M&S gets it right (finally) on annual meetings. Others should make an effort

Last year’s ‘digital-only’ event ruffled feathers. This year’s hybrid meeting fuelled greater attendance and more openness

Sainsbury’s boss says rate cuts needed to spur consumer spending; eurozone inflation dips to 2.5% – as it happened

Simon Roberts says consumer caution ‘not surprising given everything households have been through in the cost of living crisis’

Euro 24 lifts TV sales at Argos but purchases of clothing, paddling pools and garden furniture fall

Pressure on household finances eases as shop price rises slow to 0.2% and petrol costs drop for second month

Customers will be able to send off M&S clothes for services like zip replacements and knitwear mending

Updated quarterly GDP confirms UK was fastest-growing economy in G7 with consumer confidence returning

Retailer says AI-enabled phones and computers helped pre-tax profits rise by 10% despite UK sales slide

Research discovers the cost of some healthcare products fluctuates wildly, according to time of year you buy them

Sports Direct owner to acquire luxury goods sites and sell online retailer’s protein powder in its shops

Retailer says ‘circular design’ collection is the first stage of an environmental overhaul of its products

Return to profit will enable ‘significant investment’, including Waitrose refurbs and more convenience stores

About 1,500 Tata Steel workers will begin an indefinite strike in July over the company’s plans to cut thousands of jobs, the trade union Unite says

ONS says most retailers enjoyed a better month in May, with increases in clothing and household goods

As shares drop by 12%, the ‘permanent shift to online grocery shopping’ its boss predicted during Covid looks absurd

Polling company says sales bookings have been lower than anticipated since half-year figures in March