Next raises profit outlook again and says prices could fall in spring
Retailer ups full-year expectations for third time in four months as it signals prices could fall for first time in at least two years
Almost 2,000 more independent stores in Great Britain left empty this year
Biggest rise in vacancies in at least eight years comes as inflation and cost of living crisis hit businesses
UK inflation: which goods and services have changed most in price?
From vegetables to coffee and transport to recreation, how the cost of everyday items varies
H&M is latest fashion retailer in UK to charge to return online purchases
Rise in delivery and processing costs combined with increased use of free returns leads to £1.99 charge
B&Q owner cashes in as Britons improve homes rather than move
Kingfisher says people are staying put as mortgage interest rates and household bills soar
We shed crocodile tears over our high streets then click online and finish them off
Brexit, Covid and rising costs all contributed to closures like Wilko, but we lazy, hypocritical shoppers played a part
‘We’re in a bumpy part of the ride’ – Superdry founder on fashion’s ups and downs
Analysts are split on whether Julian Dunkerton is the answer or part of the problem for the troubled brand
‘It’s organised looting’: UK in grip of a shoplifting epidemic, say store owners
Shop thefts have more than doubled in the past three years, costing retailers £953m a year, according to the British Retail Consortium
Arm shares soar 25% over IPO price in US stock market float; FTSE 100 posts best day of 2023 – as it happened
Shares in UK chip designer are making a successful debut on the US stock market today, while UK blue-chip stocks post their best day since last November
John Lewis needs to pick up the pace on restructuring
Every time the partnership lifts the lid on its challenges, there’s an echo of pre-overhaul M&S circa 2017
Three out of 10 young adults in UK do not own or ever use an iron, poll finds
In world of less formal dress codes and non-iron fabrics, trends report suggests ironing is for the over 45s
John Lewis turnaround timeframe extended amid fresh losses
Partnership says smaller first-half loss is optimistic sign but recovery plan likely to take two years longer than scheduled
After 1bn copies and 118 years, the Freemans catalogue moves to turn its final page
Mail order stalwart to focus on online sales in bid to become a ‘digital department store’
The Range buys Wilko brand in multimillion-pound deal
The homeware retail brand has also bought the intellectual property rights of Wilko, but none of its stores
‘I feel anger; it never needed to have happened’ – Wilko workers lament closures
Staff at the stricken retailer talk of how things went downhill fast and voice fears for their futures