Prices in UK shops are falling at the fastest rate since 2021 despite an increase in fresh food inflation as wet weather hit UK production while the cost of olive oil and sugary snacks continues to be affected by the climate crisis. Overall shop price deflation was 0.6% in September compared with 0.3% in August, … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Salt Life, a brand synonymous with Florida’s ocean-loving culture, is closing all of its physical stores as part of a significant transition to a wholesale and e-commerce business model. The move follows the acquisition of the brand by Iconix International Inc., in partnership with Hilco Consumer-Retail Group, after a bankruptcy auction. … Read more
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Keir Starmer has been urged to intervene to help households tackle rising gas and electricity bills this winter, as average energy bills rise by £149 a year from Tuesday. The Resolution Foundation thinktank said the prime minister must “do more to support vulnerable households” no longer eligible for winter fuel payments – as well as … Read more
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — CVS Health is planning to lay off nearly 3,000 employees nationwide, a company spokesperson confirmed Monday. CVS spokesperson Mike DeAngelis said in a statement to Nexstar’s WPRI that the pharmacy giant will be eliminating 2,900 jobs, citing “continued disruption, regulatory pressures and evolving consumer needs and expectations.” Salt Life is closing … Read more
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has filed a possible £83m offer to buy the luxury brand Mulberry as it expressed concerns about the future of the British handbag maker. Frasers – the owner of Sports Direct, Evans Cycles, the House of Fraser department stores, the luxury streetwear chain Flannels and multiple brands from Slazenger to Jack … Read more
(NEXSTAR) — While multiple cellphone and internet providers were working to restore services Monday after Hurricane Helene struck the Southeast, one company was struck by a “nationwide outage.” User reports for problems with Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile initially spiked on Downdetector, a site that tracks outages across platforms and services, at around 10 a.m. ET. … Read more
The Rupert Murdoch-backed real estate company REA Group has abandoned its attempt to take over the website Rightmove after its fourth offer was rebuffed on Monday. The Australian group majority-owned by Murdoch’s News Corp announced that it had decided not to make a formal bid, hours after Rightmove’s board rejected its £6.2bn proposal made on … Read more
What is the controversy about maternity pay? The Conservative leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch was asked on Sunday if she thought maternity pay was at the right level. Her reply was taken to mean she thought maternity pay was “excessive”. “Statutory maternity pay is a function of tax; tax comes from people who are working,” she … Read more
Rod Bransgrove, Hampshire’s chairman, has hailed a “landmark” £120m deal to sell the club to the co-owners of the Indian Premier League’s Delhi Capitals and has predicted other counties will follow suit. The deal makes GMR Group the first overseas owners of an English county cricket team. Bransgrove is confident they will not be the … Read more
