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In April 2022, the UK will introduce a severe restriction on promotions of food and drink high in fat, salt or sugar. Obesity is a serious issue for the Brits.

British supermarket chain Sainsbury's has warned against empty shelves in stores if transport lines to mainland Europe are not quickly reopened.

Since Sunday, Unilever has legally become an entirely British company. This puts an end to years of wrangling between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom over the multinational's seat.

John Lewis will cut 1,500 jobs at his head office. The redundancies are part of a major savings plan to make the British department store chain profitable again.

As a result of changing consumer behaviour during the health crisis, Tesco increased its turnover by 6.6% and its gross profit by 4% in the six months through August. Yet the supermarket group also faces criticism.

Aldi Süd is taking its first steps in e-commerce in the United Kingdom: the discounter trials online shopping with click&collect, and is launching a partnership with Deliveroo in several cities.

Finally some good news from a British retailer: Tesco is going to add 16,000 jobs to its - already sizeable - e-commerce staff, among which 10,000 order pickers and 3,000 drivers. The increase comes courtesy of the Covid-19 crisis and its positive influence on online sales.