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Tech News

How a supermarket in Denmark became 'heat self-sufficient'

Excess heat from the cooling systems is processed in the tanks to provide space heating for the entire shop.

09/11/2024

Europe News

Thousands of job cuts on the way across struggling sectors in Europe

The latest redundancy plans come from German car parts maker Schaeffler and French grocery chain Auchan.

06/11/2024

Business

German supermarkets take the fight to British competitors

High investment and low prices appear to be disrupting the established order in the UK supermarket sector.

02/10/2024

Europe News

Aldi's fake discounts breach EU law, top European court says

The supermarket can’t pretend it’s offering a discount if it raises prices just to cut them back, the judges ruled in a case brought by consumer activists from Baden-Württemberg.

26/09/2024

Lifestyle

Spanish Gen Z singles ditch dating apps for supermarket sweep

Mercadona is the new hot spot in the Iberian dating world among young singles who are flocking to the supermarket chain in droves, driven by the latest TikTok trend.

29/08/2024

Business

Ocado is first major supermarket to trial refillable packaging

The online grocer has worked closely with The Refill Coalition to design and implement the refilling and collection processes for the products.

09/08/2024

Business

British supermarket Sainsbury’s plans to cut costs by harnessing AI

A five year tie-up with Microsoft could potentially help the supermarket chain to make use of AI to cut costs and improve staff efficiency.

18/05/2024

Green News

Euroviews. Supermarkets are the gatekeepers banishing people who grow what we eat

Supermarkets offer cheap products, save us time, and let us participate in a globalised market for food. It's just our own farmers, our environment, and our health that have been paying the price, Eurof Uppington writes.

07/02/2024

Business

Tesco lifts profit guidance following robust Christmas sales

Tesco has increased its profit guidance following better-than-expected Christmas sales due to exceptionally strong fresh food sale volumes.

12/01/2024

Europe Decoded

Has Israel changed the barcode number on its products due to boycotts?

On social media, calls have been increasing to stop buying goods and services from Israel. But are they based on facts?

11/01/2024

Business

PepsiCo products pulled from Carrefour stores over price hikes

Shops in France have seen PepsiCo offerings taken off shelves, with Belgium, Spain and Italy set to follow suit.

05/01/2024

Food and Drink

Less is more: Why French shoppers are angry over 'shrinkflation'

Ever heard about shrinkflation? It happens when manufacturer's make smaller product but fail to change prices. It's not a new practice but it's being increasingly noticed in France by consumers as costs rise for everyday foods and provisions.

18/09/2023

Art

Culture Re-View: How the supermarket defined 20th century culture

6 September 1916: The birth of the supermarket

06/09/2023

Finland

Finnish 'su-paw-market' welcomes dogs, with carts for canine customers

The grocery store in the Finnish city of Tampere even has an official golden retriever who tests out dog treats and shares the results in Instagram videos.

26/08/2023

Business

Czech billionaire poised to buy French supermarket chain Casino

The move could see €1.2 billion injected into the faltering French retailer.

19/07/2023

Spain

Publicly-owned supermarkets? Left-wing party sparks debate in Spain

Food prices in Spain will remain very high throughout the remainder of the year, experts have warned, as Podemos launches an initiative to open publicly-owned grocery stores.

17/05/2023

Food and Drink

Britain's food tsar Henry Dimbleby steps down over obesity crisis

Henry Dimbleby, the UK's food tsar, has quit over what he calls a 'lack of government action' over obesity in one of the worst affected countries in Europe.

20/03/2023