Just two buyers left in race to buy WH Smith high street division – report
Alteri and Modella Capital are the only two parties remaining in talks, according to Sky News
John Lewis partners watch the profits rack up – but still not the bonuses
After a tricky few years, the group has bounced back, but, says its new chair, cash rewards for workers must wait
US owner of UK pharmacy chain Boots to be taken private in $10bn deal
Sale of Walgreens Boots Alliance to Sycamore Partners will mean further uncertainty for staff of pharmacy chain
Sizing up: how stadiums, hospitals and airlines are adapting to rise in obesity
Extra-width spectator seating, bariatric ambulances and oversized coffins are in growing demand
Poundland up for sale as budget tax changes drive up costs
Owner Pepco Group considers ‘all strategic options’ amid ‘increasingly challenging UK retail landscape’
HMV puts UK expansion on hold because of budget tax rises
Retailer had hoped to open more stores in Britain in coming year but will do so in Ireland and Belgium instead
Co-op admits blocking rivals from setting up nearby shops
Supermarket broke rules more than 100 times across its property portfolio, competition regulator says
US consumers warned to brace for higher prices due to Trump’s tariffs
Prices ‘highly likely’ to rise almost immediately, retailers say, after 25% duty hits exports from Mexico and Canada
‘It’s very brazen’: retail workers and shoplifters on the UK’s record theft statistics
Staff tell of thieves costing stores thousands, while shoplifters say cost of living crunch drove them to crime
Strangest supermarket substitutions include dog treats instead of steak, poll shows
Almost a third of online deliveries from grocers such as Tesco and Aldi included a swapped item, says Which?
Milan fashion week: not just Versace dresses for sale, but the company itself
Donatella’s references to brother Gianni’s last collection in her latest show fuel rumours of possible departure
NSW honey packer says Coles is hurting small producers in its push for profits
Exclusive: For small Australian food brands, supermarket giant’s move to ‘simplify’ its range could be devastating – and unfair
‘They’ve lost my trust’: consumers shun companies as bosses kowtow to Trump
Americans are using their wallet to hurt where it matters – including during Friday’s planned ‘economic blackout’
Ocado to cut 500 technology and finance jobs as AI reduces costs
Online grocery specialist takes advantage of tools that helped improve productivity of engineering team
Shein found two cases of child labour at suppliers in 2024, firm tells UK MPs
Online fashion retailer, which is planning an IPO in London, responds to questions from parliamentary committee