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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

How Elephant and Castle risks becoming London’s gentrification ‘patient zero’
By Phillip Inman and Sarah Butler

New £500m town centre welcomes its first tenant this month, but displaced traders say promises that they could return have been broken

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2026/jul/20/elephant-and-castle-london-gentrification-patient-zero

#Gentrification #London #Hospitalityindustry #Retailindustry #Housing #Regeneration #Communities #Society #UKnews #Cities #Business #TheGuardian #PhillipInman #SarahButler