Amazon expands ultra-fast deliveries in UK and adds same-day fruit and veg Deliveries in 30 minutes or less coming to Manchester and Birmingham and fresh groceries service to start in London
UK car sales hit post-Covid high for May as Chinese EV makers gain ground Registrations up 7% in the month, with battery EVs recording fastest growth and Tesla jumping 45% as motorists look to cut fuel bills
Lego launches Pokémon ‘smart’ bricks equipped for interactive battles Tie-up between blockbuster toy brands offers hi-tech play sets that will allow fans to ‘feel like the trainer’
Zero-hours contracts: ministers’ detailed plans for UK ban criticised by firms and unions Government says it would prefer workers to be guaranteed between eight and 20 hours a week based on regular hours
Gluten-free basics ‘now a luxury’ as price of a small branded loaf nears £4 People with coeliac disease say inflation and shrinking ranges are making food staples unaffordable
Asda strikes deal to use Ocado software for home deliveries from next year UK’s third biggest supermarket will use tech of online grocer, which already provides support for M&S and Morrisons
Mutual retailer triples boss’s pay to £2.2m despite fall in profits OurCoop criticised by members after withholding annual profit-share payment despite soaring executive pay
Burberry boss could earn up to £12.2m under new bonus scheme as company rolls back climate goals Company, which paid boss Joshua Schulman £4m in year to March, becomes latest to extend deadline to become carbon neutral
EU fines Temu for failing to stop sale of illegal and dangerous products European Commission finds shoppers on Chinese website very likely to find unsafe items and imposes €200m penalty
UK heatwave triggers price rises for hot tubs and air conditioning units Of 11 seasonal items in Guardian price comparison, six hit highest price in last three months, with some nearly doubling in price in last week
Flying Tiger snapped up by Modella Capital amid fears for its future UK private equity investor with reputation for hard-nosed restructuring says it is backing existing management
Lidl overtakes Morrisons to become fifth largest supermarket in Great Britain German-owned discounter’s sales rise 8.8% year on year as households seek ways to keep bills down
Next boss warns over ‘dramatic fall’ in UK entry-level jobs Peer’s comments come as Milburn report is likely to find government has failed to tackle youth unemployment
B&Q blames sales dip on wet Easter but predicts heatwave gain DIY chain owner Kingfisher is top FTSE 100 riser as it sticks to full-year profit outlook
NS&I failures pile on the agony for bereaved families chasing missing premium bonds Errors and delays in tracing accounts at the trusted savings institution have compounded the stress of relatives losing loved ones