The truth about loyalty cards: discounts, data collection and the very best deals
Shoppers could save 50p to £10 for every £100 spent with these money-saving schemes. But are they always worth handing over your personal details?
Nice profit margins, Unilever, but spare us the ‘sharing the pain’ gloss
The household staples firm and its rivals have done a better job of protecting their margins than the supermarkets
Trader Joe’s recalls cookies over fear of ‘rocks’ in dough
US grocery chain tells customers not to eat Almond Windmill Cookies and Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies
Rent-free revival: ‘dead’ Poole shopping street brought back to life
Landlord’s injection of imagination on Kingland Crescent helps independent retailers thrive – and offers a template for other high streets
Craze for vintage Gap comes to the rescue as current sales decline
Demand for quality clothing that captured the zeitgeist of the 90s and 00s is soaring, but it may not be enough to save the retailer
‘Skimpflation’: how supermarkets reduce the quality of what you buy
As well as raising prices and cutting pack sizes, chains are quietly downgrading ingredients
Soap sales halve as UK shoppers cut back on hygiene products
Handwash and bubble bath sales also fall in first six months of 2023, with cost of living blamed
Retail sales warm up in Great Britain as shoppers spend more on food
Quantity of goods bought rose by 0.7%, with supermarkets benefiting from hottest June on record
Marks & Spencer refused permission to demolish and rebuild Oxford Street store
M&S says ‘short-sighted act of self-sabotage’ leaves no choice but to review position on UK’s premier shopping street
Make your price labels clearer, watchdog tells UK supermarkets
CMA says stores not stoking food inflation as it looks into competition on key categories such as milk and baby food
Asda’s profit margins at the pump have trebled, MPs told
Competition regulator tells business committee of ‘significant change’ in retailer’s fuel pricing
UK inflation: which goods and services have risen most in price?
From sugar to olive oil and holiday centres to pet products, how costs have soared
UK inflation expected to fall after grocery price rises ease
Shoppers turning to loyalty schemes like Tesco Clubcard and Sainsbury’s Nectar to help cut costs at checkout
Grant Shapps appears to row back on supermarket petrol prices law
Energy secretary backs voluntary price comparison scheme in meeting with supermarket bosses rather than new law
DFS warns of ‘significantly worse’ market as cost of living crisis hits sales
Furniture retailer says cost-cutting has helped offset impact on its profits