Force companies to report their food waste, say leading UK retailers
More than 30 businesses have written to the environment secretary calling for mandatory reporting of wasted food
Promise of ‘glass skin’ drives surge in sales of K-beauty products in UK
South Korean skincare brands expected to follow country’s music, film and TV exports in becoming blockbusters
UK supermarkets not doing enough to tackle antibiotic misuse, report says
Findings come amid growing concerns about overuse of medicines in farm animals and rise of superbugs
Morrisons agrees £331m property deal on extra long leases to cut debt pile
Transaction will reportedly provide investment firm Song Capital with ground rent on 76 supermarkets for 45 years
Amazon UK pays corporation tax for first time since 2020
End of ‘super-deduction’ means Amazon UK Services paid £18.7m last year, as British arm raked in sales of £27bn
From 99p blouses to a fast-fashion giant: Primark’s 50 years on the UK high street
Fast fashion chain has brought catwalk trends at low prices – but faced criticism over cost to planet
Open sesame? Sainsbury’s and Tesco drop lids from pots of hummus
Unhappy shoppers complain of waste and inconvenience after peel-off film cover is introduced to reduce plastics use
Co-op chain turns to AI to identify criminals with weapons
Group to trial technology that can detect shoplifting and attacks on staff after losses from crime rose by almost 20% to £40m in six months
Phantom brands, ‘seasonal’ discounts and shrinkflation: the pricing tricks used by Australian supermarkets
Coles and Woolworths are accused of inflating prices – but those aren’t the only tactics hurting shoppers
US labor watchdog pressures Trader Joe’s to bargain with New York union
Company may be ordered to recognize union amid allegations employees were threatened during election
EU plant exporters turning backs on UK over post-Brexit border checks, says trade group
Trading relationships at ‘breaking point’ because of delays and costs, garden centres and nurseries warn
Kroger-Albertsons merger will increase costs for shoppers, says FTC chair
Lina Khan made remark on largest-ever US grocery merger, which FTC is seeking to block, on CBS’s 60 Minutes
Tesco’s Aldi price-matched products are not like for like, report says
Dozens of items at UK’s largest supermarket chain contain lower proportions of key ingredients than rival, BBC claims
‘It’s going to be messy’: the rise of the supersized sandwich in the UK
They pack colossal amounts of carbs and are impossible to eat on the go but the American-style XXL sarnie is filling sandwich shops with inventive offerings
Asda pays the price for big debt and turmoil in the boardroom
With its shelves emptying and its billionaire owners in retreat, the struggling retailer has had to call in its veteran chair as chief executive