4 h. ago Tesco confirms huge change affecting 2,000 supermarket stores from this month

The Entertainer will launch in 2010 in Tesco Express stores across the UK, and will be offering customers the chance to pick up products ranging from the latest crazes to its seasonal toy lines.

Economics

1 week ago Budget supermarket chain closing store this month as shoppers 'gutted'

Aldi will say goodbye to its branch in Llanelli, Wales, on April 27 - it means shoppers will have to visit the next nearest branch in Trostre Road, which is around 1.5miles away

Economics

1 week ago Fashion chain New Look to shut another store this month after string of closures

The New Look branch - situated in Broadway Shopping Centre - has recently launched a major closing-down sale with prices cut by up to 70%

Politics

1 week ago WH Smith reveals 10 stores will close including one in Greater Manchester

The closures come after the retailer revealed last month that their high-street stores would undergo a rebrand

Politics

2 w. ago Major fashion chain River Island closing two stores this month in blow to high street

The Facebook post confirming the closure also announced that there would be a major closing down sale in the lead-up to its final day, with the fashion chain slashing prices across all of its ranges by up to 30%

Politics

2 w. ago Full list of Morrisons stores closing next week amid widespread cuts

Morrisons announced last month the shock closure of 17 stores and 52 of their cafes across the UK, with supermarkets suffering due to rapidly rising prices, see below for next week's closures

Politics

2 w. ago Morrisons confirms exact date 17 convenience stores will shut for good

The supermarket chain announced last month that it was going to close 52 of its in-store cafes and 17 of its smaller convenience stores as part of a major overhaul

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2 w. ago Morrisons is giving away free food to families in 396 stores this month

The supermarket has announced the return of their “incredibly popular” breakfast scheme

Society

2 w. ago The month you are born influences how your body stores fat, study finds

People conceived in colder months may end up with lower BMI

Politics

2 w. ago Store closures: major retail shops closing in April 2025 as high street struggles

High street retailers are facing tough times, with big names closing stores this month 🛍️

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2 w. ago That's one way to turn back the clock David! Beckham takes a visit to Kim Kardashian's shapewear store Skims in LA ahead of his 50th

David Beckham was seen at the Skims store in LA on Thursday - ahead of his 50th birthday next month. 

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3 w. ago China’s Xi urges global CEOs to protect trade supply chains; UK’s 2024 growth revised higher – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsToday’s UK national accounts data also shows that people stashed away more of their money into savings at the end of last year.The household saving ratio, which measure the proportion of income that is saved, rose to 12% in October-December 2024, up from 10.3% in the third quarter of last year.One bright spot was the impressive 1.9% q/q (CE forecast 0.7% q/q) rise in consumers’ real incomes in Q4. The 4.2% rise in 2024 as a whole suggests households experienced the strongest real income growth in nine years.With consumer spending hardly rising, at 12.0% in Q4 (up from 10.3% in Q3), the saving rate remains unusually high, suggesting households are choosing to save rather than spend the bulk of those gains.Non-food stores – the total of department, clothing, household and other non-food stores – rose by 3.1% over the month. This put monthly sales volumes at their highest level since March 2022.“The exceptional volatility in rec...

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