Indie bookshop numbers hit 10-year high in 2022 defying brutal UK retail year
Lockdowns were good news for book trade as people read more and sought out bookshops when they reopened
Greggs workers get 10% pay increase amid ‘material cost inflation’
Bakery chain to pay shop staff at least £10.60 an hour after price of sausage rolls went up to £1.20
Co-op coffin factory workers begin further strike action over pay
Stoppage at Glasgow site to continue until 16 January as months-long dispute continues
Thai police accused of ‘sham’ forced labour inquiry at former Tesco supplier
Exclusive: Officials took one day to conclude no laws were broken at VK Garment factory and workers say their words were deleted
Love Island and eBay renew deal after ‘pre-loved’ clothing boost
Online retailer to sponsor ITV reality show for second time as it lauds commercial impact of partnership
Cold snap boosts Next’s pre-Christmas sales but chain warns of price rises
Retailer remains ‘cautious’ about 2023 despite better-than-expected data for last nine weeks of 2022
Wilko secures £40m funding from Hilco as it faces cash squeeze
Discount retailer also rejigs leadership team, replacing relative of founder as chair
Sainsbury’s to pay at least £11 an hour for 127,000 lowest-paid workers
Third pay increase in year gives staff 7.3% rise amid fierce competition to retain and recruit employees
UK households spent £1.1bn more on groceries in December for fewer items
Spending higher than year earlier, with World Cup football pushing up beer sales
Record 13.3% UK food inflation raises fears of ‘another difficult year’
British Retail Consortium figures come amid concern over economy and rising cost of energy bills
‘Our beautiful mission’: VanMoof boss on changing cities with e-bikes
In the 13 years since Ties Carlier and his brother started their e-bike company, it has grown to over 1,000 employees but, he says, there is a lot more to do to improve urban environments
Footfall slumped 27% on British high streets after Christmas, data shows
Number of shoppers out between Christmas and new year only 7.2% higher than in 2021, amid Omicron fear
Almost 50 UK shops closed for good every day in 2022, says report
Centre for Retail Research says 17,145 stores shut in total, up almost 50% on 2021, during pandemic
Rishi Sunak’s failure to negotiate on strikes is sabotaging UK, Labour warns
• Rachel Reeves says Tory approach is ‘increasingly reckless’• Business leaders warn that small firms are being ‘hammered’
Waitrose stops selling single-use vaping products
Company cites their harmful effect on the environment and the health of young people for the move