‘An evolving era of play’: UK toy sales rise for first time since pandemic
Film and TV tie-ins, Lego sets and Toniebox speakers help push sales 6% higher in 2025, after five years of no growth
UK supermarkets go all out for ‘Jab-uary’ with food for those on weight-loss drugs
M&S, Morrisons and Ocado among retailers bringing out ranges targeting shoppers taking Wegovy or similar
‘Designed for uncertainty’: windbreakers are a hit in turbulent times
From Greenland’s prime minister to Timothée Chalamet, the anorak signals a shift from aspiration to realism
‘The consumers are still out there’: why a bankruptcy for Saks Global may not spell the end
Just more than a year after the new luxury behemoth was formed, it announced it had filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy
Saks Global files for bankruptcy after takeover leads to financial collapse
Debt-riddled retail giant’s demise has cast uncertainty over the future of US luxury fashion
UK retailers endure ‘drab December’ as non-food sales fall flat
Sales of clothes and computers fall, but discount supermarkets Aldi and Lidl enjoy bumper trading
JD Sports plans to let shoppers buy through AI platforms
Retailer to allow ‘one-click purchases’ through assistants such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, beginning in US
The UK’s high streets have reached a tipping point – and Reform will reap the benefits
When even Poundland and charity shops are closing, we’re near a point of no return. But there is hope, says Guardian columnist John Harris
Sainsbury’s blames ‘significant headwinds’ for drop in Argos sales at Christmas
Online competition and weak consumer confidence behind fall, although sales at group’s supermarkets rose
What is Modella Capital? Firm in spotlight as Claire’s and The Original Factory Shop face collapse
Investment firm that also bought WH Smith’s high street business has reputation for rapid and hard-nosed restructuring
The Primark machine suffers a continental splutter at a bad moment
Big fall in sales in rest of Europe means split from owner’s food businesses would be distraction best avoided for year or two
Tesco aiming for bumper 2026 after best Christmas market share in decade
Chain reports strong sales but shares drop 5% after analysts say third quarter performance was behind expectations
Greggs puts up price of sausage roll by 5p to £1.35 amid rising costs
Bakery chain also adds 10p to a latte, bringing it to £2.25, as CEO warns of ‘a tough, challenging market’
M&S Christmas food sales soar but clothing suffers from cyber-attack fallout
Poor festive fashion sales deepen fears of squeeze on UK household budgets and falling high street footfall
Next expects profits to top £1.1bn after bumper festive sales
Retailer warns that growth this year will be slower amid continuing pressures on UK employment