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Calls for more police action as violence and abuse towards retail staff doubles

Last year, 100 retail cheif executives wrote to 41 Police and Crime Commissioners to report their concern for the rise in crime.

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

Shop prices hit record high – again – and show no signs of falling

Food prices continue to rise despite overall inflation cooling in recent months

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

Shop price inflation reaches record high, figures show

Shop prices are now 8.4% higher than they were a year ago, up from an 8% increase in January, according to the BRC-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index.

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

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Spanish and African weather blamed for vegetable shortage at city supermarkets

City supermarkets have been left struggling to fill their fresh fruit and veg shelves due to “difficult weather conditions” in southern Europe and Northern Africa. The city’s MSP, Evelyn Tweed, was contacted by constituents who raised concerns over

Daily Record · Feb 23, 2023

Tomatoes and peppers in short supply as shoppers report empty shelves in supermarkets including Tesco and Aldi

Customers hit out at empty veg and salad shelves as experts blame bad weather in growing areas and the cost of living crisis

Chronicle Live · Feb 23, 2023

Why are there so many empty shelves in UK supermarkets right now?

“WHAT the heck is going on?” That question has summed up the concerns of many people across the UK as they head to their local shops only to…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 20, 2023

Some addiction treatment centers turn big profits by scaling back care

Near the end of his scheduled three-month stay at a rehab center outside Austin, Texas, Daniel McKegney was forced to tell his father in North Carolina that he needed more time and more money, he recently recalled.

Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2023

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UK shoppers rein in spending despite sales as cost of living crisis takes toll

British Retail Consortium says sales growth slowed in January amid soaring costs for energy and food

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023

Retailers suffer disappointing January as consumers brace for more bill rises

Total UK retail sales increased by 4.2% in January, less than half the 11.9% rise seen a year earlier, according to the BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor.

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Addiction treatment, bare-bones style

Charging high fees without guaranteeing access to evidence-based care is common in the addiction treatment industry

Salon · Feb 1, 2023

Warning food inflation not yet peaked as shop prices reach record high

‘Simply no way’ for those on the breadline to keep up with rocketing costs, poverty campaigners warn

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

Christmas and World Cup help UK retail sales rise in December

Total sales for the month increased by 6.9% compared with a year earlier despite cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2023

Tesco vows to price-lock thousands of products until Easter to help with cost of living

Tesco says its price locks go “hand-in-hand” with its Aldi Price Match, Tesco Clubcard deals, and its own-brand products to help its customers with the rising cost of food

Daily Mirror · Jan 4, 2023

Cash payments halved in a year as shoppers turned to cards in pandemic

Lockdowns and online shopping meant that consumers changed their habits

Wales Online · Dec 9, 2022

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The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022

‘Cash use plunged in 2021 as shoppers turned to cards’

Cash usage fell to just 15% of all transactions in 2021, down from 30% in 2020, according to the BRC.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2022

UK retailers boosted by November sales of winter coats and hot water bottles

Total sales rose by 4% but figures were helped by inflation masking lower volumes, says BRC

Daily Mirror · Nov 30, 2022

Which foods are rocketing in price and why - as prices go up by faster than inflation

Supermarket shoppers are grappling with increased prices for their groceries, with soaring food costs due to the war in Ukraine, high fuel prices, bird flu and more

Daily Mirror · Nov 30, 2022

Food inflation surges to record 12.4% - as price of meat, eggs and dairy all rise

New figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) show food inflation hit 12.4% in the year to November - up from 11.6% and the highest rate since BRC records began

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022

Bulb Energy takeover by Octopus cleared; anger over HSBC branch closures; food inflation at record – as it happened

The UK’s sale of collapsed Bulb Energy to Octopus Energy will go ahead after it was approved by a London judge this afternoon

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

Food inflation surges to 12.4% amid predictions of ‘increasingly bleak’ winter

Fresh food prices are now 14.3% higher than last November, driven by the cost of meat, eggs and dairy.

Autosport · Nov 12, 2022

WTCR Bahrain: Michelisz wins race 2 as Azcona closes in on title

Norbert Michelisz came from seventh on the partially reversed grid to win the World Touring Car Cup's second Bahrain race, as BRC Hyundai team-mate Mikel Azcona closed on the title.

Autosport · Nov 2, 2022

Routec Racing and RAW Motorsports come out on top in Birkett Six Hour Relay

Handicap victory in the annual Birkett Six Hour Relay at Silverstone went the way of Routec Racing, as RAW Motorsports came home first in the scratch. While in the British Rally Championship, Ruairi Bell secured his first win on the Cambrian Rally

Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2022

Food price rises set to get worse, warns supermarket boss

A supermarket boss has warned that food price rises will “get worse” as the Bank of England prepares to hike interest rates to tackle soaring inflation.

Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2022

Food inflation soars to record 11.6% as energy costs hit producers

Overall shop prices are now 6.6% higher than they were this time last year, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Nielsen Shop Price Index.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022

Shipping giant Maersk warns of looming global recession; eurozone factory slump deepens – as it happened

AP Møller-Maersk says Ukraine war, Europe’s energy crisis and high inflation are hitting demand, as it forecasts lower demand for containers

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