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Just like the temperatures across the country, prices of popular supermarket ice creams have rocketed up in the past year with some brands seeing as much as a 15% rise in cost

Environmental campaigners have made a formal complaint to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over the way scampi is marketed by supermarkets

The rate that prices are rising in shops across the country has returned to 'normal' levels, according to an influential retail group

The new offence will carry a maximum sentence of six months' imprisonment or an unlimited fine, the same sentence for the existing offence of common assault

Investors have been in positive spirits in recent months, particularly after Tesco upgraded its profit targets in a post-Christmas trading update

A meat processing plant owned by Kepak, in Merthyr Tydfil, that serves UK supermarket giants including Aldi and Tesco is being probed by the Welsh Retail Consortium over contamination claims

Retailers have suffered poor retail sales due to the wet weather with toy sales the only bright spot as parents tried to keep their children entertained indoors

When inflation is higher, it means costs are rising faster compared to the same time last year and today's shows that prices are still rising in shops but at a much lower level than they were

Yorkshire Tea and Tetley Tea are both looking at the impact of disruption on their supplies for supermarkets after attacks in the Red Sea

The British Retail Consortium's annual survey found that violence and abuse against shop workers spiked last year with about 1,300 incidents a day

New figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) found a 50% increase in assaults and abuse of shop workers as it slammed the Government's "woefully inadequate" action

Supermarket cautions shoppers in some stores that there are "nationwide" problems which could impact the availability of black tea

Sainsbury's has warned shoppers there are nationwide supply issues which could impact the availability of black tea - but retail bosses have said the problems are temporary

Easing inflation and weak consumer demand saw total retail sales across the UK rise by just 1.2%, a plunge from the year-on-year growth of 4.2% seen in the same month in 2023, according to new data

Karlton Donaghey was given the balloon Hoppings funfair in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and tried to "pretend he was a dinosaur and surprise his family" and sadly died in June 2022

Supermarket chains including Sainsbury's and Teso have been spotted putting security tags on grub for pets while experts warn the UK is in the middle of a shoplifting epidemic

Ahead of the Boxing Day sales, analysis of Government figures shows more than one in eight offenders who will be spared jail under Tory reforms committed theft from shops

Consumer watchdog Which? has explained the reason for the increase as retail experts said shoppers need to be savvy when it comes to buying treats

Shoppers have been told to beware of supermarkets watering down mulled wine this Christmas, while the price of mince pies and pigs and blankets are also on the rise

Joseph Tait went on a £2,500 spree where he stole meat and cheese from two of the retail giant's stores, resulting in a court ban from all UK shops owned by the group

Till operators and shelf stackers at the discount chain report being bombarded with verbal abuse, physically threatened and even spat at, so bosses have stepped into help

Products targeted at one South London Tesco include 0.5% Brewdog Punk IPA and alcohol-free spirits like Martini Vibrante and Tanqueray Sevilla gin

There were 365,164 offences in the year to June, up from 292,584 in the previous 12 months, prompting retailers and unions to urge the police to do more to tackle the menace

Companies will face a rise in their business rates payments next year, with experts warning it will 'undoubtedly be the final nail in the coffin'

Shadow Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood vows to tackle shoplifting as she told The Mirror how her family was racially abused as the till was stolen from their shop when she was younger