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• Opening-day frenzy at first Costco store in China – video

  28-08-2019 15:22
  The US retailer Costco has said it will limit the number of shoppers at its first store in China after overcrowding forced it to shut early on the opening day. Large crowds caused traffic jams as they flocked to the store in Shanghai on Tuesday, and shoppers jostled to grab products off the shelves before joining the huge queues at checkouts Opening-day frenzy forces Costco to limit numbers at China storeContinue reading...
  
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• M&S has renamed its porn star martini. What next for sex on the beach?

  28-08-2019 14:02
  Complaints of glorifying the sex industry have led the company to rebrand it the passion star martini. Are other risque cocktails at risk?Name: The passion star martini.Age: Brand new. Continue reading...
  
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• M&S forced to change name of Porn Star Martini

  28-08-2019 13:29
  Alcohol watchdog upholds complaint that name breaches code linking alcohol to sexual activityMarks & Spencer has been ordered to change the name of its Porn Star Martini drink because it breached an industry code linking alcohol to sexual activity.The passion fruit-based vodka mix – launched by the UK supermarket chain last September – is being rebranded Passion Star Martini and will be rolled out into M&S stores over the next three months. Continue reading...
  
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• Opening-day frenzy forces Costco to limit numbers at China store

  28-08-2019 11:27
  US retailer apologises after overcrowding causes early closure of first store in countryThe American retailer Costco has said it will limit the number of shoppers at its first store in China after overcrowding forced it to shut early on the opening day.No more than 2,000 shoppers at any given time will be allowed into the store in a Shanghai suburb and police will help to improve the flow of traffic near the store, it said on Wednesday. Continue reading...
  
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• Crowds force Costco to limit numbers at first store in China

  28-08-2019 11:27
  Overcrowding and traffic jams forced first Costco in China to shut earlyThe American retailer Costco has said it will limit the number of shoppers at its first store in China after overcrowding forced it to shut early on the opening day.No more than 2,000 shoppers at any given time will be allowed into the store in a Shanghai suburb and police will help to improve the flow of traffic near the store, it said on Wednesday. Continue reading...
  
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• Supermarkets misleading shoppers with false savings – Which?

  28-08-2019 10:44
  Investigation appears to show chains offering misleading discounts and multi-buy dealsSupermarkets appear to be disregarding government pricing guidelines by using misleading discounts and special offers, according to an investigation.The consumer group Which? analysed 459 “offers” to find multi-buy deals that cost shoppers more than buying the items separately just one week before, as well as “dubious” discounts and so-called special prices that were in place for most of
  
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• Primark to train 160,000 cotton farmers in sustainability drive

  28-08-2019 01:01
  Retailer’s target is part of aim to use 100% sustainable cotton in all product categoriesPrimark has announced plans to improve its sustainability credentials by training 160,000 cotton farmers in India, Pakistan and China in environmentally friendly farming methods by 2022.The target is part of the retailer’s sustainable cotton programme, launched in 2013, with the aim to use 100% sustainable cotton in all its product categories. Related: G7 and fashion houses join forces to make cl
  
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