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  • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
    J Sainsbury PLC
    Sainsbury’s sales fall as customers cut back spending

    Supermarket group leaves full-year forecasts unchanged

  • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
    Tesco PLC
    Price spat between Tesco and Heinz signals tougher retailer-supplier ties

    Food group has stopped supplying some products to UK’s biggest supermarket over effects of inflation

  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
    UK retail results
    Retailers B&M and Moonpig play down UK consumer squeeze

    Chains targeting cost-conscious consumers maintain their guidance despite surging inflation

  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    Patisserie Holdings PLC
    Patisserie Valerie settles with Grant Thornton over £200mn claim

    Administrators end lawsuit that alleged negligence in audits of café chain

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    UK retail sales
    British retail sales decline, intensifying fears of slowdown

    Shoppers spend more on less as inflation bites, May figures show

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Matalan Retail Ltd
    Matalan warns refinancing is key to survival

    UK value retailer has improved trading but needs to replace £350mn of debt by January

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    JD Sports Fashion PLC
    JD Sports announces corporate overhaul after exit of chair Peter Cowgill

    Athleisure retailer says there is need for more board-level experience as sales hit record

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Frasers Group
    Frasers increases Hugo Boss stake to €900mn

    Sports Direct owner takes direct holding in German fashion brand to almost 5%

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    Ocado Group PLC
    Ocado raises £575mn to fund grocery ecommerce technology rollout

    Online retailer is fitting out a pipeline of customer fulfilment centres for clients around the world

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Primark Stores Ltd
    Primark to test first move into online shopping

    Retailer will trial UK click-and-collect service as it reports quarterly sales growth 4% higher than pre-Covid

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    ASOS PLC
    Asos warns on profits as customers send back more purchases

    Rival retailer Boohoo also cautious over high rate of product returns

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    LexASOS PLC
    Asos: flagging discretionary spend leaves fast fashion off the pace Premium content

    Rising inventories now look like a problem rather than a solution

  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
    THG PLC
    THG pursuers set to give up their chase of ecommerce group

    Investment groups Belerion and King Street ready to drop £2bn approach as ‘put up or shut up’ deadline nears

  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
    WH Smith PLC
    Travel rebound pushes WHSmith quarterly sales to pre-pandemic level

    FTSE 250 retailer predicts annual profits will be towards top end of market forecasts

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    News in-depthFood & Beverage
    UK supermarkets prepare to move unhealthy foods out of temptation’s way

    Retailers in England must stop using prominent locations to promote products high in fat, sugar or salt by October

  • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
    DFS Furniture PLC
    DFS warns of falling sofa demand as cost of living crisis bites

    Company pares revenue guidance as April orders dip below pre-pandemic levels

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    John Lewis Partnership PLC
    John Lewis to build homes for rent in shift away from retail

    Partnership group plans 10,000 flats on Waitrose sites and will manage lettings itself

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    TikTok Inc
    TikTok Shop’s troubled UK expansion: staff exodus and culture clash

    Chinese-owned social media group launches investigation into ‘toxic’ working practices at London offices

  • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
    Marks & Spencer Group PLC
    M&S executive team could earn £15mn this year if targets hit

    Retailer paid out bonuses for the first time in five years but CEO received less overall than peers

  • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
    Ted Baker PLC
    Preferred bidder for Ted Baker pulls out of acquisition process

    UK fashion chain says it will now consider other offers it received last month

  • Monday, 6 June, 2022
    Cost of living crisis
    Cost of living crunch hits UK consumers hard

    Retail sales fell by 1.1% in May as households tightened belts amid inflation squeeze

  • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
    Dr Martens Clothing Ltd
    Dr Martens raises revenue guidance for next year as it posts jump in profits

    Taking back control over sales boosts British footwear brand

  • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
    B&M European Value Retail SA
    B&M profits to fall below pandemic highs

    Discount retailer expects spending to shift to basics as it announces new chief executive

  • Monday, 30 May, 2022
    UK regulator orders Morrisons to keep McColl’s operations separate

    CMA issues ruling while it investigates supermarket chain’s takeover of convenience store operator

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    Marks & Spencer Group PLC
    M&S warns consumer squeeze will hit profit growth

    UK retailer’s joint venture with Ocado cuts forecasts as customers confront higher costs

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