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Aldi slashes prices across 300 products under £100m investment

29 July 2026 Editor

Aldi has invested a further £100m to cut the price of 330 products, helping to support families through the school holidays. These latest cuts mean that Aldi has reduced the price of over 1,000 products […]

Morrisons is the first UK retailer to deploy Instacart’s AI-powered Caper smart trolleys

29 July 2026 Editor

Morrisons has rolled out Instacart’s Caper smart trolleys at Morrisons’ Preston supermarket. Making the supermarket the first in the UK to use the Instacart trolleys and joins over 100 stores in the US and Australia […]

CMA investigates Microsoft over marketing of subscription plans

29 July 2026 Editor

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into Microsoft following concerns that customers may not have been given clear information upfront about subscription options when changes were made to Microsoft 365 Personal […]

One in three shoppers say stores fall short of their real-time expectations

29 July 2026 Editor

Physical retail is failing to meet customers’ demands for real-time responsiveness as their expectations for more reactive retail experiences are accelerated by e-commerce and AI, the latest data from SAI, the leading active intelligence solution […]

UK Retailers only taking up AI after problems begin affecting revenue

28 July 2026 Editor

A new survey from UiPath “The Reaction Gap” analyses research from 500 UK retailers and finds retailers who will win this years’ Golden Quarter won’t be the ones with the most AI, instead, they’ll be […]

M&S is rolling out ten new lower-emission electric trucks as part of Net Zero plans

28 July 2026 Editor

M&S is rolling out ten new lower-emission DAF XD electric trucks across its supply chain logistics fleet, including one first-of-its-kind electric truck as part of its Plan A roadmap to Net Zero by 2040. The […]

Morrisons Daily expands Snappy Shopper delivery partnership

28 July 2026 Editor

Morrisons Daily is extending its partnership with rapid grocery delivery platform Snappy Shopper, bringing hundreds of additional convenience stores across England and Wales onto the service. The latest phase of the rollout will allow more […]

Heatwaves trigger surprise spike in winter comfort foods at Waitrose

27 July 2026 Editor

As the UK faces unprecedented heatwaves, consumer spending reveals an unexpected shift in dining habits. Shoppers are showing clear signs of ‘feta fatigue,’ bypassing traditional summer salads in favour of cold-weather comfort foods – with […]

Families in the North £60 a week worse off than those in the South

27 July 2026 Editor

Figures from Asda’s latest Income Tracker show that families in northern regions continue to have less money left in their pockets after essential spending than those in south, despite average UK household budgets improving year […]

Fashion

Shein considers US price increases after plummeting to first-quarter loss

27 July 2026 Editor

Shein has crashed to a £74m quarterly loss after changes to US import rules drove up operating costs and hit sales in its biggest market. The fast-fashion giant fell into the red during the first […]