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UK's Supreme Court Rules Against Mastercard, Visa In Retailers' Fees Battle

Britain's highest court has upheld an earlier Court of Appeal ruling that credit card companies Visa and Mastercard restricted competition in the way they...

Sausage Roll Supremo Greggs To Reopen 800 UK Stores

For Britons hankering for a Greggs sausage roll, the wait is nearly over after the firm confirmed plans to reopen 800 shops from Thursday. The UK baker,...

Bunzl Sees 6% Revenue Jump As Customers Stockpile Amid Pandemic

British business supplies distributor Bunzl forecast a 6% rise in revenue for the first half of the year as customers stockpiled its face masks,...

Visitors To UK Shops Remained More Than 80% Lower In May

The number of shoppers visiting Britain's high streets, retail parks and shopping centres in May was 81.6% lower that the same month a year ago as most non...

UK Grocer Morrisons' Pay Policy Opposed By 35% Of AGM Votes

British supermarket group Morrisons said it would engage with investors over its remuneration policy after it was opposed by more than one third of vo...

One Third Of UK Consumers Likely To Shop More Online Post COVID-19

One third of UK consumers say they will likely do more grocery shopping online once the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, a study by WPP agency Kinetic has f...

Ocado Boosts Firepower With £1bn Capital Raise

Ocado, the British online supermarket and technology group, plans to raise £1 billion (€1.1 billion), giving it more firepower to capitalise on...

Unilever To Merge Dual Legal Structure Under Single Entity

Consumer goods giant Unilever plans to merge its dual-headed legal structure under a single Britain-based parent company to give it more flexibility during...