Bestway: from London cornershop to Sainsbury’s stakeholder

Founded in 1963, the group includes Well Pharmacy and the Costcutter and Best-one chains

Resale therapy: charities reinvent former Topshop to take on Depop and eBay

Boasting DJs and ice-cream, groups from Shelter to Barnardo’s have clubbed together to create a preloved department store

Grocery wholesaler may look to make further market purchases of supermarket’s shares

The grocer’s buyout by a US private equity firm in late 2021 was spectacularly badly timed

Slide blamed on shoppers’ increasing pessimism amid rising living costs and political uncertainty

Supermarket to make sweeping changes affecting night shifts, Post Office outlets and pharmacies

Retailer urges UK government not to consider such a move as it would mean ‘overbearing and prohibitive costs’ for exporters

As Amazon workers strike for first time, TUC says rapid home delivery relies on labour that is monitored, repetitive and demanding

Owner ABF says its grocery brands such as Twinings and Kingsmill also increased trading

Tank Française watch, favoured by stars such as Michelle Obama, sets record for British Heart Foundation

John Allan said producers may be using inflation as excuse to raise prices further than necessary

The mattress company went bust but £54 was taken from my account

Exclusive: small business and hospitality groups urge rethink to let firms renegotiate fairer contracts and stave off closure

John Lewis says sewing shows and eco-awareness have pushed up haberdashery sales of thread, patches and even thimbles

Surprise December drop a result of cost of living crisis forcing people to cut budgets in run-up to Christmas