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Record strength El Niño could mean bigger supermarket bills for Australians, experts warn
By Patrick Commins Economics editor

Predicted hot and dry weather in growing areas in eastern Australia identified as ‘one of the key issues’ that will affect food prices over next 12 months

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/08/record-strength-el-nino-could-mean-bigger-supermarket-bills-for-australians-experts-warn

#Australianeconomy #Australiaweather #Climatecrisis #Australianews #Environment #ElNiosouthernoscillation #Costoflivingcrisis #Retailindustry #Inflation #Petrolprices #TheGuardian #PatrickComminsEconomicseditor

Record strength El Niño could mean bigger supermarket bills for Australians, experts warn https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/08/record-strength-el-nino-could-mean-bigger-supermarket-bills-for-australians-experts-warn #AustralianEconomy #AustraliaWeather #ClimateCrisis #AustraliaNews #Environment #ElNioSouthernOscillation #CostOfLivingCrisis #RetailIndustry #Inflation #PetrolPrices

Next overturns equal pay ruling that raised basic wages for shop staff https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/07/next-overturns-equal-pay-ruling-that-raised-basic-wages-for-shop-staff #Next #EmploymentTribunals #RetailIndustry #Business #EmploymentLaw #Law #UkNews

Next overturns equal pay ruling that raised basic wages for shop staff
By Julia Kollewe

Retailer wins appeal against 2024 decision forcing it to pay shop workers the same as warehouse employees

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/07/next-overturns-equal-pay-ruling-that-raised-basic-wages-for-shop-staff

#Next #Employmenttribunals #Retailindustry #Business #Employmentlaw #Law #UKnews #TheGuardian #JuliaKollewe

AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm for shoppers

AI chatbots are already in use by Australia’s biggest retailers, from Buddy at Bunnings to Olive at Woolworths.…
#NewsBeep #News #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AU #Australia #compeition #homebrand #privatelabel #Retail #Retailindustry #Supermarkets #Technology
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/881396/

AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm for shoppers

AI chatbots are already in use by Australia’s biggest retailers, from Buddy at Bunnings to Olive at Woolworths.…
#NewsBeep #News #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AU #Australia #compeition #homebrand #privatelabel #Retail #Retailindustry #Supermarkets #Technology
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/881396/

AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
By Ahmed Yussuf

Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-chatbot-shopping-buddy-bunnings-australia-retailers/107102066

#RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
By Ahmed Yussuf

Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-chatbot-shopping-buddy-bunnings-australia-retailers/107102066

#RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
By Ahmed Yussuf

Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-chatbot-shopping-buddy-bunnings-australia-retailers/107102066

#RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
By Ahmed Yussuf

Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-chatbot-shopping-buddy-bunnings-australia-retailers/107102066

#RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
By Ahmed Yussuf

Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-chatbot-shopping-buddy-bunnings-australia-retailers/107102066

#RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

Deal or no deal? How to know if the retail price is right
By Donna Ferguson

As the government prepares to crack down on ‘phoney bargains’ we ask experts about what exactly constitutes a genuine price reduction

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/05/discount-deal-price-reduction-rules-uk-retailers

#Consumerrights #Advertising #Retailindustry #Business #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Consumeraffairs #UKnews #Regulators #Money #TheGuardian #DonnaFerguson

Deal or no deal? How to know if the retail price is right
By Donna Ferguson

As the government prepares to crack down on ‘phoney bargains’ we ask experts about what exactly constitutes a genuine price reduction

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/05/discount-deal-price-reduction-rules-uk-retailers

#Consumerrights #Advertising #Retailindustry #Business #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Consumeraffairs #UKnews #Regulators #Money #TheGuardian #DonnaFerguson

Deal or no deal? How to know if the retail price is right
By Donna Ferguson

As the government prepares to crack down on ‘phoney bargains’ we ask experts about what exactly constitutes a genuine price reduction

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/05/discount-deal-price-reduction-rules-uk-retailers

#Consumerrights #Advertising #Retailindustry #Business #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Consumeraffairs #UKnews #Regulators #Money #TheGuardian #DonnaFerguson

Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding
By Chloe Mac Donnell

The ‘hip boost’ aims to create hourglass silhouette, much like Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand’s padded shorts

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/05/kardashian-curves-ms-launches-28-bodysuit-with-exaggerated-hip-padding

#Fashion #MarksSpencer #KimKardashian #Retailindustry #Business #UKnews #Bodyimage #TheGuardian #ChloeMacDonnell

Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding
By Chloe Mac Donnell

The ‘hip boost’ aims to create hourglass silhouette, much like Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand’s padded shorts

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/05/kardashian-curves-ms-launches-28-bodysuit-with-exaggerated-hip-padding

#Fashion #MarksSpencer #KimKardashian #Retailindustry #Business #UKnews #Bodyimage #TheGuardian #ChloeMacDonnell

Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding
By Chloe Mac Donnell

The ‘hip boost’ aims to create hourglass silhouette, much like Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand’s padded shorts

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/05/kardashian-curves-ms-launches-28-bodysuit-with-exaggerated-hip-padding

#Fashion #MarksSpencer #KimKardashian #Retailindustry #Business #UKnews #Bodyimage #TheGuardian #ChloeMacDonnell

Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/05/kardashian-curves-ms-launches-28-bodysuit-with-exaggerated-hip-padding #Fashion #MarksSpencer #KimKardashian #RetailIndustry #Business #UkNews #BodyImage

Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/05/kardashian-curves-ms-launches-28-bodysuit-with-exaggerated-hip-padding #Fashion #MarksSpencer #KimKardashian #RetailIndustry #Business #UkNews #BodyImage

Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/05/kardashian-curves-ms-launches-28-bodysuit-with-exaggerated-hip-padding #Fashion #MarksSpencer #KimKardashian #RetailIndustry #Business #UkNews #BodyImage

Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/05/kardashian-curves-ms-launches-28-bodysuit-with-exaggerated-hip-padding #Fashion #MarksSpencer #KimKardashian #RetailIndustry #Business #UkNews #BodyImage

Lululemon (LULU) Q2 2026 earnings

Shoppers walk past a Lululemon store at a shopping mall on June 21, 2026, in Hong Kong, China.…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #ApparelRetail #BreakingNews:Business #Business #businessnews #CA #Canada #Earnings #LululemonAthleticaInc #Retailindustry
https://www.newsbeep.com/717608/

From milk to sausage rolls: how vending machines could improve food access in rural UK
By Joanna Partridge

Selling direct to public helps squeezed farmers control prices, and could help reduce effects of local shop closures

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/01/rural-vending-machines-uk-dairy-farmer

#Fooddrinkindustry #Supermarkets #Retailindustry #Milk #Business #Farming #Food #Ruralaffairs #UKnews #England #Herefordshire #Gloucestershire #TheGuardian #JoannaPartridge

Price rises gather pace in UK shops amid higher energy costs
By Sarah Butler

In-store inflation rises to an annual 1.5% in August, according to a survey for the British Retail Consortium

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/01/price-rises-gather-pace-in-uk-shops-higher-energy-costs

#Inflation #Fooddrinkindustry #Retailindustry #Business #UKnews #Economics #Supermarkets #TheGuardian #SarahButler

Price rises gather pace in UK shops amid higher energy costs https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/01/price-rises-gather-pace-in-uk-shops-higher-energy-costs #Inflation #FoodDrinkIndustry #RetailIndustry #Business #UkNews #Economics #Supermarkets

The hill I will die on: No self-respecting adult should use the term ‘picky bits’ | Laura Snapes
By Laura Snapes

It’s the Boaty McBoatface of dinner time. Britons, resist the supermarkets’ cutesy branding and have some dignity

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/31/the-hill-i-will-die-on-no-self-respecting-adult-picky-bits

#Supermarkets #Fooddrinkindustry #Food #Business #Retailindustry #UKnews #TheGuardian #LauraSnapes

Asda returns to growth after more than two years
By Sarah Butler

Chair Allan Leighton says lower prices and an improved online service are attracting more shoppers

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/28/asda-returns-growth-after-two-years-allan-leighton

