Money bags: would you pay $1,200 for one of Trader Joe’s $2.99 totes?
Collectors are going wild for the American supermarket’s reusable canvas bags. Something meant to be cheap and cheerful is now anything but
Vinyl records return to UK inflation basket for first time since 1992
Strong sales of Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) help format make an impact, as air fryers also join list
US investor Elliott ends bid to buy UK retailer Currys
Bidder says multiple attempts to engage with high street group’s board were rejected
The Body Shop files for bankruptcy in the US and Canada
About 400 more jobs at risk as cosmetics retailer struggles to pay suppliers in Australia after UK parent’s collapse
John Lewis is back in the black, but the glory days of big bonuses seem far away
The group is expected to reveal a £25m profit this week, but it’s mostly thanks to rising revenues at Waitrose
Not a sausage: how latest post-Brexit checks have hit UK delis
One company selling German products has not had a single delivery of wurst since January
US jobless rate rises to two-year high while wage growth slows – as it happened
US economy adds 275,000 jobs, more than expected but that strength is partly offset by downward revisions to past months
Boots orders support staff back into office five days a week from September
Retail chain’s boss declares office a ‘much more fun and inspiring place’ with everyone in attendance
‘Tap water is boring, so they invent new products’: how did humble H2O become such big business?
The must-have giant drinking cups are just the half of it. From designer ice to aqua mineralogists, water is a marketer’s dream
Matchesfashion to enter administration and cut 273 jobs
More than half workforce face losing jobs after new owner Frasers says it is unwilling to fund turnaround
Tesco pay rise delay leaves many workers earning under minimum wage
Some employees angry at supermarket being temporarily able to pay under £11.44 an hour
‘A cut-and-paste budget’: UK businesses attack lack of help from chancellor
Hospitality trade says chancellor failed to help save sector with VAT cut, while travel industry laments air duty rise
Fixing Australia’s supermarkets: how to drive competition without wielding a hammer
Short of breaking up Coles and Woolworths, retail experts call for regulation of wholesale supply deals and help for new entrants to access sites
Shein UK breaches company law by failing to disclose human owner
Breach could disrupt Shein’s reported plans to list in UK as companies are legally required to declare ‘person with significant control’
UK retail sales dampened as shoppers stay home in wet weather
High street shops, pubs and restaurants lose out as Britons relax on the sofa in February