Supermarkets issue urgent recall for Aptamil multigrain banana and berry baby cereal

Supermarkets issue urgent recall for Aptamil multigrain banana and berry baby cereal because it may contain pieces of plastic By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 23:41 GMT, 10 November 2020 | Updated: 23:42 GMT, 10 November 2020 Supermarkets have issued an urgent recall for a popular baby cereal that might contain pieces of plastic.   Aptamil … Read more

Supermarkets return to rules of first lockdown 

Shoppers are grappling with yet more coronavirus measures today as supermarkets bring in safety marshals and traffic light systems as a new lockdown begins.  As the four-week winter lockdown sweeps across England, supermarkets have implemented swingeing safety measures as they remain the last vestiges open for customers – with non-essential retail forced to close. Asda is trialling … Read more

Couples and families are banned from shopping together at supermarkets

Supermarkets have reminded Britons that couples and families should not shop together in a bid to aid social distancing measures ahead of England’s new winter lockdown.   Supermarkets across the nation have reemphasised a raft of rules to keep shoppers safe ahead of the latest coronavirus lockdown, which comes into force in England at midnight tonight. Stores … Read more

Aldi and Sainsburys become the FIRST UK supermarkets to sell pink prosecco

Pink Prosecco will arrive on the shelves of UK supermarkets from next week after a change in Italian law allowed the sparkling wine to be made with Pinot Noir grapes for the first time. Both Sainsbury’s and Aldi will stock their own brand’s of Prosecco rosé from next week while PINK Prosecco, one of the … Read more

Welsh supermarkets ordered to only sell ‘essential goods’ during the country’s 17-day lockdown 

The return of the shopping trolley police: Welsh supermarkets are ordered to only sell ‘essential goods’ to customers during the country’s 17-day lockdown Stores being told that they are unable to sell items such as clothes to shoppers The controversial Welsh ‘firebreak’ lockdown runs from Friday until November 9  Many retailers being forced to shut … Read more

Supermarkets slash cost of basics in price battle to help the jobless this festive season 

Supermarkets slash cost of basics in price battle to help the jobless this festive season as coronavirus-linked unemployment rises Waitrose say it will cut prices of 200 own-label products by an average of 15% Meanwhile, Co-op is set to launch an ‘honest value’ range with up to 50 products It follows similar efforts by supermarkets, … Read more

Council in London claims it was told to ‘back off’ forcing supermarkets over masks

A London council has accused the Government of telling it to ‘back off’ from forcing supermarkets to make sure customers are wearing face masks.   Four retailers, Sainsbury’s, Lidl, Morrisons and B&M homeware stores, were handed warning notices by Barking and Dagenham council in east London after officials saw staff failing to enforce the rules.  After … Read more

Bulk-buy retailer Costco starts selling GOLD worth up to £24,500 in its supermarkets

Bulk-buy retailer Costco starts selling GOLD worth up to £24,500 in its supermarkets – but shoppers are warned to be wary because of violent price fluctuations Bulk-buy specialist Costco is now offering bars of gold for up to £24,500 a time  Experts warned people could be getting a poor deal after swings in gold market  … Read more

Supermarkets stock up on flour as Waitrose boss slams panic buyers

Shops have brought in extra stocks of flour to see fans of The Great British Bake Off through potential outbreaks of lockdown panic buying. The return of the popular TV programme is expected to inspire a new wave of enthusiasm for home baking. But fears of further lockdowns have raised the prospect of a shortage … Read more

Waitrose will close four supermarkets with loss of 124 jobs – but one will reopen as a Tesco in 2021

Waitrose will close four supermarkets with loss of 124 jobs – but one store will reopen as a Tesco in 2021 124 jobs will go as part of the supermarkets shake-up in December this year   Caldicot, Ipswich Corn Exchange and Shrewsbury Waitroses will close But Wolverhampton store will be sold – to top supermarket rival Tesco … Read more