Burberry’s turnaround chief plans £40m cuts and ‘scarf bar’ rollout

Shares in fashion brand jump as ‘urgent’ cost-cutting programme announced following half-year losses

John Lewis Christmas advert this year tells tale of two sisters

This year’s ad is actually about going shopping and features Oxford Street store plus song by Richard Ashcroft

Homebase collapses into administration with thousands of jobs at risk

Future of 2,000 staff remains unclear despite the bulk of stores being bought by the homeware retailer The Range

‘Fart blaster’ tops Christmas toy wishlist as experts predict record sales

Despicable Me 4 tie-in smells more like popcorn while a waddling duck and an interactive pet monkey also feature

Peter Mandelson’s consultancy advised Shein until early 2024

Fast fashion retailer did not appear in list of clients published by Global Counsel, co-founded by Labour peer

Shoppers bemoan UK taramasalata shortage as strike leads to dip in supply

Industrial action at producer causes complaints about lack of Greek meze staple in supermarkets across country

Coles unfairly targeted by ‘politicised’ attacks, chair says, while calling illusory discount allegations ‘significant’

James Graham defends alleged illusory discounts, saying suppliers had asked for higher prices and then supermarkets discounted them

Police called after Le Creuset warehouse sale brings four-hour queues

Hundreds turn up at Hampshire industrial estate to grab cut-price cast-iron cookware

The secretive world of Aldi Australia: which aisle makes the most money and other things we learned

Shoppers got a rare look inside the basket of the discount grocer at the ACCC inquiry into supermarkets

Nine in ten honey samples from UK retailers fail authenticity test

Call for industry reform as latest results support belief that products are being bulked out with cheaper sugar syrup

In no great rush to get back to the office? UK home workers may not have a choice

Supermarket chain Asda has joined the growing number of firms demanding staff return to the workplace. Does this signal the end for remote working or is it a new battle line?

Asda boss says £100m hit from Labour budget could affect wages and hiring

Shares in UK retailers fall as investors digest Rachel Reeves’s changes to NICs and tax thresholds

Coffee, sandwiches, underwear, beer: a day in the life of Japan’s beloved konbini stores

Convenience stores are a neat and functional retail institution in Japan, where customers can access the daily essentials

Sainsbury’s boosted by return to the office but warns of price rises

Profits are up 4.7% but extra £140m on national insurance bill could mean more expensive groceries

Cost increases for shops and pubs are real and large. Pity the small operators

M&S will pay an extra £60m in employer national insurance next year, but it can cope. Smaller firms may not