Boohoo and Debenhams owner raises £35m, risking Mike Ashley clash

Company, which also owns Oasis, Warehouse and Karen Millen, to use cash to cut debts and fund turnaround

EU to investigate Shein over sale of childlike sex dolls and weapons

Bloc also examines ‘addictive design’ of shopping site, including rewards, and its recommender systems

Britons feeling ‘dismal’ about finances amid mounting debts, survey finds

Consumer confidence at its lowest level in two years, as young people in particular face money pressures

Did you buy a coffee machine with a tax refund? It may have affected Australia’s interest rate

Policymakers didn’t think people had the financial capacity to purchase ‘durable’ goods – but a rise in spending contributed to inflation

Valentine’s lamps, Easter rugs: ‘seasonal decor’ has become a year-long tat-fest

This year-round churn profits shops and content creators, but not the rest of us. Nobody needs ‘autumn oven gloves’, says freelance writer Amelia Tait

UK sleepwalking into joblessness epidemic, Tesco boss warns

Ashwin Prasad says far fewer people in work than there could be with ministers just ‘tinkering at the edges’ of problem

England’s poorest areas have 70% more vape shops and bookmakers than wealthier ones

Data shows deprived communities have more off-licences and takeaways and fewer childcare facilities and gyms

‘It has to be amazing’: Liberty links with Bridgerton as it capitalises on maximalist trend

Department store’s retail boss reveals how it is thriving by focusing on unique items and tie-ups from Adidas to Grayson Perry

Modern Milkman to collect unwanted electronics and toys with deliveries

Grocery delivery firm will begin picking up broken tech across the UK and charging consumers to recycle items

‘Quality really matters’: why the organic food market is booming again

Greater awareness of healthy diets and concerns over ‘trusted’ food mean sales are growing at fastest pace in two decades

Levi’s sales grow in UK as celebrities drive denim revival

Noel Gallagher and Harry Styles lead way, and sales of jeans in general rise faster than wider fashion market

Almost a quarter of soup on sale in UK supermarkets has too much salt, study finds

Analysis of nearly 500 tinned and chilled products finds 23% exceed government’s voluntary salt target

The Guardian view on high-street decline: a symbol of failure in a discontented nation

Editorial: Decaying town centres are fuelling a sense of disillusionment with mainstream parties. Labour’s regeneration strategy must be bolder

UK shoppers buy more fruit and yoghurt in healthy start to 2026

Britons cut back in January after record grocery spending in December, turning to own-label products

Can French Connection make FCUK fashionable again?

With a North American licensing deal under its belt, the reinvented high-street giant is growing again under new owners and a global strategy