Lidl close to overtaking Morrisons as UK’s fifth-biggest supermarket
Sales growth at German-owned discounter is more than double that of the wider market
Waterstones opens 10 new stores a year as younger adults embrace reading
Bookshop chain says people are keen to escape their screens and says rise in sales is partly down to BookTok
‘People have a right to be happy’: the former Waitrose boss on how the UK can boost productivity
Mark Price says solving worker misery will get people back into the labour market and spur the growth the government seeks
Iceland offering £1 reward scheme for customers who report a shoplifter
Grocery chain employees will verify the incident and the reward will be added to the shopper’s loyalty card
Online fashion retailer Shein’s UK sales leap by a third to more than £2bn
Profits rise 56% to £38.2m in 2024 as company overtakes British rival Boohoo and closes in on Asos
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Birkenstock sales step up in ‘ugly shoe summer’
Price rises and strong demand for closed-toe clogs lead to 16% sales increase for German sandal maker
Claire’s to appoint administrator in UK and Ireland, putting 2,150 jobs at risk
Jewellery retailer takes decision a week after bankruptcy filings by parent company in US and Canada
Warm weather and England’s Euros success lifted UK retail sales in July
Sunnier picture clouded by warning that mooted higher taxes could lead to shop closures and job losses
Greedy ruthlessness has had a great PR campaign in business – but these toy shop owners show a better way
The husband-and-wife founders of The Entertainer, which has 160 stores in the UK, will soon transfer their business to their employees. It shows that profit isn’t the only thing worth caring about, writes Zoe Williams
The Entertainer founder to hand over UK’s biggest toy shop chain to staff
Gary Grant transferring 100% ownership of family-owned business to employee trust by end of September
UK toy sales rise as nostalgic adults turn to Pokémon and Lego
Increase of 8% this year in line with ‘strong rebound’ in global market, data shows
B&Q boss urges Reeves to end tax breaks that favour online Chinese rivals
Plea about ‘de minimis’ rule, which has underpinned the rise of the online specialists Shein and Temu
Topshop sets stage for high street return – but can it go beyond nostalgia?
Beloved fashion brand whose Oxford Circus store closed in 2021 prepares to hold its first catwalk show in seven years
River Island gets green light for rescue that saves more than 4,000 jobs
Restructure by family-owned fashion chain involves 33 store closures but leaves more than 1,000 jobs at risk