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Aldi To Invest £1.3bn To Accelerate Growth In Britain

The British and Irish arm of German discount supermarket group Aldi will invest £1.3 billion ($1.8 billion) in its business over the next two years a...

Britain Has 10 Days To Save Christmas, Retail Sector Says

Britain's retail industry warned the government on Friday that unless it moves to alleviate an acute shortage of truckers in the next 10 days then signific...

Britain Tells Its Food Industry To Prepare For CO2 Price Shock

Britain warned its food producers to prepare for a 500% rise in carbon dioxide prices on Wednesday after extending emergency state support to avert a short...

More Brits Prefer Online Shopping Since Pandemic

About 70% of Britons say buying online and on mobile phones have become their preferred shopping methods, up from less than half prior to the coronavirus p...

Irish Shoppers Threw Away €365 Worth Of Food Each During Lockdowns, Research Shows

A new study conducted by Coyne Research on behalf of Aldi has found that Irish shoppers threw away almost €365 worth of food each during the Covid-19...

UK Retailers Extend Losing Streak In August

British retail sales unexpectedly fell again last month in what is now a record streak of monthly declines, official data showed on Friday, adding to conce...

John Lewis To Recruit 7,000 Temporary Workers For Christmas Season

British retailer the John Lewis Partnership plans to recruit 7,000 temporary workers for the Christmas trading period, 2,000 more than last...

Alcohol Consumption Fell By Almost 11% First Half Of 2021

New Revenue Clearance figures show that alcohol consumption fell by 10.8% in the first half of 2021 (January-June), compared with the same period last year...