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UK Regulator To Review Supermarket Loyalty Scheme Prices

Britain's antitrust regulator said it would launch a review of loyalty scheme pricing by supermarkets, such as Tesco's Clubcard and Sainsbury's Nectar...

Britain's M&S To Hire 10,000 Workers For Christmas Season

British clothing and food retailer Marks & Spencer said on Monday that it plans to recruit 10,000 temporary workers for the Christmas season, a more th...

British Consumers Curb Their Shopping In Rainy July

British retailers reported a bigger-than-expected drop in sales in July as heavy rain put off shoppers who are also feeling the hit from high inflatio...

Iceland Foods Joins UK Supermarket Rivals In Cutting Prices

Iceland Foods on Tuesday became the latest supermarket group in Britain to announce food price cuts.

Britain's M&S The Latest Supermarket To Cut Prices

Marks & Spencer on Monday became the latest supermarket group in Britain to cut food prices, adding to signs that a surge in inflation is set to abate.

Retail And Films Drive Modest Growth In UK Economy

Retailers and the film industry helped Britain's economy inch higher in April.

AB Foods To Boost Agri-Food Unit With £48m Bolt-On

Associated British Foods, the owner of Primark (which trades as Penneys in Ireland) and major sugar, foods and ingredients businesses.

UK Regulator Clears Asda And Rival Co-Op's Fuel Deal

Britain's competition regulator said on Tuesday it had cleared supermarket group Asda's £611 million acquisition of Co-operative Group's Arthur Foods...