UK grocery watchdog investigating Amazon over alleged supplier payment delays; company insolvencies jump – as it happened
Groceries Code Adjudicator calls on suppliers to share their experiences of working with Amazon
John Lewis tells some head office staff to work in office at least three days a week
Change is part of general business shift away from working from home
Poundland to shut 68 stores in restructuring that puts 2,000 jobs at risk
Online sales to end and two distribution centres to close after chain’s sale to Gordon Brothers for £1
Oxford Street will be pedestrianised as soon as possible, says London mayor
Sadiq Khan says regeneration plans for central London shopping street have received ‘overwhelming support’
M&S ‘praying for sun’ but full recovery from cyber-attack unlikely this summer
Shoppers report low availability as retailer prioritises clothing in partial resumption of online services
Rogue imports of ‘Dubai chocolate’ may threaten Britons with allergies, FSA says
Food Standards Agency says some bars of the pistachio-filled treat do not have reliable labels
Upmarket Finest range helps lift Tesco sales amid UK ‘home dining boom’
Sales of own-brand line jump 18% in first quarter, which may be reaction to high restaurant prices, say analysts
Poundland sold for £1 with dozens of store closures expected
Buyer Gordon Brothers will invest up to £80m in discount retail chain to try to turn business around
Pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant on Target boycott ‘victory’ and the Black dollar’s power: ‘They’ve awakened a sleeping giant’
The Georgia megachurch leader called for a #TargetFast over its DEI rollback. Now Dollar General is next, he says, as consumers mobilize against Trump’s policies
Cheaper imported chicken and beef increasingly seen in UK supermarkets
Grocers turning to Australia, Poland and Uruguay for meat, prompting claim they are undermining British farmers
M&S resumes online orders six weeks after cyber-attack
Retailer estimated to have lost about £25m a week after it was forced to pause online shopping
Another drop in UK net migration in 2026 may cause labour shortages, says No 10 adviser
Prof Brian Bell says predicted fall to 200,000 people means retail, care and hospitality sectors may struggle to fill posts
Arshad Ahmed obituary
Other lives: Businessman and philanthropist who co-founded the Muslim Youth Foundation in Manchester
UK supermarkets exploit tax loophole to produce cider at ‘pocket-money prices’
Campaigners say ‘super-strength subsidy’ puts pressure on the NHS, as some ciders in England cost same as apple juice
John Lewis slashes points its credit card holders earn on purchases elsewhere
Consumers may feel ‘undersold’ from August when they will have to spend £10 instead of £4 to earn a point