John Lewis injects £20m into Glasgow city centre store in wider branch reboot

Upgrade to Buchanan Galleries part of £50m spend this year and £800m by 2029 to revive appeal of department stores

Mike Ashley’s Frasers follows Hugo Boss bid with offer for Australia’s Accent

UK billionaire’s fashion group offers £166m for takeover of 77.1% of shares in shoe firm it does not already own

Australia’s Sigma drops out of talks to buy UK’s Boots

End of discussions on takeover estimated at $10bn extends uncertainty for 177-year-old British chain

One Stop shop worker sacked after trying to tackle suspected shoplifter

Convenience store employee Eileen Fox, 56, said suspect ‘banged into metal stand’ but no one was injured in incident

Hugo Boss shares jump as it ‘thoroughly examines’ Frasers’ takeover offer

Mike Ashley’s retail group has made near-€2bn bid for the German fashion house, in which it holds a 26% stake

Australian billionaire Brett Blundy wages high-stakes campaign to oust chair of Victoria’s Secret

Blundy’s investment firm, BBRC International, owns about 13% of the US-listed lingerie brand, giving it a potential platform to launch a hostile takeover

Mike Ashley’s Frasers makes €1.98bn takeover bid for Hugo Boss

Fashion and sportswear group, which owns 26% of the German luxury brand, is now seeking full control

WH Smith raises £100m as it warns on profits due to Iran war

Retailer plans to shut unprofitable stores as falling US airport traffic due to Middle East conflict hits trading

Weight-loss drug users save more than £400 a year on food as take-up triples

New research suggests GLP-1 users are buying fewer snacks and treats such as crisps and chocolate

UK’s biggest retailers urge government to act on youth unemployment

Bosses of M&S, Sainsbury’s and Tesco among those writing to Starmer that the ‘ladder of opportunity’ is wobbling

Cloned sites: the shopping scams that lead ChatGPT to fake stores

Buyers are ripped off after assuming online stores were genuine because they are recommended by an AI tool

‘Historic’: Canadian warehouse workers sign first-ever union deal with Walmart

Union says collective agreement is just the start of a broader fight to unionize major employers across the country

‘It’s not inevitable’: Asda chair on how his turnaround will hold off Aldi threat

Allan Leighton on government help, talk of a reheated merger with Sainsbury’s – and the vital role of bananas

British Heart Foundation to close 150 charity shops as costs rise

Shoppers turning to online options also affects BHF, which has carried out review of retail arm

UK shoppers return to high street as warm weather brings respite from shadow of war

British Retail Consortium figures show footfall rose in May, with consumer confidence improving after spending squeeze