Christmas TV ad boom goes cold over cost of living and Qatar concerns

Advertisers trim budgets amid jitters over World Cup host’s human rights record and appearing ‘tone-deaf’ to austerity

Peanut butter pasta dish among Nigella Lawson’s £1.25-a-portion budget recipes

Budget dishes created by celebrity cook include peanut butter pasta and feta, black bean and clementine couscous

Made.com close to collapse as rescue talks end without buyer

Furniture company’s shares plunge 90% as it says no potential buyers were able to meet deadline

Selfridges backs M&S plan to raze and rebuild Oxford Street store

Public inquiry starts on Tuesday into proposals for 90-year-old shop, which campaigners oppose

‘We need help now’: UK hospitality warns of ‘tidal wave’ of closures as crises loom

After lockdown closures, supply and staffing issues, inflation and high energy bills could be fatal for many businesses

UK retailers hit by footfall decline amid cost of living squeeze

Fewer shoppers visited high streets, retail parks and shopping centres last week, figures show

Frasers builds 5% stake in Asos to become fourth-largest investor

Mike Ashley’s increased holding comes after online retailer reported slowing sales and full-year loss

Why our furniture should last longer than our politicians

Replacing things that aren’t broken helps push up GDP, but is absurd. Much like Tory economic policy

David Boynton of The Body Shop: ‘They say retail is dead. But we’re social creatures’

The head of the cosmetics chain is facing falling sales and takeover rumours, but is still convinced high street shopping has a future

DIY chain Wickes says its energy costs could rise by 75% in 2023

Retailer reports third-quarter sales growth but warns of uncertain outlook and £7.5m hike in energy bill

I’m with the brand! How merch saved the music industry

No longer limited to cheap T-shirts, music merchandise is a multibillion-dollar business – influencing fashion houses and helping smaller artists stay afloat

Lowe’s faces organization effort as US unionization movement spreads

Workers at Lowe’s and the chain’s top rival, Home Depot, push to unionize their companies’ first US stores despite challenges

Retail sales fall in Great Britain as shoppers rein in food spending

Decline of 1.4% in September is first month that volumes have dropped below pre-pandemic levels

Zara enters resale market with Pre-owned service

Shoppers can book repairs and donate unwanted items as fashion chain seeks to cut carbon footprint

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group to stop buying fur products

Policy change means group’s stores will have no new fur products on shelves from next autumn