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UK Inflation Falls As Shoppers Turn Cautious In Virus Crisis

Britain's inflation rate dropped in March when oil prices tumbled and the coronavirus crisis escalated, official data showed on Wednesday, with a fall in c...

Morrisons Launches Food Boxes For Ramadan

UK retailer Morrisons has launched food boxes for Ramadan containing traditional items and staples including dates and chicken breast fillets. It is par...

Premier Foods Sees Profit At Top End Of Market Estimates

Premier Foods has said that it expects annual trading profit to be at the top end of market expectations, as the coronavirus pandemic fuelled a short-term...

Refresco Sees Irregular Demand Due To COVID-19 In Q1

Soft drink bottler Refresco has said in a trading update that demand across its customer base has been irregular in the first quarter of its financial year...

UK Sees ‘Historic Drop’ In Retail Sales In March: BRC-KPMG

Retail sales in the UK decreased by 4.3% in the five weeks to 4 April, compared to a drop of 1.8% in the same period last year, according to the latest dat...

UK Consumer Confidence Declines Significantly In March 2020: IGD

Consumer confidence in the UK declined significantly in March 2020, with the IGD Shopper Confidence Index declining four points to its lowest level since S...

Morrisons Gives Discount to Health Workers Battling Coronavirus

Morrisons, Britain's fourth biggest supermarket group, said it is giving National Health Service (NHS) workers a 10% discount to support them through the c...

British Baker Greggs Taps Government Finance To Get Through Coronavirus Crisis

British baker Greggs, whose shops have been shuttered by the coronavirus emergency, has secured credit from a government support scheme to meet its liquidi...