UK retail sales growth cools amid fears over budget tax rises
Inflation also hitting sales, says industry body, as Barclays says credit card spending fell in September
China’s Temu more than doubles EU profits to nearly $120m despite having only eight staff
Online marketplace paid just $18m in corporation tax, leading campaigners to call for government action
What price loyalty? UK supermarket cards rated
As prices rise, we look at whether schemes such as Tesco’s Clubcard and Sainsbury’s Nectar are a good deal
He-Man poised to be next retro name to join UK toy ‘newstalgia’ trend
Films of old favourites help lift toy sales 8% this year, with 2026 Masters of the Universe movie tipped for similar
‘Delivery robots will happen’: Skype co-founder on his fast-growing venture Starship
Ahti Heinla on bringing his tech to small towns, its effects on jobs – and whether he’s still interested in money
‘A paroxysm of disposability’: France’s distaste for Shein’s ultra-fast fashion
A petition to ban the brand has passed 270,000 names but French shoppers have not been immune to its inexorable rise
Tesco predicts price war before Christmas amid ‘pressure on household budgets’
Retailer raises full-year profit expectations by £100m after luring shoppers with price cuts over summer
Greggs to put up price of breakfast deals and other items after weak summer sales
Bakery chain hit by sales growth slowdown as July heatwave led to shoppers shunning hot pastries
Selfridges blames slump in tourists shopping for luxury goods as sales fall
Losses narrow to nearly £16m for 48 weeks to 4 January 2025 but group has not made pre-tax profit since 2019
Marks & Spencer to make staff work Boxing Day for first time in five years
All workers must cover at least one of 26, 27 or 28 December in cost-cutting move condemned as a ‘slap in the face’
Retailers say tax rises could further fuel inflation as shop prices jump
BRC says households are finding shopping increasingly expensive after annual shop price inflation rises to 1.4%
‘I wanted it all’: Claire’s shoppers on what the store has meant to them
Sparkly memories of the accessories stores, 156 of which will be rescued from administration in the UK and Ireland
Half of Claire’s stores in UK and Ireland bought in rescue deal but jobs still at risk
Modella Capital warns of ‘inevitable’ closures and job losses at accessories chain while administrators run remaining stores Business live – latest updates
Sexless, snug and still here: the secrets of Birkenstock’s enduring success
On a tour of Birkenstock factories in Germany, we delve into fashion’s greatest paradox – the shoe that wows with a focus on function
‘Affordable luxuries’: British shoppers spread their love for flavoured butter
Experts say rise in consumers buying flavours such as chocolate and truffle driven by social media trends and ‘foodie’ culture