2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (454+ words) Fewer food items are seeing price increases related to tariffs despite the escalating trade dispute between Canada and the United States, executives from grocery chain Empire Co. Ltd. say. “It is minimal impact on our business this time around,” chief…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (428+ words) The food and drink industry and food poverty campaigners have delivered an emphatic message to the Scottish government: plans to cap the price of essential supermarket items simply won’t work. According to one source, the government achieved an unintended first…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (341+ words) The Scottish Government launched a consultation on its plan to cap the price of some household staples during the summer recess. The Scottish Government’s planned food price cap “won’t work”, the head of a leading business body has said. John…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (320+ words) The Scottish Government’s planned food price cap “won’t work”, the head of a leading business body has said. John Swinney announced the move during the campaign for May’s election, with a consultation having been launched on capping the cost of…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (320+ words) The Scottish Government’s planned food price cap “won’t work”, the head of a leading business body has said. John Swinney announced the move during the campaign for May’s election, with a consultation having been launched on capping the cost of…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (364+ words) The 2026 Local Shop Report, released today by the Association of Convenience Stores, has revealed that taxes like Employer National Insurance Contributions and business rates are holding back investment in the convenience sector. Investments made by convenience store retailers in their…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (916+ words) For the past few years, Australia's supermarket debate has proceeded from a wonderfully simple story. You buy the groceries. Coles and Woolworths charge too much. Suppliers and workers get squeezed. The supermarkets pocket enormous profits. Shareholders win and everybody else…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (809+ words) The Green Party wants to establish a publicly owned supermarket chain called KiwiMart, with a mandate to prioritise affordability for consumers. The party's food and grocery policy, released on Sunday, also wants to break up the Foodstuffs and Woolworths supermarket…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (516+ words) Scottish business groups warn a proposed food price cap could raise consumer costs and disrupt the grocery supply chain. Twenty-three organisations representing Scotland’s retail, food production, manufacturing and distribution sectors have urged First Minister John Swinney to abandon plans for…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (296+ words) Asian Trader - Do Not Process My Personal Information The Scottish Grocers Federation says a proposed food price cap could put small independent stores at risk of closure. Measures proposed by the Scottish Government to cap prices could put many small…...