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Exclusive: Companies considering use of ‘kill switches’ to disable stolen devices after 967% increase in theft incidentsMobile phone retailers are locking their doors during trading hours and considering using “kill switches” to disable stolen devices,…
Alex Freudmann says ministers need to increase proportion of food eaten in UK that is grown or reared in BritainMarks & Spencer’s head of food has called on the government to set a legally binding “concrete target” to increase the proportion of foo…
Cosmetics retailer also shuttered its factories and website on Wednesday, with estimated losses of about £300,000The cosmetics retailer Lush has closed its UK shops, factories and website in protest over starvation in Gaza.A statement appeared on its w…
Move is attempt to attract multigenerational shoppers and ‘bring more of that family day out’John Lewis is to host Topshop in 32 of its 36 stores from February as the clothing brand’s only national stockist on UK high streets, in a drive to attract you…
Firm warns changing sentiment towards US brands could prompt shoppers to choose European productsLevi’s has said that “rising anti-Americanism as a consequence of the Trump tariffs and governmental policies” could drive British shoppers away from its d…
Despite concerns about economy, poll shows optimism about trading prospects at highest level since 2014Business live – latest updatesConfidence among UK businesses has grown despite anxiety about the state of the economy, in a rare slice of positive ne…
Struggling brand sold by Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos, which is to take ‘strategic investment’ in Castore’s holding companyBelstaff, the struggling British fashion brand known for its heritage motorcycle gear, has been bought by the sportswear group Casto…
Discounter to invest in keeping prices down and putting more staff on the shop floor as it reports drop in salesBusiness live – latest updatesNew business taxes mean that “the consumer is feeling it” as companies pass on their costs to shoppers, accord…
Danish toymaker’s first-half profits also rise, and sales almost double at UK-based Yoto, creator of screen-free speakers for childrenLego said it could be benefiting from parents’ desire to keep children – and themselves – away from smartphones as sal…
Market value of Woolworths, Australia’s largest supermarket chain, slips from more than $40bn to less than $35bnGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWoolworths has shed more than $5bn in market value as it struggles to regain cust…