Burberry shares rise after reports Moncler is considering bid

Head of LVMH, an investor in Italy’s Moncler, reportedly keen to get deal done with British luxury brand

Greggs scoffs at reports of snub by its Christmas ad star Nigella Lawson

TV chef, who has signed up for bakery chain’s first ever festive advert, says she is a fan of its sausage rolls

‘It’s become a wasteland’: Britons on how shopping centres have changed

Shoppers tell of how store closures and internet shopping have affected their lives and communities

More than meatballs: Ikea opens its first UK standalone restaurant in London

Diners hail ‘great price’ of dishes at Swedish furniture chain’s food outlet next door to its Hammersmith store

UK supermarkets using multibuy deals to encourage sales of meat, study finds

Exclusive: about one in five offers involve meat and dairy and one in ten processed meat despite known health risks

Mohamed Al Fayed’s victims call for Harrods boycott

More than 400 alleged victims of ex-Harrods owner have come forward, lawyers for survivors’ group say

Everyday excess: what’s the deal with fashion’s obsession with supermarkets?

In this week’s newsletter: From a bag riffing on Lidl’s all-butter croissant to a Moschino celery clutch, the industry has a soft spot for designs inspired by the ‘big shop’

EU launches action against shopping website Temu over illegal products

Formal investigation opens amid concerns Chinese shopping website is breaching Digital Services Act

Lower shop prices boost prospect of Bank of England rate cut

British Retail Consortium says prices falling at fastest rate in three years and are 0.8% lower than a year ago

‘Christmas creep is real’: festivities start earlier every year, analysis finds

Data supports belief that Christmas-themed merchandise, songs and decorations are appearing ahead of season

The art of Kmart: why the discount retailer is thriving while rivals such as Big W struggle

After a years-long transformation, Kmart Group is delivering supercharged profits for owners Wesfarmers, much to the envy and dismay of others

John Lewis opens new-look beauty hall as temples of pampering return to high street

Revamp of Oxford Street store follows opening of Fenwick’s ‘largest beauty hall outside London’ in Newcastle

Former Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries pleads not guilty in sex trafficking case

Jeffries is charged with running an international sex trafficking and prostitution scheme while leading the clothing retailer

Boohoo rejects criticism from Frasers Group as ‘inaccurate and unfair’

Frasers Group, which owns 27% of Boohoo, is attempting to install its founder Mike Ashley as chief executive of the online retailer

Boohoo was already a governance mess. Enter Mike Ashley for extra complexity

Frasers wants its founder to be boss of the ailing fashion retailer. But Ashley isn’t ruling out being a bidder himself in any potential break-up