on the country, it can not use the same brand and identically identifiable packaging, so as not to be misleadable - the European Parliament said on Thursday.more
The owner of Cadbury is stockpiling chocolates, biscuits and ingredients to prepare for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, it has been reported. With the deadline for withdrawal from the EU edging ever closer, the prospect of no deal has left businesses across the country preparing for a hard Brexit. more
Downing Street is refusing to consider proposals to have EU officials stationed at British ports serving Ireland, intended as part of a solution to the problem of the Irish border after Brexit.more
Greggs has its first bakery in Cornwall - but it won't be selling Cornish pasties. The bakery chain has decided not to sell pasties because they don't want to upset the locals.more
To the untrained eye, it may just be a 70-metre long Perspex tunnel. However those in the know have described it as 'stunning', 'a must-see' and a 'significant piece of modern vernacular architecture.'more
In a case with echoes of the 2013 horse meat scandals, a fifth of meat sample tests last year discovered 'unspecified' DNA, new figures have revealed.more
Kathleen McDonagh, aged 24, of 1 Inchera Close, Mahon, Cork, denies the charge of damaging the item at Tesco, Mahon Point Shopping Centre. The case was listed for hearing yesterday before Judge Mary Dorgan.more
Dublin has the fewest pubs in the country per head of population, according to the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI). Their figures show there is one pub in the capital for every 1,743 people with 1,477 fewer pubs in the whole country last year than in 2005, representing a 17.1% drop across the country.more
Thousands of people in the UK were charged twice for debit card payments. The error occurred due to an issue with a particular card terminal run by Cardnet, a joint venture between Lloyds Bank and First Data.more
Poczta Polska and Allegro expand their cooperation in Allegro Delivery project - PP's press office informed. As added, sellers can use the parcel delivery offer to the address indicated.more
A ban on selling halogen lightbulbs comes into force this weekend as part of a Europe-wide move to improve energy efficiency and cut carbon emissions.more
The head of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, said that the EU would respond appropriately if US President Donald Trump withdrew his promise not to impose duties on cars from Europe. Media point to a renewed increase in tension between the Union and the United States.more
