A batch of Cow & Gate baby food has been recalled from Boots after some jars were found to contain pieces of a rubber glove.

More than 450 jobs at Marks & Spencer are at risk in the UK after the retailer announced plans to close 14 stores as part of a restructuring programme.

Major supermarkets in the UK are selling plastic-packaged fruit and vegetables for less than customers can buy them loose, an investigation has found.

Fashion chain Next has posted a rise in UK sales over Christmas as the retailer upgraded its profit forecast and signalled that inflation pressures are set to ease.

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Political gridlock in Washington left European markets in the red today amid disappointment over the lack of progress in resolving America's budget crisis.

A British supermarket has renamed a popular bread loaf after a three-year-old girl suggested the change.

Retailers saw sales growth slow sharply in September as demand for non-food goods slid for the first time in more than a year, according to retail figures today.

Supermarket chain Sainsbury's opened the doors to its largest store today under plans to increase its footprint in the UK.

The FTSE 100 Index pushed back above the 5,000 mark today as renewed talk of Qatari interest in Sainsbury's thrust the UK's third biggest supermarket into the takeover spotlight.

Battered oil giant BP was hit by another sell-off today as £5bn (€6.06bn) was wiped off the value of the blue-chip heavyweight.

Marks & Spencer's new boss Marc Bolland starts at the helm of the chain today amid great expectations over his plans for the high street giant.

The UK competition watchdog today hit 10 retailers and two tobacco manufacturers with fines totalling £225m (€255.9m) for "unlawful practices" in pricing of cigarettes, cigars and rolling tobacco.

UK supermarket Sainsbury's today reported a 1.7% rise in fourth quarter sales as growth continued to slow, but said the result capped a "strong year" for the retailer.

The British supermarket chain Sainsbury's has announced plans to create 200 new jobs at a call centre in the North.

British retail giant, Sainsbury's, has bought an independent supermarket chain in the North in a multi-million-euro deal.

Negotiations continue in the North today, before a crucial decision on power-sharing.

A chicken processing plant in Derry has announced plans to close with the loss of 400 jobs.

British food retailer Sainsbury’s has completed the sale of its US business Shaw’s Supermarkets to Albertson’s for $2.5m (€2.08m).

SUPERMARKET chain Asda has dismissed reports that its attempt to bid for takeover target Safeway could be in jeopardy.

RETAIL stocks were once again to the fore yesterday as continued fears over Iraq and the economy kept the bulk of investors on the sidelines.

The FTSE 100 Index is down 21.6 at 5113.7 at lunchtime.

The FTSE 100 Index has closed down 38.4 points at 5127.6.

Government pleas for calm among consumers appear to have hit home in the wake of Britain's first major outbreak of foot-and-mouth for 20 years.