JD Sports boss is still struggling to turn up the heat on a tepid trainer market
Latest profit warning is particularly disappointing in a World Cup year, which should have given the global business a sporty buzz
Specsavers pays £12m dividend to parent company after jump in earnings
Pre-tax profits rose at high street opticians to £429.7m in the year to February while sales rose 7% to £4.3bn
Boohoo fined €2.3m by French watchdog over deceptive discounts
Fashion site also broke rules on labelling by using terms ‘leather’ or ‘suede’ for synthetic products
JD Sports cuts £50m from profit forecast as cost of living pressures hit trainer sales
Inflation fuelled by Iran conflict deterring shoppers, especially in the US, says high street chain
Oxfam ‘can’t guarantee future’ of charity shops as it also reviews warehouse business
Dwindling donations and stiff competition from secondhand sellers online prompt review but ‘no plans for closures yet’
Dog food recalled in UK after reports of pets losing their sight
Move by Years, which provides personalised meals in subscription-based service, follows recipe change
UK relies on heat-stressed countries for fruit and veg it could grow itself – report
Food Foundation sounds alarm over supply risks and price shocks as about 40% of Britain’s food is imported
Philip Pullman and Maggie O’Farrell among authors urging Burnham to cut business rates on bookshops
After pubs and clubs get rates relief, authors back open letter calling for similar support for bookshops, described as the ‘beating hearts’ of high streets
Ikea to take on eBay and Vinted with UK online secondhand site
Platform set to launch later this year will enable loyalty card members to sell preloved Billy bookcases and Poäng chairs
‘Picky bits’ on the menu as British shoppers snap up picnic food in heatwave
Consumers also turn to supermarket deals to save money, helping slow grocery price inflation
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley tightens hold on Hugo Boss
Frasers Group increases stake in German fashion house to 48%, after buying Harvey Nichols chain last week
Alarm raised over ‘privacy dilemma’ of facial recognition technology at Coles and Woolworths
Supermarkets say they are exploring ways to keep people safe, but experts claim the tech is ‘normalising surveillance’
Sainsbury’s store pauses AI scanning after false shoplifting accusation
Supermarket chain says ‘human error’, not its Facewatch technology, to blame for ejecting a customer
‘Strategic change and grasping nettles’: where now for John Lewis as boss exits?
Peter Ruis appeared ‘to be doing a good job in difficult circumstances’ at department store chain, says analyst
Secondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk orders
Development comes after Anthropic was found to have spent millions on books to scan for ‘data acquisition’