Iceland becomes first UK supermarket to make major change from December

Iceland has said it will open a shop on the Falkland Islands in early December.

Iceland has become the first UK supermarket to launch a supermarket in the Falklands. Iceland has said it will open a shop on the Falkland Islands in early December.

The shop, to be launched in partnership with a local retailer, Kelper Stores, will be the first UK high street brand to have a presence in the British territory and will be in the capital, Stanley.

“The Falklands are a special part of the British family and it’s always been an ambition of mine to support it, so being able to bring Iceland to Stanley is a huge moment for us,” Lord Walker said. “This is an important moment for the business and our international aspirations.

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“I will personally be visiting the Falklands to officially open the store and I looking forward to welcoming our new customers through the door.”

It comes after President Javier Milei has said “winds of change” favourable to Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands are blowing around the world in a televised address, citing signs that Donald Trump may reconsider the US position on the islands’ sovereignty.

“Recently, President Trump declared that the US is re-evaluating its historic position in relation to the Malvinas,” he said, using the Argentinian name for the islands.

The Argentinian president said the UK was facing “multiple crises of a migratory, demographic and economic nature that are unlikely to be resolved. It is clear that they are on a path of decline. Argentina’s future, however, is flourishing and will prevail.”

Milei portrayed Mr Trump’s response as a “threat” that was “not innocuous”.

“The US is considering this change of position because it knows that Argentina is a reliable partner, aligned with western values, in a strategically important position that can be a valuable ally in the decades to come,” he said.