'"Immoral" supermarkets sell alcohol as loss leader'

Related tags Alcoholic beverage Asda Tesco

Asda and Tesco executives have been grilled by MPs over claims that alcohol is being sold for less than the price of bottled water. They attacked...

Asda and Tesco executives have been grilled by MPs over claims that alcohol is being sold for less than the price of bottled water. They attacked them for the "immoral" tactic of selling alcohol as a loss leader - a business practice they admitted doing -Daily Mail

A new poster campaign launched on London's Underground warns women not to drink too much. Depicting a woman with saggy skin and a blotchy nose, thee message reads: 'If you drink like a man you might end up looking like one.'- Daily Mail

Prince William is honouring the Navy tradition of buying a round for the boys after fluffing his first attempt at lowering an anchor. He then joked he owed a "crate of beer" to a colleague - Daily Express

A dwarf hired to walk on the bar in a Melbourne pub and pour free shots of Jagermeister into customers' mouths has been condemned as outrageous. A spokesman for Liquor Licensing Victoria, an Austrailian government agency, said the weekly performance amounted to "serving alcohol irresponsibly" - The Daily Telegraph

Between 25 and 30 per cent of musicians regularly take tablets or alcohol to combat performance anxiety, the head of Berlin's Kurt Singer Institute for Musical Health has said. The confession has triggered a debate in the musical world, as it was revealed that teachers sometimes advise their prodigies to drink beer if they can't play. The Times

Related topics Legislation

Property of the week

Follow us

Pub Trade Guides

View more