‘Work is good for you’: how UK scheme could help tackle youth mental health crisis
Paid employment can boost confidence and wellbeing, says Pat McFadden as jobs guarantee scheme gets under way
Plug-in balcony solar panels to go on sale in UK for first time
DIY system will be stocked by big retailers, starting with Argos, enabling more homes to lower bills by generating own electricity
‘They make life much easier’: AI-powered shopping trolleys go on trial in Lancashire
Customers give their verdicts as a Morrisons store becomes first in UK to test trolleys that scan, weigh and tally costs
Lego sales jump 21% to nearly £5bn, helped by World Cup and F1 ranges
Danish toymaker also scores success with KPop Demon Hunters, Star Wars and botanicals products
Woolworths’ Ooshies craze causes Coles sales slump with parents shopping at rival supermarket to collect toys
Coles full-year results show that despite gaining market share over past 12 months, sales fell over four weeks of ‘competitor’s collectables campaign’
Target apologizes for ‘offensive’ Halloween costume after backlash
Retailer removes kid’s clown costume after people said it resembled a racist caricature used in minstrel shows
Fast-fashion giant Shein sets cut-price $27bn valuation for Hong Kong IPO
China-based retailer swung to $99m loss in first quarter and faces scrutiny over its environmental footprint
‘Penchant for bling’: can Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley take a bigger slice of luxury retail?
Frasers billionaire bought Harvey Nichols and increased Hugo Boss stake despite tough times for high-end stores
Diamonds for sale: lab-grown gem auctions are all over TikTok right now, but some aren’t happy about it
Streamed auctions offer a cheap way to buy the precious gems, but experts warn that quality is not guaranteed
‘It brings me joy’: how young people are making CDs cool again
Compact discs are back, with searches for players up 96% at John Lewis and popular models sold out online
‘The worst part is the guilt’: the owners who fear dog food caused pets’ eye problems
In the week that Years recalled all of its fresh meals, concerns grow about a potential link to dogs’ health conditions
Quarter of branded baby foods in UK still have too much sugar, analysis finds
Exclusive: Of 224 branded infant foods and snacks, more than half breached guidelines brought in a year ago
Gold and bitcoin surge after US bond market selloff; UK economy on ‘firmer footing’ – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest events in global financial markets, the economy and major corporate moves
Retail sales in Great Britain fall despite heatwave increasing food and drink demand
Volume of goods sold in stores and online dropped 0.5% in July, ONS says
Fashion tech founder sentenced to prison for $300m fraud scheme
Christine Hunsicker, former CEO of CaaStle, gave investors falsified documents that overstated profit and cash reserves