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    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      Retail sector
      New John Lewis boss tells employees business must change ‘at pace’

      Struggling UK retailer launches probe into leaks relating to partial demutualisation

    • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
      Next PLC
      Next asks for clarity on corporate tax as it warns on profits

      Retailer says combination of rising costs and stagnant sales will make 2023 ‘challenging’

    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      LexFood Prices
      UK supermarkets: bargain-hunting will put pressure on margins Premium content

      Shoppers are trading down and buying less, hitting mid-market chains and makers of branded products

    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      John Lewis Partnership PLC
      John Lewis partnership model will ‘survive for decades to come’

      Retailer’s unusual structure not under threat, despite reports of plan to sell a minority stake, says chair Sharon White

    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      UK retailers to raise concerns over new recycling scheme with ministers

      Companies warn initiative will lead to higher costs for consumers without boosting environment

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      LexKingfisher PLC
      Kingfisher: sinking profits leave Garnier to brazen it out

      DIY retailers, despite their best efforts to shake off their cyclical label, remain vulnerable

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Kingfisher PLC
      B&Q owner Kingfisher reports 20% drop in profits

      Sales at retailer boosted by demand for energy and water-saving products

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      LexJohn Lewis Partnership PLC
      John Lewis: mutual would not be knowingly overvalued Premium content

      Any external investor would have to be comfortable with big staff bonuses in good years and a form of worker democracy

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      John Lewis Partnership PLC
      John Lewis considers historic change to staff ownership structure

      Sale of minority stake after 73 years as partnership would enable struggling retailer to invest

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      John Lewis Partnership PLC
      John Lewis scraps staff bonus and warns of job cuts after annual loss

      UK retail group struggles with inflation and falling sales

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      John Lewis appoints first chief executive in bid to stop financial slide

      Former Hovis boss Nish Kankiwala takes on newly created role as partnership struggles with rising costs and losses

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Greggs PLC
      Greggs to open 150 stores despite high costs

      UK bakery chain warns of persistently high energy and wage bills

    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
      Starbucks Corp
      Starbucks to open 100 outlets in UK after abandoning sell-off plan

      Chain shelves proposed sale of owner-operated UK coffee shops after opposition from franchise partners

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      Harrods Ltd
      Harrods chief shrugs off recession fears because ‘rich get richer’

      Sales at luxury London retailer above pre-pandemic levels and Windsor framework seen as step forward on EU relations

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
      Reckitt Benckiser’s sales volumes slide as demand for disinfectant wanes

      Maker of Durex and Nurofen says sales also affected by tough price negotiations with retailers

    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      Ocado Group PLC
      Ocado losses jump to £500mn after shoppers tighten belts

      Shares in UK online retailer fall 9% as analysts describe results as ‘awful’

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Lidl becomes fifth UK supermarket to ration salad vegetables

      Government seeks to reassure the public of ‘resilient’ supply chains

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Judith Evans
      Supermarkets should consider their role in the great British salad crunch

      Supply chain breakdown has led to a shortage of vegetables but low prices are also to blame

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      LexAssociated British Foods PLC
      ABF/Primark: fast-fashion group enjoys shopping’s speedy recovery Premium content

      Medium-term growth prospects justify bullish view of the shares

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      UK agriculture
      UK salad shortages to last ‘for weeks’, retailers warn

      British Retail Consortium’s forecast comes as Asda and Morrisons ration purchases of fruit and vegetables

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      Disrupted Times
      Positive UK retail data nods to tentative consumer confidence

      Also in this edition: Russian spring offensive, Rishi Sunak in Northern Ireland, Pentagon official visits Taiwan

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      UK retail sales
      UK retail sales unexpectedly rebound in January

      Sales volumes were still down 5.1% compared with a year earlier

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      Watches of Switzerland
      UK Christmas strikes hit sales at Watches of Switzerland

      Luxury watch retailer says market sentiment hit a low point over the festive period

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      Lidl and Tesco square up in High Court logo battle

      UK group vigorously defends lawsuit and brings counterclaim against German discounter

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      Tesco PLC
      Tesco buys Paperchase brand from administration but not the stores

      Purchase puts at risk 1,000 jobs at stationery chain and follows supermarket’s own shake-up affecting 2,100

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