‘Our town is making jeans again’: meet the firm reviving jobs and skills in Wales In the first article in a series on high end British manufacturing, we visit the Hiut Denim factory in Cardigan
Shein outsells British rival Asos as UK revenue hits £2.58bn Online retailer’s 26% jump sharpens focus on exemption letting cheap parcels into the country duty-free
Harvey Nichols’ Birmingham store to close in January Closure will cost at least 60 jobs, while Leeds and Bristol outlets to be converted to Flannels brand
Asos says customers’ names, contact details and search histories hacked Experts say breadth of data accessed could help attackers devise “highly convincing” phishing scams
Supermarket shake-up: why Asda or Morrisons could vanish within a decade Talks between Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have set industry tongues wagging, with analysts saying the market is ripe for change
Tesco predicts a low-alcohol ‘healthier’ Christmas First-half sales rise 2% to £33.8bn, helped by strong trade online, as retailer says it is making more delivery slots available
Canada’s Weston family buys Boots for $8.9bn Former Selfridges owners buy UK high street institution from long-term backer Stefano Pessina
Ikea to pilot online buyback service for secondhand furniture Service to be tested in Spain and Portugal this year, with a UK rollout if successful, as pre-loved markets boom
Morrisons is not a must-do deal for Sainsbury’s Odds are good the CMA would approve of a supermarket merger. But does Sainsbury’s need Morrisons?
Asos warns customer data may be compromised after ‘unauthorised’ app access Shares in fashion company fall nearly 10% after its app systems are accessed by ‘unidentified third party’
Sainsbury’s and Morrisons ‘held talks this year’ on multibillion-pound merger Deal would have created a supermarket with a market share of 23.6%, still well behind Tesco’s 27.8%
Lidl GB’s sales soar by over 10%, helped by price cuts and Deluxe range German-owned supermarket beats Morrisons to become fifth largest grocer in Great Britain
From hotel suites to virtual reality, museums turn to licensing deals as costs rise Natural History Museum and British Museum among cultural institutions leveraging collections and exhibitions
Costa’s coffee shops return to profit with iced drinks and matcha on the menu Costa Ltd reports operating profit of £20m in year to 31 December 2025 after losses of £13.5m in 2024
Nitrite-free bacon sales boom in UK amid fears over curing chemicals Shoppers are switching from traditional product despite little evidence alternative is safer