France Why France is ordering supermarkets to hike the price of Nutella Given the 'gilets jaunes' protests, this could prove to be controversial. 31/01/2019
United Kingdom Scottish artist tackles consumer culture with new exhibit in London Surrealist artist and fashion designer Philip Colbert's talks about how his new show that tackles everything from consumer culture, climate change to social media 17/12/2018
World Where are the cheapest and most expensive countries in the EU? Which EU countries will your money go the furthest in, and how do prices for goods and services compare to wages? 27/08/2018
View All Europeans deserve the same quality of consumer goods | View Why I'm fighting for consumers in all EU countries to have access to the same quality food and other consumer products no matter where they shop. 25/06/2018
world news Marks and Spencer to close 100 stores Marks and Spencer to close 100 stores by 2022 22/05/2018
Switzerland Lidl offers locally grown Cannabis to Swiss shoppers Lidl high? The German supermarket giant Lidl is now offering locally grown cannabis in its Swiss stores. 03/05/2018
Austria Are parents being tricked into buying children’s shoes more often? A survey in Austria found the overwhelming majority of children’s shoes are shorter than advertised. It’s prompted researchers to speculate if it’s a deliberate ploy by manufacturers to get parents to buy more often. 10/04/2018
USA Museum of failure starts 1st US tour in Los Angeles Swedish collection comes to Hollywood to show off the near-misses or downright lost causes of creative capitalism. 09/03/2018
economy CES 2018 sees more robots in the home, in cars & in our leisure time World's biggest Consumer Electronics jamboree kicks off in Las Vegas. 08/01/2018
world news How much does it cost to repair an iPhone X screen in your country? iPhone X screen cracked already? Here's how much it will cost to have it repaired in your country. 05/11/2017
USA Texas store apologises after bottled water offered for €35 in storm aftermath Best Buy said offering cases of bottle water for inflated prices was an isolated incident. 30/08/2017
United Kingdom UK ups pressure on EU to move Brexit talks onto trade The British government repeats calls for talks with Brussels to move onto trade, as new position papers include a proposal for goods and services to be treated together. 21/08/2017
world news Nestle remove the walnuts from their whips. They must be nuts! Nestle remove the walnuts from their popular walnut whips. 17/08/2017
brussels bureau President Juncker agrees on right to food equality European Commission President Juncker agrees with Slovak PM over food quality disparity between EU members states 27/07/2017
corporate Battle for the bottle: cork fights back Cork producers turn to high tech to win back customers who changed to screw caps and plastic stoppers. 09/05/2017
Cuba Communist Cuba opens luxury shopping mall in Havana The five-storey Manzana de Gomez centre is an example of Cuba's opening up to the West - and illustrates its need for tourist revenue. 09/05/2017
economy Europeans shop till they drop in February February was a good month for fashion as Europeans bought clothers by the bundle boosting the overall retail sales figures beyond expectations. 04/04/2017
India Washing machine in India launched with "curry" function A company has unveiled a washing machine specifically catered to the Indian market. It has a curry stain washing function 10/03/2017
USA Starbucks' customer support 'wanes' after CEO's refugee hiring promise Customer support for Starbucks has waned in recent weeks as customers negatively react to the coffee giant's promise to hire thousands of refugees 10/03/2017
economy Prices spike in Spain but government says it's temporary Spanish inflation hit 3 percent in February compared to the same month in 2016. The government said that was temporary and energy costs will decline. 27/02/2017
corporate Kraft drops Unilever bid US food giant Kraft has dropped its plan to buy the UK-based Unilever. 20/02/2017
United Kingdom UK vegetable shortage leads to rationing Severe weather in southern Spain has led to a shortage of lettuce, broccoli, courgettes and aubergines. Supermarkets are rationing stocks to help deal with the problem 03/02/2017
corporate Samsung blames faulty batteries for Galaxy Note 7 fires Faulty batteries have been blamed by South Korean tech giant Samsung for fires that forced the withdrawal of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. 23/01/2017
economy Eurozone inflation heads up Eurozone consumer prices rose more than expected in December, up 1.1 percent year-on-year but core inflation rose only slightly. 04/01/2017
economy Glitter garbage Trump makes Christmas trees great again Trump makes Christmas trees great again 24/11/2016
corporate Samsung recalls millions of dangerous washing machines After the problems with its Note 7 smartphones, Samsung is having to recall about 2.8 million top-loading washing machines in the US. 04/11/2016
