Sainsbury’s to cut 3,000 jobs as it shuts hot food counters and cafes
Supermarket chain to cut head office roles by a fifth amid rising labour costs
Waitrose brings back free coffee for shoppers without need to buy anything
Supermarket chain reintroduces loyalty scheme perk as it fights for customers with rival Marks & Spencer
‘Pocket money’ toys costing less than £10 sell well as UK parents cut costs
Toy sales fell in 2024 but industry reports growth in ‘kidult’ collectors of expensive Lego building sets
Robot packers and AI cameras: UK retail embraces automation to cut staff costs
From electronic shelf labels to more self-service checkouts, automation is coming to your local supermarket
Former M&S boss says working from home is ‘not doing proper work’
WFH has harmed employee productivity, says Stuart Rose, who was also executive chair of Asda
Scotland’s largest haggis maker creating new recipe to meet US rules
Macsween working to circumvent food regulations that have banned traditional recipe in US for more than 50 years
FTSE 100 share index hits record high; relief for Rachel Reeves as UK borrowing costs fall – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Britain’s blue chip share index hits new peak of 8533 points
Food stores in Great Britain have worst Christmas since 2013
Overall retail sales volumes fall by 0.3% in December amid weak ‘golden quarter’ of trading
Currys turns to automation as national insurance change ‘depresses hiring’
CEO says electrical goods chain has no plans to cut jobs and that retail market ‘perked up’ over festive period
Frasers Group says two-thirds of retail staff are still on zero-hours contracts
MPs examining plans for legislation were told 11,500 staff on the contracts, which do not guarantee weekly shifts
New year downers are becoming normal at JD Sports
For the second January in a row, the sportswear retailer has disappointed shareholders by trimming its forecasts
Warhammer maker Games Workshop plans fourth UK factory as sales boom
Company thrives as Amazon develops TV series and it gains licensing income from video games
ATM withdrawals are on the rise, but can cash retake its crown in the UK?
Cash use rose for the third year running in 2024, as shoppers in places such as Shotton use it to help them budget
‘We have enough products on the planet’: Nobody’s Child boss Jody Plows on the ethics of sustainable fashion
The chief executive of the clothing label is emphasising traceability and accountability in the supply chain – and looking beyond one season at a time
JD Sports cuts profit forecast, blaming big fashion price cuts
Stores outperform online arm, in contrast to other listed fashion retailers, such as Marks & Spencer and Next