Currys raises pay for third time in 13 months amid staff shortage Electrical goods retailer keen to attract and retain workers as cost of living increases
‘Business was a way for me to cope with climate anxiety’: how opening a zero-waste store helped a college student Boston entrepreneur Maria Vasco on her steadily growing plastic- and packaging-free empire
What’s Next for Britain? Simon Wolfson’s prediction isn’t cheery Share price fell 13% after CEO’s warning worst is to come, but scale of uncertainty makes precise projections impossible
Peppa Pig and Buzz Lightyear make Hamleys list for top Christmas toys Soaring living costs means shoppers likely to seek out established brands, says retailer as it reveals top expected bestsellers
Lidl ordered to destroy its Lindt-like chocolate bunnies by Swiss court Ruling on trademark case suggests German retailer could melt down and reuse the offending rabbits
Next boss warns of second cost of living crisis in 2023 as pound slumps Simon Wolfson says currency crisis means inflation, which has soared because of energy prices, may be worse next year
Morrisons profits plunge 50% after ‘unprecedented’ inflation Underlying profits for 13 weeks to end of July fell to £177m from £356m in same period a year earlier
Burberry designer Riccardo Tisci to step down ending five years of Italian control Departure comes year after CEO Marco Gobbetti left, with Daniel Lee taking over creative head role
Boohoo issues profit and sales warning as market value slumps 87% in year Cost of living crisis blamed for fast-fashion brand’s performance, with 10% fall in total revenues in first half
UK food prices soar by record 10.6% as Russia-Ukraine war pushes up costs Staple products such as margarine, pasta and tinned tomatoes hit new highs in September
‘Shock after shock’: how the weaker pound could affect you Food, petrol, cars and consumer goods likely to be among products costing more after the collapse in sterling
Aldi’s UK profits fall but chain says shoppers are switching to it ‘in droves’ In past 12 weeks 1.5m extra customers visited discount supermarket’s stores in Britain
Unilever chief Alan Jope to retire next year after five years at helm Jope’s departure at end of 2023 will end career spanning 37 years at Marmite and Dove soap maker
UK high street warned not to expect return of pre-Covid Christmas December retail footfall forecast to be 18% down on 2019 levels as people struggle with soaring cost of living
James Bailey of Waitrose: ‘Every business in every sector will find winter really difficult’ Having left food retailing, the supermarket’s boss was lured back in 2020 – only to face Covid, supply crises and inflation