Etsy to ‘substantially’ cut vendors’ funds held in reserve after UK boycott

Sellers put online shops in ‘holiday mode’ after website’s move to hold back up to 75% of takings for as long as 45 days

Asda publishes daily petrol prices online after pressure from watchdog

Other retailers say they are working with government on implementing industry-wide comparison service

Want a glimpse of dystopia? Visit the self-service checkouts

Automated tills now take up much more space than those staffed by humans. We must resist, writes Adrian Chiles

Sellers boycott Etsy UK over hike in sales income held back on reserve

Changes at online craft marketplace prompt anger among vendors as some report up to 75% of takings kept for at least 45 days

UK shop prices in first monthly fall for two years amid big discounts

Clothing and footwear among items reduced most in July as retailers try to counter bad weather

Lush paid managers £5m in bonuses after taking £5m in state support

Cosmetics maker reports 90% drop in profits amid dispute with former boss over his attempt to sell shares

‘We’ll just keep an eye on her’: Inside Britain’s retail centres where facial recognition cameras now spy on shoplifters

Ruxley Manor in south-east London is among the increasing numbers of retailers installing biometric security technology

Adidas to sell second batch of Yeezy trainers after breakup with Kanye West

Sportswear firm says first release of unsold stock helped reduced its expected annual losses by €250m

Around the world in seven carts: how people shop for groceries internationally

Wealthy nations have been hit by inflation but the way this has changed grocery shopping culture – and governments’ responses – vary

No longer bog standard: how loo roll became a UK status symbol

Since the pandemic toilet paper has come out of the shadows to take centre stage in UK bathrooms

Australians pull back on retail spending as case for holding interest rate grows

Sales turnover across most categories dips amid cost-of-living pressures ahead of RBA decision on cash rate next week

Britain loses 6,000 retail outlets in five years as shops close

British Retail Consortium points to ‘crippling’ business rates, the cost of living crisis and Covid as factors

House of Fraser owner could close more big shops as department store model ‘broken’

Group says pre-tax profits almost doubled to £660m as Sports Direct improved margins

My big Birmingham bookshop crawl: why booksellers are suddenly thriving

In 2009, two bookshops a week were closing in the UK and the days of physical books seemed numbered. Now, indie stores are booming. What explains the turnaround – and can it be sustained?

Australian food giants making more profit from grocery sales than overseas peers

Exclusive: Coles and Woolworths have consistently expanded their profit margins in a cost-of-living crisis, outstripping their UK counterparts