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

M&S profits rise but retailer warns of £60m hit from Reeves’s budget

Concerns over increase in national insurance contributions and minimum wage on customers and suppliers

Bernie Marcus, Home Depot cofounder and Trump mega-donor, dies aged 95

Company announces death of billionaire who contributed millions to Republican party and former president

Hard-pressed shoppers will benefit as retailers carry ‘weight’ of UK tax rises, says Primark owner

ABF boss George Weston says budget is positive for ‘the least affluent’ but will cost firm ‘tens of millions’ of pounds

Asos slides to huge loss but insists it sees ‘green shoots’

Online retailer was hit by cost of living pressures and was forced to offload piles of unsold stock at a discount

UK retail sales growth slumps as shoppers wait for Black Friday deals

Later October half-term break and budget uncertainty also led to lower spending, says industry

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