Category: Retail industry

‘Wild west’: experts concerned by illegal promotion of weight-loss jabs in UK

Guardian review finds many online pharmacies flouting strict advertising rules that govern prescription-only drugsWeight-loss injections are being aggressively marketed to British consumers through often illegal promotions, in a...

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Average Briton causes 23 times more CO2 on Christmas Day, study reveals

Campaigners say consumption such as travel, gifts and food are destroying planet and the meaning of ChristmasWhether out of poverty or virtue, many of us spend much of the year reining in our appetites to save our pennies and...

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UK retailers accused of recruiting young shop workers without rights over Christmas

Lush and Gymshark among chains using apps promoted by TikTok influencers to take on gig economy assistants lacking basic protections, say unionsUnions have accused high-street retailers of drafting in young gig economy store...

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Mohamed Al Fayed’s victims call for Harrods boycott

More than 400 alleged victims of ex-Harrods owner have come forward, lawyers for survivors’ group sayFormer Harrods staff who were sexually abused by Mohamed Al Fayed have called for a boycott of the luxury store as it was...

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Packaging tax will raise price of many everyday items, say UK firms

Cost of soft drinks, beer and kettles likely to increase as a result of scheme that shifts recycling fees to producersUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesA new packaging tax to fund...

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