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Kantar research shows German chains saw consumer spending increase by more than 10%.

While the big four have lost in Christmas sales, discounters Aldi and Lidl gained over the festive period.

British stocks lose further ground as FTSE records hefty weekly losses.

Stoxx 600 has biggest drop since August, while Dax falls below 10,000 for first time since October.

Department store's chairman also commented on Sainsbury's offer for the owner of Argos.

The price of diesel has fallen to around two pence below the price of petrol, which is usually cheaper.

Morrisons have already cut their prices 4 January bringing diesel in-line with petrol prices.

Shops open on New Year include Sainsbury's, M&S, Tesco, Waitrose, Aldi, Morrisons, ASDA, and John Lewis.

IBTimes UK lists the most prominent business stories of the year by the headlines.

Thin strip of plastic shaped like aerofoil can be used in fridges to retain cool air.

Being a woman alone in public carries a risk that some men believe they are entitled to a smile or more.

Retailer says makeshift store will cater to Christmas shoppers.

Excluding the impairment charge of £54.4m, profits at Dobbies slid 9% to £6m.

The retailer will offer LPs for the first time in its history.

A survey indicated that a majority of shoppers would visit the discount chains in the weeks leading up to 25 December.

Companies pledge their dedication to the fight against climate change ahead of the Paris summit.

UK retailers offer deals on laptops from Dell, Lenovo, HP, Toshiba, Acer and Apple MacBooks.

A round-up of the best video game deals from Tesco on Black Friday 2015.

Unite union urges supermarket giant to increase 'pitiful' offer to drivers at distribution centres.

A round up of the Black Friday deals and offers on Nintendo consoles.

A round-up of the best video game deals during Black Friday 2015.

All the best deals of PS4 consoles and accessories during the Black Friday 2015 week.

An updated list of all the best Xbox One console deals during Black Friday week.

Tesco's Black Friday deals will include technology products.

In 2014, the UK imported 2,600 tonnes of lobster from around the world, an increase of almost 37% from 2009.

The places to buy EA and DICE's return of a classic series.

Interactive graphic shows how Aldi and Lidl are taking over the market.

Amazon Pantry will initially deliver a range of 4,000 everyday non-perishable items to its customers.

Sainsbury's reported that like-for-like sales were down by 1.6%, while underlying profits fell by almost 18% to £308m.

Despite the early England exit, the UK hosting the RWC helped retail sales in September.