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UK Supermarkets Secretly Squeeze Shoppers as Brexit Bites

U.K. grocers are finding creative ways of passing on Brexit-induced cost increases to consumers. If you’re shopping for candles or light bulbs, buyer...

SuperValu Back On Top In Ireland: Kantar Worldpanel

Irish retailer SuperValu has regained the title of Ireland’s leading grocer, having trailed Dunnes Stores for the past two months, reports...

U.K. Consumer Back In Spotlight As Wages, Inflation Diverge

U.K. consumers, touted by Mark Carney as a key to the economy’s performance, may find the squeeze on their pockets gets a little tighter this week....

Stores Closing At A Record Pace As Amazon Chews Up Retailers

The battered American retail industry took a few more lumps this week, with stores at both ends of the price spectrum preparing to close their doors. At...

How the Mighty Tesco Can Survive A Regulatory Wringer: Gadfly

The lengthy process of assessing whether Tesco Plc and Booker Group Plc's 3.6 billion-pound ($4.5 billion) merger is bad for competition is poised to kick...

Irish Court Rules In Favour Of Aldi Over Trademark Infringement

Ireland's Court of Appeals has ruled in favour of Aldi, in a case relating to a marketing campaign by rival chain Dunnes Stores, which the discounter said...

Pharmacy Giant Walgreens Boots Alliance Sees Sales Down 2.4%

Total sales at Walgreens Boots Alliance fell 2.4%, to $29.4 billion, in the second quarter of the year, according to a financial statement issued by the gr...

Convenience Seeking Post-Millennials To Overthrow Baby Boomers: IGD

A report from training and research agency IGD examining post-millennials (those born between 1992 and 1999) reveals how this generation is set to replace&...