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  • Thursday, 6 May, 2021
    Next PLC
    Next, Zalando raise full-year guidance as sales pick up

    Store reopening sees demand rise but UK fashion group expects sales boost to be short-lived

  • Wednesday, 5 May, 2021
    ITV PLC
    ITV predicts advertising recovery as spending picks up

    Broadcaster says return of hit show ‘Love Island’ and postponed Euro 2020 will help lift revenues

  • Tuesday, 4 May, 2021
    Digital Media
    Radio stations Scala, Jazz FM and Planet Rock to launch subscriptions

    Owner Bauer Media Group targets music ‘super fans’ with ad-free service costing £3.99 a month

  • Monday, 3 May, 2021
    News in-depthRetail sector
    Pandemic powers growth prospects for online flower market 

    Internet operators add to pressure on traditional florists

  • Friday, 30 April, 2021
    News in-depthSocial Media
    OnlyFans blurs boundaries as lockdown demand drives success

    Tim Stokely looks beyond adult content as rocketing subscriptions spur expectations for soaring profits

  • Thursday, 29 April, 2021
    Tobacco
    US proposes ban on menthol cigarettes popular with black smokers

    FDA begins process of trying to snuff out flavour that makes up a third of total sales in US

  • Thursday, 29 April, 2021
    Tobacco
    ‘Vulture’ fund pioneer Dart builds £5bn stakes in tobacco

    Caymans Islands-based billionaire now third-biggest shareholder in British American Tobacco

  • Monday, 26 April, 2021
    Media
    OnlyFans feels the lockdown love as transactions hit £1.7bn

    Profits surge at subscription platform known for sexual content as it branches into TV

  • Sunday, 25 April, 2021
    Cannabis industry
    UK medical cannabis sector renews call for reform to kickstart growth

    Just three prescriptions have been administered by the NHS since 2018, industry reports

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  • Thursday, 22 April, 2021
    Informa PLC
    Informa swings to £1.1bn pre-tax loss after events cancelled in pandemic

    World’s biggest exhibitions organiser expecting fewer attendees when US events restart this summer

  • Thursday, 22 April, 2021
    UK companies
    UK’s Bloom & Wild buys Dutch rival as flower delivery blossoms

    Florists benefit while people have been unable to celebrate occasions during pandemic

  • Tuesday, 20 April, 2021
    Tobacco
    Tobacco shares slide on renewed debate over US cigarette rules

    Stocks suffer amid reports that Biden administration is considering tougher curbs

  • Friday, 16 April, 2021
    Long Story Short
    A selection of the FT’s biggest stories and best reads every Friday

    Patricia Nilsson’s top reads this week: Westminster lobbying scandal | Unilever challenges beauty ideals | Jack Ma’s fall from grace

  • Thursday, 15 April, 2021
    UK retail industry
    Entain, Naked Wines and THG report boost from online pandemic trading

    Groups among beneficiaries as consumers spend more on food and entertainment during lockdown

  • Thursday, 15 April, 2021
    Naked Wines
    Naked Wines’ biggest market now the US as pandemic shakes up habits

    Closure of bars has helped normalise purchasing alcohol online, says subscription-based retailer

  • Friday, 9 April, 2021
    China Global Television Network
    Chinese state broadcaster regains right to broadcast in the UK

    Under decades-old treaty, CGTN will be able to air after securing approval from French regulator

  • Monday, 5 April, 2021
    UK politics & policy
    Johnson set for showdown with MPs after backing ‘Covid passports’

    Easing to go ahead next Monday but scientists warn resurgence ‘highly likely’ in June

  • Sunday, 4 April, 2021
    News in-depthXinjiang
    Multinationals tread cautious path in China boycott

    Diplomatic row over Xinjiang abuse allegations risks lasting impact on foreign brands attempting to clean up supply chains

  • Sunday, 4 April, 2021
    News in-depthCannabis industry
    Cannabis reignites corporate interest as it edges towards mainstream

    Hopes for further liberalisation in the US and beyond spur flurry of dealmaking

  • Wednesday, 31 March, 2021
    Chinese politics & policy
    BBC journalist leaves China after pressure campaign

    John Sudworth relocates to Taiwan after angering Beijing with reports on Xinjiang

  • Friday, 26 March, 2021
    ASDA Group Ltd
    Asda workers win first round of equal pay lawsuit

    Supreme Court ruling will be closely watched by other UK retailers

  • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
    Boohoo.Com PLC
    Boohoo cuts number of UK suppliers over transparency issues

    Fashion retailer ceases business with those that failed to show ‘high standard of transparency required’

  • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    Bloomsbury raises profit guidance for second time this year

    Lockdown readers snap up new novels as well as Harry Potter titles

  • Monday, 22 March, 2021
    Kingfisher PLC
    B&Q owner reports soaring profits but warns demand may fall

    Kingfisher says vaccine roll out and fewer restrictions on customers could impact growth

  • Friday, 19 March, 2021
    Reach PLC
    Reach says most of its staff will permanently work from home

    Daily Mirror and Daily Express owner to close dozens of local newsrooms and one central London office

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