Appointment marks a rapid political transformation for a former Tory donor and potential candidate for MPThe formerly Conservative-supporting boss of the supermarket Iceland is to be made a Labour peer when the party appoints...
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Read MoreHouseholds would ‘inevitably feel the impact’ of a surtax on business rates, say retailers in letter to the chancellorFood prices in the UK could climb even further if the chancellor raises taxes on supermarkets at...
Read MoreNo-frills supermarket reports sales rise as Food and Drink Federation says price inflation may hit 5.7%Business live – latest updatesThe UK boss of Aldi has said shoppers could face higher food prices if the government...
Read MoreDiscounter to invest in keeping prices down and putting more staff on the shop floor as it reports drop in salesBusiness live – latest updatesNew business taxes mean that “the consumer is feeling it” as...
Read MoreAgreement reached to ‘slash red tape’ on food products, in exchange for extended EU access to fishing watersUK politics live – latest updatesA landmark deal clinched between the UK and EU to remove checks on...
Read MoreRetailers and food producers offer to help efforts reduce ‘unnecessary red tape’ costing industry billions of poundsMore than a dozen of Britain’s biggest retailers and food producers, including Marks &...
Read MoreMutual reports increase from £28m to £161m, but says ministers ‘layering costs’ on retailers could hit high streetsThe Co-operative Group plans to open at least a further 120 grocery shops this year after...
Read MorePrices of some chocolate products have risen by 50% in a year while many have also shrunk in size, Which? reportsShoppers are shelling out for smaller eggs this Easter as shrinkflation takes a bite out of the favourite seasonal...
Read MoreExclusive: about one in five offers involve meat and dairy and one in ten processed meat despite known health risksSupermarkets are using multibuy promotional deals to encourage shoppers to buy meat and processed meat, despite...
Read MoreBill is likely to include measures such as ending ‘exploitative’ zero-hours contracts and changes to sick payBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe boss of Tesco has called on...
Read MoreExclusive: Several sent home for slow fruit picking face debts as watchdog investigates alleged illegal feesIndonesian workers who paid thousands of pounds to travel to Britain and pick fruit at a farm supplying most big...
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