GP surgeries, hospitals and supermarkets are set to be exempt from Covid vaccine passports

Hospitals, GP surgeries and supermarkets could be excluded from any Covid vaccine passport scheme, according to reports, as Boris Johnson prepares to announce more details of on Monday. Ministers could create a list of ‘essential’ public buildings which could be banned from excluding members of the public who have not had a jab, according to … Read more

Cheapest and most expensive supermarkets for Easter eggs revealed

The Cadbury Creme Egg Medium Easter Egg is cheapest at Asda, closely followed by Tesco Cadbury Creme Egg Medium Easter Egg (138g) Asda: 99p    Morrisons: 99p (on offer: was £1.50) Tesco: £1  Sainsbury’s: £1.25   Waitrose: £1.50 Ocado: £1.50 Cadbury Crunchie Large Easter Egg (233g) Asda: £3 Sainsbury’s: £3  Tesco: £3  Waitrose: £4 Morrisons: £4  Ocado: £6 The Cadbury Crunchie Large … Read more

Pensioners ditching online orders and flocking back to supermarkets

Pensioners are ditching their online orders and flocking back to supermarkets in sign vaccine is boosting older shoppers’ confidence Grocery sales rose 7.4 per cent – marked slowdown compared to previous month  Online market’s share dropped back to 14.5 per cent from record 15.4 per cent  Said to be result of confidence among older shoppers who … Read more

Welsh supermarkets can return to selling non-essential items today

Welsh supermarkets can return to selling electronics, clothes and toys while garden centres reopen TODAY as national lockdown further eases – but non-essential shops remain closed All non-essential retail was ordered to close in Wales on Christmas Eve last year Supermarkets stayed open, but items like books and DVDs could not be sold  Shoppers raged … Read more

Supermarkets warn ministers not to strike Brexit trade deals with countries with poor animal welfare

Supermarkets warn ministers not to strike Brexit trade deals with countries with poor animal welfare and environmental standards Supermarket bosses said jobs would be at risk if UK flooded with cheap imports They ask No10 to use recommendations of Trade & Agriculture Commission  Ministers have been under pressure to enshrine a ban on chlorinated chicken  … Read more

Asda boss Roger Burnley departs after the supermarket’s £7bn takeover 

Asda boss Roger Burnley departs after the supermarket’s debt-fuelled £7bn takeover By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 18 March 2021 | Updated: 22:13 GMT, 18 March 2021 Asda’s boss has announced plans to step down just weeks after the supermarket’s debt fuelled £6.8billion takeover. Roger Burnley, who took charge in 2018, … Read more

Rishi Sunak considering lower alcohol duty for pubs than supermarkets

Boris Johnson reveals Rishi Sunak is considering lower alcohol duty for pubs than supermarkets as Keir Starmer urges the PM to rule out tax rises ahead of next week’s Budget Tory MPs have urged Boris Johnson to reduce alcohol duty imposed on pubs They want beer duty to be set at a lower rate for … Read more

Supermarkets in Wales face tougher coronavirus rules

Supermarkets in Wales will be legally required to provide hand sanitiser to shoppers and limit the number of people in stores or face FINES while all businesses will have to carry out a Covid risk assessment to make sure workplaces are safe Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford announced tougher rules for supermarkets All open retailers … Read more

Boris Johnson warns EU he ‘won’t hesitate’ to bypass Brexit rules to keep NI supermarkets stocked

Boris Johnson sent a clear warning to the EU that he would bypass Brexit trade rules between Britain and Northern Ireland as he blamed ‘bureaucracy’ for empty supermarket shelves in Ulster. The Prime Minister said ‘teething problems’ were to blame for a lack of fresh fruit and vegetables in Ulster in the past weeks – … Read more