From Withnail to with style: Richard E Grant steals show on Burberry catwalk Actor who found fame in shabby attire creates pop culture moment on last night of London fashion week
Tesco fixes website glitch that affected hundreds of shoppers Supermarket chain had been forced to apologise after basics including bread and milk marked as unavailable online
Retailers to be required to report suspicious or bulk purchases of knives New raft of measures labelled Ronan’s law include tougher sentences for those caught selling blades to under-18s
A quarter of US shoppers have dumped favorite stores over political stances A new poll also found that four in 10 Americans have shifted spending to align with moral views in recent months
‘Six out of 10’: Iceland boss and Labour backer grades UK government Richard Walker laments record so far but welcomes more upbeat tone, planning reforms and move to better EU trading ties
UK marketplace sellers face ‘second Brexit’ hit from Trump’s US import rules End of ‘de minimis’ policy for Chinese goods also expected to hit bigger online fashion retailers such as Asos and Boohoo
Uniqlo’s Kendrick Lamar coup is part of effort to be a serious fashion force Super Bowl appearance continues the retailer’s vibe shift from slightly boring staples into a raved-about brand
Sound investment: John Lewis teams up with Rough Trade to sell vinyl Decision to stock records in some stores and also sell online dovetails with rising demand for turntables in its shops
A grand exit: why four-figure coats have become a high street fixture From John Lewis to Cos, high street stores are selling coats costing more than £1,000 in a move to cast themselves as ‘luxe’ brands
Illegal imported sweets ‘flooding UK high streets’, councils say Social media driving demand for US products containing banned additives linked to cancer and behaviour issues
Beales to close last store, blaming costs ‘foisted on us’ in Reeves’s budget Poole shop to shut again only five years after it was revived following retail chain’s administration
Next ad banned over ‘unhealthily thin’ model in digitally altered leggings Watchdog upholds complaint about advert that digitally altered clothing and used low angle to accentuate long legs
Fair and Square? Chinese retail chain’s expansion rankles Kenyan rivals Local business owners in Nairobi said China Square had created an uneven playing field
UK shoppers inspired by health food trends on social media ‘lift retail sales’ Year-on-year credit and debit card spending in January is highest upsurge since March 2024, says Barclays
M&S boss says UK retailers being ‘raided like a piggy bank’ over planned tax rises Stuart Machin also speculates about whether successive governments have been guilty of ‘snobbery’ towards retail