US labor market ‘has headed off a cliff-edge’ with just 22,000 jobs added in August – as it happened

Disappointing US jobs report shows hiring slowed sharply this summer

Fast fashion’s quick decline: Asos and Boohoo have that post-Covid feeling

Once worth £5bn, Asos dropped out of the FTSE 250 this week and other brands face sharp competition in a tough market

July data late, with UK statistics body admitting to errors in way it produces seasonally adjusted sales figures

Cosmetics retailer also shuttered its factories and website on Wednesday, with estimated losses of about £300,000

Retailer says leather jackets and denim will resonate with younger shoppers and create a ‘family day out’

Machines in five of supermarket’s stores use infrared technology to allow shoppers to analyse fruit before buying

Retailer starts eight-week trial at stores in London and Bath before potentially expanding nationwide

Firm warns changing sentiment towards US brands could prompt shoppers to choose European products

Despite concerns about economy, poll shows optimism about trading prospects at highest level since 2014

Struggling brand sold by Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos, which is to take ‘strategic investment’ in Castore’s holding company

Discounter to invest in keeping prices down and putting more staff on the shop floor as it reports drop in sales

Danish toymaker’s first-half profits also rise, and sales almost double at UK-based Yoto, creator of screen-free speakers for children

Market value of Woolworths, Australia’s largest supermarket chain, slips from more than $40bn to less than $35bn

Leisurewear firm cuts prices online amid tough market, especially in footwear for women and children

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