Autumn statement: voters in Shakespeare’s birthplace count cost of Tory theatre

Usually boosted by tourist spending, Stratford-upon-Avon’s residents and businesses lament cost of living crisis

Sales slide at AO World as consumers put off buying latest mobile phones

Online electrical goods seller still able to report pre-tax profits of £13m in the half year as cost-cutting measures bear fruit

Middle-aisle mayhem: how Aldi and Lidl changed British shoppers

Air fryers, skiwear, hot tubs, kayaks – you never know what you’ll find in the discount supermarkets. But you can be sure the keenly priced, limited-time-only products will lead to a scrum

Black Friday strike could mark the beginning of the end for Amazon’s war on unions

Rising GMB membership, cross-border action and a probable new government point to better times for thousands of workers

Co-op and Aldi champagnes beat Veuve Clicquot in Which? taste test

Top-scoring supermarket fizz costs less than half of the price of its prestigious competitor

Winter recession fears for UK after fall in retail sales – as it happened

Retail sales volumes across Great Britain in October fell to their lowest level since February 2021, amid cost of living squeeze and wet weather

Fall in retail sales in Great Britain signals high street recession

Volumes drop 2.7% year on year in October as high interest rates and poor weather drive away shoppers

Weapons banned in UK apparently found on shopping app Temu

Which? says it bought age-restricted knives and axes without checks from sellers on China’s answer to Amazon

Bangladesh garment workers fighting for pay face brutal violence and threats

Workers describe hands and arms being targeted in ‘merciless’ beatings as protests over low wages turn increasingly violent in Dhaka

UK inflation: which goods and services have changed most in price?

From olive oil to tea and clothing to recreation, how the cost of everyday items varies

I long to destroy self-checkout machines – and at last, there’s a glimmer of hope

Supermarket chain Booths is getting rid of self-service tills. Perhaps my one-woman boycott is finally paying off, says writer Coco Khan

UK retail workers: have you noticed an increase in difficult or abusive customers?

We want to hear from those who have experienced a recent increase problems with customers

‘They rile me’: views on the pros and cons of UK supermarket self-checkouts

As Booths returns to fully-staffed tills at many of its stores, shoppers with varying opinions have their say

Imperfectly good: movement tackles issue of food going to waste on aesthetic grounds

Report finds that almost 14m kgs of edible fruit and vegetables are rejected in Australia each year on appearances alone

Ding dong! Beauty company Avon to open first UK stores in its 137-year history

Group famous for house-to-house visits is to open franchises as it also expands deal with Superdrug