Employee ownership is the heart and soul of John Lewis – losing that would destroy it

Yes, its customers could buy cheaper beans or bras elsewhere. But there’s a trust tied up in its ownership structure which is now under threat, says Gemma Goldfingle, editor of Retail Gazette

John Lewis faces criticism over plans to dilute mutual model

Shadow minister describes proposal as ‘very worrying’ while ex-PwC economist calls it ‘terribly short-sighted’

Jacqueline Gold obituary

Chief executive of the Ann Summers lingerie-and-sex-toy chain who turned the business into a remarkable retail success

John Lewis considering end to 100% employee ownership – reports

Plans to raise money in new investment said to be behind reported move, after the company said it would have to cut staff

Morrisons fined £3.5m after death of employee with epilepsy

Matthew Gunn, who fell from stairs during a seizure at Tewkesbury branch, suffered catastrophic head injuries

Jacqueline Gold’s proudly smutty Ann Summers changed the UK high street

Lingerie and sex toy chain’s boss tapped into the female market by embracing Britain’s peculiar erotic humour

Ann Summers supremo Jacqueline Gold dies aged 62

Businesswoman who turned sex toys and lingerie chain into household name had breast cancer

Aldi raises UK shop worker pay for fourth time in just over a year

Minimum of £11.40 an hour from July takes total investment in pay to more than £100m over 12 months

John Lewis scraps staff bonus and warns of job cuts after £234m loss

Warning follows group’s second ever full-year loss, and 3% fall in sales at Waitrose

John Lewis and Waitrose owner appoints first group chief executive

Nish Kankiwala to lead staff-owned partnership as it struggles to turn around business amid rising costs

Co-op hires delivery droids to drop groceries in Greater Manchester

Fridge-sized self-drive robots from logistics firm Starship Technologies will ‘walk’ to customer homes in Sale and wait outside for drop-off

UK hair salons and chippies among indie shops ‘most hit’ by cost of living crisis

Analysis by Local Data Company finds closures in the most affected categories have been offset by new openings in others

‘Global greedflation’: big firms ‘driving shopping bills to record highs’

Analysis by UK union shows large corporations have improved profits with price rises in cost of living crisis

Booths supermarket confirms link to possible food fraud

Chain forced to remove products from shelves after imported beef was falsely labelled as British

Shrinking rewards or not, the past 22 years have taught me I’m a Boots Advantage card person

The high street’s best-value loyalty card has been hit by the cost of living crisis, but that won’t diminish my attachment to it, says Laura Snapes, the Guardian’s deputy music editor