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UK FIRST IN EUROPE TO APPROVE NEW DAILY WEIGHT-LOSS PILL
The era of weight-loss injections could be facing a new challenge as Britain becomes the first European country to authorise a once-daily GLP-1 tablet that could be taken without needles, special meal timing or...
WISCONSIN FLOODS: ANOTHER WARNING FOR AMERICA’S FOOD AND RETAIL SUPPLY CHAINS
Extreme weather is no longer simply a problem for farmers. When floods close roads, damage farmland and disrupt transport, the consequences can eventually reach warehouses, supermarkets and consumers. Wisconsin has provided another warning about...
166 JOBS LOST AS H-E-B PRODUCE SUPPLIER SHUTS DOWN — ANOTHER WARNING FOR AMERICA’S FOOD SUPPLY
A sudden farm closure in Texas has cost 166 workers their jobs and exposed the financial pressure facing a new generation of food producers. A vertical farming operation supplying produce to major retailers including...
7-ELEVEN TO CLOSE 645 STORES AS AMERICA’S CONVENIENCE MARKET ENTERS A NEW ERA
The world’s best-known convenience-store brand is shrinking its North American footprint, with hundreds of locations set to disappear as the company moves towards fewer, larger and more food-focused stores. 7-Eleven is preparing to close...
STOP & SHOP CLOSES MORE STORES AS AMERICA’S SUPERMARKET BATTLE GETS TOUGHER
Another traditional supermarket is shrinking its footprint — and Aldi is waiting in the wings. Stop & Shop is preparing to close more stores across the US, providing another sign that the traditional supermarket...
SAVE A LOT UNDER PRESSURE AS AMERICA’S DISCOUNT GROCERY BATTLE INTENSIFIES
The supermarket that built its name on low prices is facing a new test: can a smaller discount operator survive when Aldi and Walmart are fighting harder than ever for the value-conscious shopper? Save...
KROGER-ALBERTSONS MERGER BLOCKED — BUT WHO IS PAYING THE PRICE?
KROGER-ALBERTSONS MERGER BLOCKED — BUT WHO IS PAYING THE PRICE? ISN says the FTC must now answer a difficult question: did stopping America’s biggest supermarket merger protect consumers — or simply leave workers and...
Britain Faces Food Security Crisis as Heatwaves Hit Harvests While Belfast Shipyard Roars Back to Life
Britain is facing a growing food security challenge as repeated heatwaves and drought conditions damage domestic agricultural production, while rising defence spending is simultaneously helping to revive one of the country’s most historic industrial...
Private Label Takes Centre Stage: The Exhibitions Retailers and Suppliers Need to Know
From Amsterdam and Bologna to Madrid and Chicago, private label is becoming one of the most important meeting points in the global retail calendar Private label is no longer simply the cheaper alternative sitting...
ISN Backs M&S Campaign to Make Fibre Health Advice Clearer for UK Shoppers
International Supermarket News backs the campaign led by M&S Food Managing Director Alex Freudmann, alongside Emily English and Dr Anisha Patel, calling for clearer rules on how retailers can communicate the health benefits of...