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  1. Extra fishy: your tinned mackerel may not be what you think it is
    By Zoe Wood

    Substitution with jack mackerel, a different species, because of dwindling stocks is criticised by the consumer group Which?

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Fooddrinkindustry #Fish #Food #UKnews #Consumeraffairs #Business #Supermarkets #Retailindustry #Fishingindustry #Food #TheGuardian #ZoeWood

  2. Extra fishy: your tinned mackerel may not be what you think it is
    By Zoe Wood

    Substitution with jack mackerel, a different species, because of dwindling stocks is criticised by the consumer group Which?

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Fooddrinkindustry #Fish #Food #UKnews #Consumeraffairs #Business #Supermarkets #Retailindustry #Fishingindustry #Food #TheGuardian #ZoeWood

  3. Extra fishy: your tinned mackerel may not be what you think it is
    By Zoe Wood

    Substitution with jack mackerel, a different species, because of dwindling stocks is criticised by the consumer group Which?

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Fooddrinkindustry #Fish #Food #UKnews #Consumeraffairs #Business #Supermarkets #Retailindustry #Fishingindustry #Food #TheGuardian #ZoeWood

  4. 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

    theguardian.com/fashion/2026/s

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

  5. 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’

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

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

  6. Exclusive CCTV captures the violence facing Coles workers
    By Alysia Thomas-Sam

    Exclusive video obtained by 7.30 highlights shocking scenes of aggressive behaviour towards retail workers, including a customer armed with a hammer and a security guard being thrown into a check-out machine.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/cct

    #RetailIndustry #Police #CrimePrevention #AlysiaThomasSam

  7. Quarter of branded baby foods in UK still have too much sugar, analysis finds
    By Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent

    Exclusive: Of 224 branded infant foods and snacks, more than half are in breach of guidelines brought in a year ago

    theguardian.com/society/2026/a

    #Childrenshealth #Fooddrinkindustry #Sugar #Children #Society #Business #Supermarkets #Retailindustry #TheGuardian #AnnaBawdenHealth #socialaffairscorrespondent

  8. Alarm raised over ‘privacy dilemma’ of facial recognition technology at Coles and Woolworths
    By Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter

    Supermarkets say they are exploring ways to keep people safe, but experts claim the tech is ‘normalising surveillance’

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Supermarkets #Australianews #Technology #Facialrecognition #Coles #Woolworths #Business #Retailindustry #TheGuardian #CatieMcLeodConsumeraffairsreporter

  9. Shoplifting crime wave?! Putting facial recognition technology everywhere will fix it | First Dog on the Moon
    By First Dog on the Moon

    Supermarkets Coles and Woolworths promise not to abuse this technology even though facial recognition algorithms have known biases

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #Coles #Woolworths #Retailindustry #Supermarkets #Costoflivingcrisis #TheGuardian #FirstDogontheMoon

  10. Food industry insiders reveal how Australians are being 'fooled' at the supermarket
    By Adele Ferguson, Chris Gillett, and Madi Chwasta

    Industry insiders reveal how Australians are being deceived by marketing and labelling that makes ultra-processed foods appear healthier than they really are.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/pro

    #DietandNutrition #FoodandDrink #RetailIndustry #AdeleFerguson #ChrisGillett #MadiChwasta

  11. 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

    theguardian.com/environment/20

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