UK farmers making tiny profits as supermarkets boast record takings

Ministers urged to act as study shows average block of cheese or loaf of bread makes farmers less than a penny

Next rescues Joules from administration, saving 100 shops and 1,450 jobs

Fashion retailer joins Joules founder in last-minute £41m deal, but 24 stores will close

Hotel Chocolat to axe discounts for Christmas as profits melt away

Strategy offering more full-price products aims to focus on ‘quality not quantity’ and will ditch beauty brand

Stuck in a post office queue, all I could think about was how much I hate self-checkouts

Inching towards the human behind the counter, I saw two machines that could have saved me the wait. Of course they were out of order, writes Adrian Chiles

H&M to cut 1,500 jobs as retailers face slowing sales and rising costs

Fast-fashion chain announced efforts to cut costs after profits fell 30% in nine months

Mattress-in-a-box firm Emma faces CMA inquiry into online sales tactics

Competition regulator investigating group as part of wider crackdown on pressure-selling practices

Wilko owners took £3m in dividends despite £37m losses

Retailer understood to be seeking £30m emergency funding amid falling sales

The #BuyBlack movement had a moment in 2020. Was that all it was?

Representation in retail became an urgent concern, but two years later Black businesses still face many of the same challenges

UK retailers launch discounting blitz after month of falling sales

Up to 50% discounts as cost of living crisis hits shopping budgets and mild weather leaves winter styles unsold

Founder of first Black-owned US outdoor gear shop: ‘We’re more than the narratives out there’

Jahmicah Dawes’ Slim Pickins Outfitters brings sharp fleeces and a sense of community to central Texas

Amazon’s UK tax bill could rise by £29m amid business rates overhaul

Hikes set to hit warehouses and online retailers hardest in 2023 as UK government addresses ‘brick v clicks’ tax gap

Retailers hope busy shopping period will reduce stock filling up warehouses

Improved delivery times from suppliers has caught out many big-name shops such as Marks & Spencer

Taking it cheesy: can panettone’s new flavours see off the Christmas cake?

Tiramisu and parmesan options might tempt some, but Italian dome has way to go to push traditional UK favourite off top slot

Black Friday retail footfall below pre-pandemic levels amid cost of living crisis – as it happened

Retail experts predict a more muted Black Friday this year, as consumers cut back and Royal Mail strike disrupts deliveries

UK Black Friday off to muted start amid cost of living crisis

Number of shoppers on high streets up on last year but demand for home deliveries down 5%, say analysts