Downing Street has agreed to set up a fuel price watching system after the competition watchdog found supermarkets had increased their profit margin by six pence per litre. In its final report on the road fuel market study, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said competition among fuel retailers has not been working well. It…

Major supermarket chains Asda and Lidl have started to ration the number of boxes of eggs customers can buy owing to supply chain issues. Both stores said the measure is temporary and because of avian flu which has disrupted the supply of some egg ranges. Waitrose said it had not introduced any limits but was…

With raging inflation in this country, and the cost of food just skyrocketing in supermarkets across the entire nation, I wanted to see what we can expect in the near future—both in the summer as well as in the fall. And so, I took the opportunity to speak with both a U.S. farmer as well…

The union representing grocery store workers in Southern California supermarkets said on March 10 it has authorized a strike vote as contract negotiations with the owners of Ralphs, Vons, Pavilions, and Albertsons have stalled. Bertha Rodríguez, communications coordinator for United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Union Local 770, told City News Service the vote will…

Panic buying has forced supermarkets in Western Australia (WA) to reintroduce buying limits, with the state bracing for shortages for a selection of products amid an ongoing supply chain crisis. Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths have placed limits on goods normally imported from Australia’s eastern states, including toilet paper, painkillers, rice, pasta, and frozen vegetables….

A 37-year-old man has been charged with contaminating or interfering with goods with intent at three supermarkets in west London. Leoaai Elghareeb, of Crabtree Lane, Fulham, is due before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Officers in forensic suits were seen in Fulham Palace Road on Thursday at three stores—a Tesco Express, Little Waitrose, and Sainsbury’s…

A man has been arrested on suspicion of contaminating food with a syringe at three supermarkets in west London, a council has said. Hammersmith and Fulham Council said officers were called just before 8 p.m. after a man was reported to be shouting abuse at people in the street. He is alleged to have visited…

LONDON—Britain’s biggest supermarket groups will encourage staff and customers to keep wearing face coverings from Monday despite new rules making it a matter of personal choice. The government is removing most pandemic restrictions from July 19 in England, saying a rapid rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has largely broken the link between infections and serious illness…

LONG BEACH, Calif.—Kroger Co. will close two Southern California supermarkets in response to a local ordinance requiring extra pay for certain grocery employees working during the pandemic. The decision announced by the company Monday follows a unanimous vote last month by the Long Beach City Council mandating a 120-day increase of $4 an hour for…

The UK’s biggest supermarkets were overwhelmed with customers flooding their online shopping platforms to book delivery slots, following the government’s announcement of a third national lockdown. Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed the national lockdown on Monday at 8 p.m., and within hours shoppers were reporting problems with supermarket websites. Many shoppers were frustrated to learn…