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Sainsbury's to open 10 new Netto stores in the UK
The move is aimed at battling discount retailers like Aldi and Lidl.
Mark Zuckerberg's AI robots would be good for business but bad for humans
You only need to look at the retail sector to see how technology has blighted UK employment.
Waitrose to distribute Cool Beans protein packs
Irish company's products hope to cash in on the UN campaign to promote "super foods".
Amazon to expand Pantry service in UK challenging supermarkets
Managing director Christopher North said the company was heartened by record Black Friday 2015 sales.
F1 firm Williams develops electricity-saving product for supermarkets such as Asda and Tesco
Thin strip of plastic shaped like aerofoil can be used in fridges to retain cool air.
Sir Ken Morrison and his son William together own 4.7 million shares in rival Sainsbury's
Profits at Morrisons have taken a beating recently.
Tesco-owned Dobbies books £48m in annual losses over asset impairments
Excluding the impairment charge of £54.4m, profits at Dobbies slid 9% to £6m.
UK shoppers prefer Aldi and Lidl for Christmas groceries
A survey indicated that a majority of shoppers would visit the discount chains in the weeks leading up to 25 December.
Walmart-owned Asda follows Morrisons in cutting petrol prices to less than £1 a litre
The exclusive three-day promotion will end at midnight on 29 November.
Tesco's latest weapon to take on Aldi and Lidl is its £6 lobster
In 2014, the UK imported 2,600 tonnes of lobster from around the world, an increase of almost 37% from 2009.
The rise of the discounters: Aldi and Lidl hold 10% market share as Big Four continue to slip
Interactive graphic shows how Aldi and Lidl are taking over the market.
Amazon launches grocery delivery service in UK; will compete with Tesco and Sainsbury's
Amazon Pantry will initially deliver a range of 4,000 everyday non-perishable items to its customers.
BRC retail sales: September surge was just a blip from Rugby World Cup as October saw slowdown
Despite the early England exit, the UK hosting the RWC helped retail sales in September.
Dave Lewis: Tesco boss not afraid of Aldi and Lidl in run up to Christmas
Business rate bills, apprenticeship levy and the living wage have a disproportionate impact on retailers, Lewis said.
Morrisons becomes first supermarket to donate unsold food to community projects
The initiative will be implemented in the supermarket chains 500 stores, in 2016.
Aldi to raise minimum wage rate in UK to £8.40 an hour
Move will benefit 5,000 workers at the German firm and pressure Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons.
Tesco raises £250m from sale of closed shop sites to property investor Meyer Bergman
The company is disposing of store sites in London, Bath and south east.
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis says company has reached bottom after grocer halves profit to £354m
British retail giant more than halved its profit to £354m in first six months.
Tesco: Profit halve to £354m but CEO Dave Lewis opts to hold onto Dunnhumby data unit
Supermarket says profit in UK and Ireland were down more than 69% to £166m.
Lidl boosts salaries above living wage from October in move that will cost supermarket £9m
In July, George Osborne announced a minimum 'living' wage of £7.20 hourly by 2016 and £9 by 2020.
Morrisons shop closures and job cuts: All we know so far about David Pott's turnaround plans
Only two of the 11 stores up for closure are known as employees are kept in the dark.
Morrisons pre-tax profit halves as CEO David Potts announces closure of 11 superstores
Retailer's pre-tax profit down more than 47% to £126m and like-for-like sales dipped 2.7%
Walmart owned Asda sales fall by 4.7% in fourth quarterly drop
Asda is battling Sainsbury's for the runner-up position behind Tesco.
Milk farmer protests: Why are cows roaming around Asda?
Milk farmers are demanding a fair price for milk
Falling food prices cause value of UK supermarket sales to drop despite increase in volume
German budget retailers Lidl and Aldi gained the most in market share and reported higher sales.
Iceland reports 25.7% profit fall despite frozen sales
Supermarket showed it was suffering from food deflation in its full year results
Beleaguered supermarket Morrisons becomes private equity target
Morrisons has been the worst performer of the big four supermarkets recently.
UK retail sales: Strongest monthly growth since November 2014
Warm weather and favourable consumer prices caused a 4.7% jump in sales volume.
M&S looks to capitalise on popularity of food offering with up to 400 new stores
Marks & Spencer has seen its food business flourish over the past few years
Britain's biggest supermarket chain Tesco to reveal massive £3bn losses
New team, led by chief executive Dave 'Drastic' Lewis, promise swift turnaround.