#Asda #Business #Retailindustry #Supermarkets #UKnews #TheGuardian #SarahButler

Asda returns to growth after more than two years https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/28/asda-returns-growth-after-two-years-allan-leighton #Asda #Business #RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #UkNews

‘Work is good for you’: how UK scheme could help tackle youth mental health crisis
By Heather Stewart

Paid employment can boost confidence and wellbeing, says Pat McFadden as jobs guarantee scheme gets under way

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/26/work-good-for-you-jobs-guarantee-youth-mental-health-crisis-pat-mcfadden

#Youthunemployment #Unemployment #Youngpeople #Mentalhealth #Workcareers #Boots #Welfare #JSainsbury #Retailindustry #Supermarkets #Business #UKnews #PatMcFadden #Benefits #TheGuardian #HeatherStewart

‘They make life much easier’: AI-powered shopping trolleys roll out in Lancashire
By Raphael Boyd

Customers give their verdicts as a Morrisons becomes first store in UK to trial trolleys that scan, weigh and add up costs

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/25/they-make-life-much-easier-ai-powered-shopping-trolleys-roll-out-in-lancashire

#Morrisons #UKnews #England #Retailindustry #Shopping #Business #Supermarkets #TheGuardian #RaphaelBoyd

Woolworths’ Ooshies craze causes Coles sales slump with parents shopping at rival supermarket to collect toys
By Luca Ittimani

Coles full-year results show that despite gaining market share over past 12 months, sales fell over four weeks of ‘competitor’s collectables campaign’

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/25/woolworths-disney-ooshies-craze-causes-coles-sales-slump

#Coles #Woolworths #Supermarkets #Business #Retailindustry #Australianews #TheGuardian #LucaIttimani

Woolworths’ Ooshies craze causes Coles sales slump with parents shopping at rival supermarket to collect toys https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/25/woolworths-disney-ooshies-craze-causes-coles-sales-slump #Coles #Woolworths #Supermarkets #Business #RetailIndustry #AustraliaNews

Andy Burham to tour Britain in effort to reconnect government with public
By Raphael Boyd

PM expected to announce policies to tackle cost of living and indicate intent to help improve country’s high streets

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/09/andy-burham-tour-britain-reconnect-government-public-cost-of-living-high-street

#AndyBurnham #Labour #UKcostoflivingcrisis #Economicpolicy #Politics #UKnews #Retailindustry #TheGuardian #RaphaelBoyd

Healey’s profiteering warning on food and fuel sparks retailer anger https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/02/john-healey-profiteering-warning-retailers-backlash #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #RetailIndustry #PetrolPrices #Business #HouseholdBills #JohnHealey #Money #ConsumerAffairs #UkNews #EnergyBills

Healey’s profiteering warning on food and fuel sparks retailer anger
By Sarah Butler

Chancellor says the government wants to prevent shoppers being ‘taken for a ride’ at the pump or till

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/02/john-healey-profiteering-warning-retailers-backlash

#UKcostoflivingcrisis #Retailindustry #Petrolprices #Business #Householdbills #JohnHealey #Money #Consumeraffairs #UKnews #Energybills #TheGuardian #SarahButler

Knickers in a twist: why M&S selling crotchless panties isn’t as outrageous as it seems https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/01/marks-and-spencers-ann-summers-lingerie #MarksSpencer #RetailIndustry #Business #Underwear #UkNews #Fashion

Knickers in a twist: why M&S selling crotchless panties isn’t as outrageous as it seems
By Lauren Cochrane

Some have called it ‘S&M’, but partnership with Ann Summers is less a scandal than another step in a century of evolving underwear trends, experts say

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/01/marks-and-spencers-ann-summers-lingerie

#MarksSpencer #Retailindustry #Business #Underwear #UKnews #Fashion #TheGuardian #LaurenCochrane

The battle over peat: why do some gardeners still insist on using it?
By Rachel Dixon

Peat bogs are essential to the environment, holding twice as much carbon as all the world’s forests. But in the UK, 80% are damaged, most of what is extracted is used in horticulture – and some campaigners fear the problem is getting worse

