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People with coeliac disease say inflation and shrinking ranges are making food staples unaffordableGluten-free versions of everyday staples such as bread and biscuits are becoming a luxury, with shoppers complaining…
May 30, 2026
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Burberry group
Company, which paid boss Joshua Schulman £4m in year to March, becomes latest to extend deadline to become carbon neutralBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of Burberry could earn up…
May 28, 2026
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European Commission
European Commission finds shoppers on Chinese website very likely to find unsafe items and imposes €200m penaltyEU regulators have fined the Chinese shopping website Temu €200m (£173m) for failing to…
May 28, 2026
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Consumer affairs
Of 11 seasonal items in Guardian price comparison, six hit highest price in last three months, with some nearly doubling in price in last weekThe heatwave has triggered a surge…
May 27, 2026
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Retail industry
UK private equity investor with reputation for hard-nosed restructuring says it is backing existing managementFlying Tiger is the latest retailer to be snapped up by Modella Capital, the British investment…
May 27, 2026
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Lidl
German-owned discounter’s sales rise 8.8% year on year as households seek ways to keep bills downLidl has overtaken Morrisons to become the fifth largest grocer in Great Britain as its…
May 27, 2026
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Kingfisher
DIY chain owner Kingfisher is top FTSE 100 riser as it sticks to full-year profit outlook Business live – latest updatesA wet and cold Easter hit sales of barbecues and…
May 26, 2026
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Economics
Peer’s comments come as Milburn report is likely to find government has failed to tackle youth unemploymentBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of Next has sounded the alarm about a…
May 26, 2026
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Retail industry
Data shows even if Iran war ends, shop price inflation on rise, while only 16% of firms left unscathed by conflictHigher prices could persist over the summer even if ceasefire…
May 26, 2026
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Retail industry
Exclusive: Research shows cost of crime for each affected business was on average £83,000 in past yearNine in 10 retailers based in rural locations have been victims of crime in…
May 25, 2026
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Supermarkets
Retailers such as M&S need not worry – the UK is not in a state of emergency and competition is clearly workingCall for food price caps ‘preposterous’, says M&S boss“Completely…
May 20, 2026
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