Retailers warn of higher prices in 2025 and urge ministers to ease tax burden
Companies grappling with higher employment costs say price of food may rise by 4.2% in latter half of year
Shein’s silence is farcical. It must answer fair questions if it wants a London listing
The fast-fashion retailer’s reluctance to disclose information about its supply chain in China won’t wash
Sales at toymaker Hornby up 7% after bumper Black Friday and Christmas
Profits increased 10% in December at Kent-based company, which had struggled after end of Covid hobby boom
Boxed video game sales collapse in UK as digital revenues flatten
Data from the Entertainment and Retail Association shows more and more players leaving physical games behind for digital downloads and subscriptions
Next to increase prices to help pay for budget tax changes
Retailer says festive trading was better than expected but forecasts UK sales growth will slow this year
UK food price inflation hits 3.7%, the highest level since March
Supermarkets celebrate bumper Christmas as households’ spending reaches record £460 on average
Luxury tights brand Wolford apologises for delays to orders and refunds
Exclusive: Skinwear firm admits delivery services overstretched amid heavy criticism from customers
UK retailers may have to cut thousands of jobs after bleak Christmas
British Retail Consortium figures show sales growth close to flatlining, as card spending fails to rise
Aldi celebrates ‘best Christmas ever’ with sales of £1.6bn
UK’s fourth-biggest grocer says crucial holiday period bolstered by 12% sales rise in premium range
A visit to the high street taught me this: hell is shopping with other people
After years of buying clothes online, I wondered if there was more to shopping than collecting squashy parcels from forecourt lockers. I soon got my answer, says journalist Nell Frizzell
Uniqlo, Gymshark and Lush stop hiring UK workers via gig economy apps
TUC criticise retailers for endangering workers’ rights by using apps such as YoungOnes and Temper
‘We have a lot more to do’: no pats on the back at M&S despite blockbuster year
Turnaround is in full swing and bearing fruit, but bosses are only too aware of a history of revamps that failed to stick
Biden blocks Nippon Steel’s $15bn bid for US Steel over national security fears – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news as the US president uses his final days in office to block a $15bn bid for US Steel
Laura Ashley bought by US owner of Ben Sherman
British clothing and home furnishings brand sold by Gordon Brothers to Marquee Brands
‘Drab December’ caps another year of declining footfall on UK high street
Visitor numbers at retail sites down 2.2% compared with 2023, raising fears of disappointing Christmas sales