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A number of leading supermarkets have signed up to a controversial plan by the government to improve public health. The retailers have agreed to increase awareness of how many units of alcohol are contained in specific drinks as well as providing cash for programmes set up to tackle the problems associated with alcohol abuse. Andrew [...]
(Read More)14th Mar 11
Health organisations slam government alcohol plan
by Harry Oldfield
The government’s latest plans to encourage more responsible drinking have come under fire from a number of major health organisations. The deal involves the drinks industry agreeing to a number of promises including making sure that products are clearly labelled with unit alcohol content, a commitment to reducing the number of under-age drinkers and a [...]
(Read More)18th Feb 11
AA condemns high price of UK petrol
by Katie Naylor
Motoring group the AA is accusing petrol stations of ripping motorists off by not bothering to pass on the savings made by a drop in the wholesale price of fuel. In January, prices across Europe dropped by as much as 4.4 per cent to 121 pence per litre. However, in the UK, motorists were treated [...]
(Read More)15th Feb 11
UK high streets are outdated
by Harry Oldfield
Experts are warning that the UK’s high streets could soon be a thing of the past as the country changes its shopping habits. In the last year, the percentage of shops no longer in use rose to 14.5% from 12%. In some areas of the UK as many as one in every three shops has [...]
(Read More)9th Feb 11
Basic food items rise dramatically in price
by Harry Oldfield
The beginning of this year has brought with it more bad news for shoppers as the price of many basic food items displayed the highest month-on-month rise for half a decade. According to figures published by the British Retail Consortium, the cost of tinned food, packet food, pasta and bread shot up between December and [...]
(Read More)7th Feb 11
Scottish minister brands supermarkets barons of politics
by Natasha Redman
Scotland’s First Minister has launched an attack on the UK’s larger supermarkets after a bill to introduce heavier rates taxes on their properties was voted down by MSPs. Alex Salmond accused the supermarkets of having too much lobbying power and branded them the barons of politics. The so called Tesco-tax, suggested by the Scottish Nationalist [...]
(Read More)27th Jan 11
Supermarkets accused of pumping bacon with water
by Natasha Redman
A number of well known supermarkets are being accused of pumping their bacon with large quantities of water in order to increase the weight of the meat consumers are buying. Consumer Watchdog Which? accused Morrisons, Tesco, Waitrose and Sainsbury’s of selling bacon which was made up of at least 10 per cent in added water. [...]
(Read More)26th Jan 11
Marks and Spencer and Amex sweep credit card awards
by Natasha Redman
Marks & Spencer and American Express have come top of a poll for delivering outstanding customer service to their credit card customers. Both easily beat the high street banks at the Credit Card Customer Satisfaction Awards held by uSwitch. None of the traditional banks even managed to feature with M&S and Amex walking away as [...]
(Read More)18th Jan 11
Ministers permit supermarkets to continue selling budget alcohol
by Harry Oldfield
Ministers will announce tomorrow that a ban on cut-price alcohol sales will be restricted. The move will allow shops to continue selling beer for 38p a can and bottles of wine for just over £2. The revelation has sparked claims from health campaigners and publicans that alcohol will continue to be available for budget prices. [...]
(Read More)11th Jan 11
Supermarkets announce thousands of new jobs
by Paul Russell
Britain’s major supermarkets are all looking to create new jobs over the coming year as they increase floorspace and expand their number of outlets. In an attempt to grab a larger market share from Tesco and Asda, Sainsbury’s has said it will be creating some 20,000 new jobs over the next three years. This year [...]
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