Black Friday shoppers want better return policies

Almost two thirds of UK consumers will be shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, new research by Omnico has found, but most will be hoping for better returns policies that previously offered. Omnico questioned 1,200 consumers about their plans for Black Friday (November 25th) and Cyber Monday (November 28th), as part of the second […]

Food research aimed at cutting NHS spending

Government-funded research to help reduce NHS spending on diet-related illness by cutting the amount of salt and fat in cheese is underway at Sheffield Hallam University. The three-year project is being carried out in the University’s National Centre of Excellence for Food Engineering following a £580,000 grant from Innovate UK, the government’s science and technology […]

Alcohol pricing legislation to be appealed

The Scotch Whisky Association has decided to appeal the recent minimum unit pricing (MUP) ruling, which it says is incompatible with EU law and likely to be ineffective. The Scottish Government passed legislation to set a minimum price for alcohol back in April 2012, with no opposition in Parliament, but the implementation of the law […]