Supermarket sweet! The most sugary festive desserts revealed – with Asda’s Christmas pudding containing more than a can of Coke and a serving of Sainsbury’s sticky toffee pudding HALF of your daily intake Jack and Beyond revealed worst sugar offenders when it come to festive dessert Analysed nutritional contents of tasty treats across the UK’s main … Read more
Shoppers in Wales have been left outraged after supermarkets cordoned off non-essential items days before Christmas under the country’s shock Covid crackdown. Pictures today emerged of Sainsbury’s in Pontypridd which blocked off non-essential sections of the store using large red barricades. Sainsbury’s say the items – including clothing and Christmas decorations – are blocked off … Read more
Over the weekend millions will push a laden trolley along the Covid-compliant one-way system of a supermarket, stocking up for Christmas and against possible Brexit shortages. Determined to celebrate despite the odds, the British are forecast to spend £12billion in supermarkets this month, £1.5billion more than last year, says retail consultancy Kantar. A record amount … Read more
Supermarkets set for £12bn Xmas bonanza: Families to spend £387m every day By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:53 GMT, 8 December 2020 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 8 December 2020 Supermarkets are set for a £12billion Christmas shopping bonanza as families stuck at home splash out record sums on food and drink. The … Read more
Global ginger shortage could last until FEBRUARY as China’s struggling harvest season is only just starting – but UK supermarkets vow to meet festive demand from British bakers Poor ginger harvest in China could result in shortages until February next year Pandemic saw a rise in demand as suppliers in Brazil and Peru couldn’t keep … Read more
Tesco and Asda ‘charge more for almost identical food being sold by Lidl and Aldi but under different labels’ Tesco is charging £2.65 (£3.40 per 100g) for its Finest Parma Ham, for example Lidl has priced its Deluxe Prosciutto at £1.99 (£2.21 per 100g) – a saving of more than a third, according to C4 … Read more
Four supermarkets still resisting calls to hand back pandemic tax breaks despite seeing boom in sales By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 4 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 4 December 2020 Four supermarkets are still resisting widespread calls to hand back pandemic tax breaks despite seeing a boom in sales. … Read more
Supermarkets are the most common ‘exposure setting’ for Covid as official data shows 20% of patients had visited one in the week before testing positive Public Health England said supermarkets were linked to the most positive cases They examined data on check-ins using the NHS app to 16 different locations But experts today said the … Read more
Supermarkets are the most common ‘exposure setting’ for Covid as official data shows 20% of patients had visited one in the week before testing positive Public Health England said supermarkets were linked to the most positive cases They examined data on check-ins using the NHS app to 16 different locations But experts today said the … Read more
The UK’s largest supermarket chains are set to benefit from almost £2 billion in business rate tax breaks this year despite sales soaring during the pandemic. It comes after Sainsbury’s and Tesco both paid millions to shareholders in dividend payouts despite accepting state support in the form of business rates relief for the 2020-21 financial … Read more