Hobbycraft issues full recall of asbestos-tainted children’s play sand
Craft retailer says there is ‘risk to health’ after some vials in Giant Box of Craft set contained fibrous tremolite asbestos
National insurance hike and energy bills behind food price rise, say UK retailers
Latest BRC figures show year-on-year rate of increase was 3.9% in January, up from 3.3% the month before
UK supermarkets push for Amazon soy safeguards after traders abandon ban
European retailers urge traders to adhere to commitments after Brazilian lawmakers wreck forest protection pact
Waterstones boss defends government’s business rates shake-up
James Daunt is relaxed about bills and the higher living wage, and says bookselling is having ‘a nice time’
‘We need Target to stand up’: activists in Minneapolis press retailer amid ICE arrests at its stores
Activists say the retailer has met with clergy but not spoken out against ICE or safeguarded employees and customers
Asbestos found in children’s play sand sold in UK
Hobbycraft removes product from sale after parent sent samples to a lab for testing but declines to issue a recall
Poundland shuts 149 stores, cuts 2,200 jobs and focuses on £1 items
Discounter relaunches Pep & Co clothing brand after a switch to ranges supplied by its former parent group hit sales
British retail sales jump as online jewellery firms offer surprise Christmas sparkle
Sales volume rise of 0.4% in December confounds forecasts as new survey shows sharp rebound in consumer confidence
B&M and The Works hit by tough Christmas trading
Retailers report weaker sales over festive period amid ‘subdued consumer confidence’
Next buyout saves footwear brand Russell & Bromley but 400 jobs likely to be lost
Retailer buys chain from administration for £3.8m adding to portfolio ranging from FatFace to Made.com
‘An evolving era of play’: UK toy sales rise for first time since pandemic
Film and TV tie-ins, Lego sets and Toniebox speakers help push sales 6% higher in 2025, after five years of no growth
UK supermarkets go all out for ‘Jab-uary’ with food for those on weight-loss drugs
M&S, Morrisons and Ocado among retailers bringing out ranges targeting shoppers taking Wegovy or similar
‘Designed for uncertainty’: windbreakers are a hit in turbulent times
From Greenland’s prime minister to Timothée Chalamet, the anorak signals a shift from aspiration to realism
‘The consumers are still out there’: why a bankruptcy for Saks Global may not spell the end
Just more than a year after the new luxury behemoth was formed, it announced it had filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy
Saks Global files for bankruptcy after takeover leads to financial collapse
Debt-riddled retail giant’s demise has cast uncertainty over the future of US luxury fashion