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NewsGoogle Maps to show live UK fuel prices at the pump
The AA has hailed Google Maps’ live fuel price feature as a ‘massive step forward’ for drivers
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NewsM&S kicks off hunt for 11,000 Christmas workers
Recruits will receive M&S’s entry-level national pay rate of £13.41 an hour, the third-highest offered by a major UK grocer after Aldi and Lidl
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NewsKen Murphy defends Tesco’s CPI negotiations stance
Tesco is determined to prevent ‘unjustified’ cost price increases
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NewsTeapigs owner Tata taps THG Ingenuity to grow direct-to-consumer channel
The partnership would result in a ‘seamless, premium online shopping experience for consumers’ THG Ingenuity said
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NewsTesco nudges profit guidance higher despite ‘uncertain backdrop’
UK like-for-like sales slowed from 1.8% in the first quarter to grow just 1.5% in the first half
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NewsLavazza unveils ‘capsule-free’ Tablì coffee system
The innovation combines a dedicated coffee machine and single-use tabs made without coating or binders
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NewsBoots owner agrees $9bn sale to Weston family
The deal includes Boots’ retail operations in the UK and Ireland, Boots Opticians, its No7 Beauty Company, and its Thailand and franchised businesses
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NewsSausage brand Triples launches ‘Porky’ sausages
Available in ‘Porky’ flavour, the high-protein (29g per pack) and ‘natural gluten-free’ sausages contain 85% British, Red Tractor assured pork
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NewsPowerful food companies ‘profiting from keeping labour cheap’, study finds
A new report by thinktank IPES-Food claims labour exploitation in the global food sector is ‘worsening’
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NewsGLP-1 drugs have little impact on family meal choices
Parents taking GLP-1 weight-loss drugs such as Mounjaro or Wegovy are adapting their own eating habits rather than overhauling what their families eat, according to new Mumsnet research
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NewsBooths sales and basket spend rise despite ‘challenging market’
For the year to 28 March 2026, sales rose by 0.6% to £324.8m at the upmarket retailer
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NewsLidl investing £75m in loyalty offers between now and Christmas
Lidl said it had already ploughed £400m in price cuts and promotions this year as it announced the new investment today
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NewsBoots launches hunt for 6,000 Christmas recruits
The health & beauty retailer is promising opportunities for people at all stages of their careers
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NewsSt Ewe Free Range Eggs launches ‘For the Love of Egg’ campaign
Launching ahead of World Egg Day on 9 October, it celebrates egg lovers and ‘their everyday rituals’
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NewsDrink Tank conference to help identify the next big innovation in drinks
Shortlisted suppliers will have the chance to present on stage to the conference audience
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NewsSainsbury’s upgrades app with AI-powered basket builder
Shoppers can build online baskets by taking photos of handwritten lists or entering prompts like ‘ingredients for a spaghetti bolognese’
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NewsSimple Online Pharmacy rapped by regulator over weight-loss pill ads
Ads for prescription-only medicine are by banned under the Committee of Advertising Practice Code
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NewsCo-op Wholesale drops Peckish to focus on Snappy Shopper
Peckish launched in February 2025, backed by a £1m first-year investment, and had ambitious plans to sign up more than 1,000 independent stores within 12 months
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NewsChallenges across policy, costs and weather dampening farmer confidence
McCain Foods GB&I’s second annual Farmdex report found more than eight in 10 farmers (86%) say policy uncertainty is negatively affecting their farm, while three in four (74%) report increasingly unpredictable weather is making it harder to manage their farm effectively
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NewsMarkets have absorbed initial Iran shock better than feared, analysis shows
Healthier business in the finance and tech industries supported a recovery in the third quarter, after the Middle East conflict threatened supply chains, energy prices and raw material supplies in the summer