Counterfeit goes cool: high-end brands urged to embrace rise of #dupe

Gen Z are flaunting their knockoffs and imitations – so experts say companies should play along

‘Is this what people wear now?’ Sewing Bee host criticises M&S jumpers and socks

Patrick Grant says rise of low-cost retailers means new clothes ‘haven’t got cheaper, they’ve just got worse’

UK’s garden centres hope sunshine and Chelsea flower show will help them rebound from the rain

A cold, damp spring depressed plant sales in the UK, but help is at hand from the ‘Glastonbury festival of the gardening world’

Sharp rise in cost of British lamb in UK due to rising demand and import issues

Cold and wet weather also thought to have led to more lambs dying in early season, as Morrison drops 100% British lamb pledge

M&S teams up with recycling tech group to trace plastic packaging

Polytag system prints invisible tag on to containers, which can be picked up by readers located at recycling centres

Burberry profits slump by 40% as demand for luxury goods slows

British fashion retailer hit by drop in sales in Asia and Americas, and expects challenging first half of 2025

Brexit border IT outages delay import of perishable items to UK by up to 20 hours

Lorries carrying meat, cheese and cut flowers held up by new checks, with retailers rejecting some orders

Tesco CEO’s near £10m pay a ‘slap in the face’ for struggling workers, union says

Package for Ken Murphy more than double previous year’s, with more than half relating to long-term bonus

Charities attack Tesco rules for evening-only collection of unwanted food

Groups warn they can’t find enough volunteers at night or distribute the food to homeless people effectively

British asparagus back in supermarkets after criticism over imports

Unseasonably cold weather had slowed UK season, but sunny spell has helped crop ‘grow like stink’

Feeling the pinch: why are so many Australian businesses failing?

The high cost of living and the ‘bullwhip effect’ have had a deleterious effect, particularly on food services and building, resulting in a decade-high 10,000 collapses

John Lewis owner cut 3,500 jobs last year yet hired chief on £1.2m pay deal

Further job cuts likely as JLP says it is investing in automation as part of ‘simplifying the way we work’

Opening of Ikea’s Oxford Street store put back to spring 2025

Company says latest delay at central London site bought for estimated £378m is due to water leaking into basement

Fraud rife on secondhand marketplaces Depop, Preloved, and Shpock

Survey of 1,300 buyers found 32% scammed on secondhand marketplace in two years, highlighting scale of APP fraud

Boohoo dives into debt as losses soar to £160m and sales slump

Online fashion retailer cut over 1,000 jobs in year to February amid competition from rival Shein and resurgent high street