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Consumer spending surges 13.7% in February

Consumer card spending grew year-on-year by 13.7% in February, the highest growth since November 2021, as the economy reopened following…

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Asda donates £1m to Ukraine and axes Russian products from shelf

Asda and its charity, the Asda Foundation, has announced it is providing immediate support for displaced Ukrainian families in Europe…

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CD&R rules out offer as Boots deadline hits

Walgreens Boots Alliance has reportedly set today (24 February) as the deadline to receive offers for the UK health and…

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Gousto finalises new share placing

Gousto has announced that following a successful primary fundraise in January, it has completed a $230m (£171m) secondary placement, led…

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Asda reveals 6.1% gender pay gap between colleagues

Asda has published its Gender Pay report for 2021, which shows that its mean and median figures continue to be…

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Morrisons moves to carbon milk packaging to reduce plastic

Morrisons has announced it has become the first UK supermarket to sell its own brand fresh milk in carbon neutral…

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Asda strike looms after thousands turn down pay deal

An Asda strike has “moved closer” after thousands of distribution staff turned down a pay deal, according to the GMB.…

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Tesco removes 1.5 billion pieces of plastic packaging 

Tesco has scrapped more than 1.5 billion pieces of plastic across the group following the launch of its 4Rs –…

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Aldi to create 200 apprenticeship roles in 2022

Aldi has announced it is looking to recruit 200 new apprentices across the UK in 2022. It revealed applications are…

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Consumer spending slows in January

Consumer card spending rose by only 7.4% in January compared to the same period in 2020, marking the smallest uplift…

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