Sainsbury’s and Tesco have banned couples and families from shopping together in a bid to aid social distancing measures ahead of England’s new winter lockdown. Supermarkets across the nation have reemphasised a raft of rules to keep shoppers safe ahead of the latest coronavirus lockdown, which comes into force in England at midnight tonight. Stores … Read more
Today, there may be a lack of children pounding your street in fancy dress and knocking on doors, asking: trick or treat? You may be relieved by that, or perhaps upset that you haven’t been able to throw a horror-themed bash given that it has fallen on a Saturday. Whether you love it or loathe … Read more
Pink Prosecco will arrive on the shelves of UK supermarkets from next week after a change in Italian law allowed the sparkling wine to be made with Pinot Noir grapes for the first time. Both Sainsbury’s and Aldi will stock their own brand’s of Prosecco rosé from next week while PINK Prosecco, one of the … Read more
The return of the shopping trolley police: Welsh supermarkets are ordered to only sell ‘essential goods’ to customers during the country’s 17-day lockdown Stores being told that they are unable to sell items such as clothes to shoppers The controversial Welsh ‘firebreak’ lockdown runs from Friday until November 9 Many retailers being forced to shut … Read more
Furious Scottish landlords are today calling on Nicola Sturgeon to ban alcohol sales in supermarkets and off-licences as the nation’s hospitality chiefs launch legal action against Covid-19 restrictions imposed on the trade by Holyrood. Don Lawson, owner of the Inverness bar Johnny Foxes, proposed the drastic measure to preserve the ‘livelihoods of hundreds of thousands … Read more
Furious Scottish landlords are today calling on Nicola Sturgeon to ban alcohol sales in supermarkets and off-licences as the nation’s hospitality chiefs launch legal action against Covid-19 restrictions imposed on the trade by Holyrood. Don Lawson, owner of the Inverness bar Johnny Foxes, proposed the drastic measure to preserve the ‘livelihoods of hundreds of thousands … Read more
Supermarkets slash cost of basics in price battle to help the jobless this festive season as coronavirus-linked unemployment rises Waitrose say it will cut prices of 200 own-label products by an average of 15% Meanwhile, Co-op is set to launch an ‘honest value’ range with up to 50 products It follows similar efforts by supermarkets, … Read more
Avocados linked to violence, rape and deadly beatings: British owners of vast Kenyan farm supplying UK supermarkets are sued for human rights abuses over brutal attacks on locals Guards working at Kenyan food firm Kakuzi facing 79 claims of extreme violence Allegations including battering a young man to death and raping 10 women Kent-based parent company Camellia is being … Read more
A London council has accused the Government of telling it to ‘back off’ from forcing supermarkets to make sure customers are wearing face masks. Four retailers, Sainsbury’s, Lidl, Morrisons and B&M homeware stores, were handed warning notices by Barking and Dagenham council in east London after officials saw staff failing to enforce the rules. After … Read more
Bulk-buy retailer Costco starts selling GOLD worth up to £24,500 in its supermarkets – but shoppers are warned to be wary because of violent price fluctuations Bulk-buy specialist Costco is now offering bars of gold for up to £24,500 a time Experts warned people could be getting a poor deal after swings in gold market … Read more