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Retailers' Early US Back-To-School Sales Hasten Peak Ocean Shipping Season

Retailers Walmart, Target and Shein kicked off back-to-school sales early to stop Amazon.com's Prime Day event from siphoning US sales of backpacks and lap...

Morrisons Partners With Sea Forest To Curb Agricultural Emissions

Morrisons has announced an exclusive partnership with Sea Forest and Myton Food Group as part of its efforts to reach net-zero emissions from its directly...

South Africa Finds High Prices, Lack Of Competition In Its Fresh Produce Market

South Africa's competition watchdog has uncovered barriers to entry, distorted competition and price mark-ups in its fresh produce market, according to a p...

Walmart Opposes NY Plan To Add Panic Buttons To Stores

Retail giant Walmart says it is against putting panic buttons in stores – a move that the New York legislature wants to require under a new law aimed...

New Brexit Border Checks Could Stifle Fine Food Imports From EU, Warn Sellers

EU exporters of chilled and frozen meat, fish, cheese, dairy products and some cut flowers have had to present health certificates, signed off by a vet or...

UK Retail Sales Rise After 10 Months Of Falls, CBI Says

British retail sales edged up in March after falling in the previous 10 months but stores expect sales volumes to slip again in April.

Tesco Loses Appeal In Lidl Yellow Circle Branding Case

Britain's biggest retailer Tesco has lost an appeal against a ruling that it infringed German discount supermarket Lidl's trademark over the use of a...