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/15/peatlands-carbon-horticulture-peat-free-planting

#Environment #Plants #Greenhousegasemissions #Climatecrisis #Food #Farming #Supermarkets #Retailindustry #Vegetables #Fruit #Gardens #Lifeandstyle #Wetlands #Soil #Compost #Environmentalactivism #TheGuardian #RachelDixon

The battle over peat: why do some gardeners still insist on using it? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/15/peatlands-carbon-horticulture-peat-free-planting #Environment #Plants #GreenhouseGasEmissions #ClimateCrisis #Food #Farming #Supermarkets #RetailIndustry #Vegetables #Fruit #Gardens #LifeAndStyle #Wetlands #Soil #Compost #EnvironmentalActivism

Sale of multimillion-dollar T rex skeleton is big headache for scientists
By Nicola Davis Science correspondent

Palaeontologists warn before auction at Sotheby’s in New York that super-rich collectors are harming research

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/14/t-rex-skeleton-sothebys-auction-new-york-scientists

#Dinosaurs #Palaeontology #Fossils #Science #Retailindustry #USnews #UKnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian #NicolaDavisSciencecorrespondent

Jollibee, other big firms say no fatalities in General Santos City establishments

http://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/jollibee-robinsons-sm-companies-advisories-general-santos-city-earthquake/

Wearable patches: How Barrière aims to disrupt the supplement industry

The supplement industry has seen booming demand over the past few years as consumers incr…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Nutrition #BiotechandPharmaceuticals #BreakingNews:Business #business #BusinessNews #Healthcareindustry #life #nutrition #Retailindustry #TargetCorp #UltaBeautyInc #UrbanOutfittersInc #WalmartInc
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2630374/wearable-patches-how-barriere-aims-to-disrupt-the-supplement-industry/

Danone CEO on price hikes uncertainty amid Iran war: ‘Nobody knows’

A woman shops for prepared …
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #BreakingNews:Business #Business #businessnews #CFIndustriesHoldingsInc #DanoneSA #DonaldTrump #Foodanddrink #InvescoDBAgricultureFund #InvescoDBCommodityIndexTrackingFund #InvescoDBOilFund #Iran #LP #MosaicCo #NextDecadeCorp #NutrienLtd #Retailindustry #TeucriumCornFund #TeucriumWheatFund #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOilFund
https://www.newsbeep.com/472675/

Thorne reaches $500M in revenue after L Catterton take private

Supplement brand Thorne is on pace to reach $650 million in annual revenue this yea…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Nutrition #Amazon.comInc #BreakingNews:Business #business #BusinessNews #HerbalifeLtd #iSharesU.S.HealthcareProvidersETF #NuSkinEnterprisesInc #nutrition #Retailindustry #TargetCorp #USANAHealthSciencesInc #WalmartInc
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2582106/thorne-reaches-500m-in-revenue-after-l-catterton-take-private/

China suppliers warn of higher U.S. prices due to Hormuz closure

Pickleball paddle producer Devi Wei has a message for U.S. …
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Economy #BraskemSA #BreakingNews:Business #BreakingNews:Economy #BreakingNews:Politics #Business #businessnews #China #InvescoDBOilFund #iran #LP #LyondellBasellIndustriesNV #politics #Retailindustry #UnitedStatesBrentOilFund #UnitedStatesOilFund #WestlakeChemicalPartnersLP
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/555481/

Italian regulator probes Sephora and Benefit over ‘cosmeticorexia’ claims https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/27/italian-regulator-probes-sephora-benefit-cosmeticorexia-claims #Italy #Europe #RetailIndustry #MarketingPr #Children #Society #Business #Beauty #LifeAndStyle #Skincare #Advertising #YoungPeople #LouisVuitton

Marks & Spencer pauses online orders as firm struggles with cyber-attack fallout https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/25/marks-and-spencer-pauses-online-orders-cyber-attack-fallout #Contactlesspayments #Consumeraffairs #Retailindustry #Onlineshopping #Marks&Spencer #Cybercrime #Technology #Internet #Business #Money