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Retailer reboots ‘child-makes-unusual-friend’ formula but drops the usual pop cover – bringing in tenor Andrea Bocelli insteadJohn Lewis has turned to a cheeky carnivorous plant – and an operatic superstar – for its Christmas advertising campaign.After…
Marks & Spencer will pay out almost £20m to shareholders in January in first dividend since 2019Business live updates – latest newsMarks & Spencer has regained its crown as the UK’s biggest womenswear retailer for the first time in four years, …
Retailers hope new version of top-selling board game plus Dog-E will help fuel festive sales recoveryA new version of Pictionary that pits artist against artificial intelligence and a pet “robo-dog” with a wagging tail are among the toys destined to ap…
Upbeat comments by Associated British Foods CEO come as grocery price rises fall to single digits for first time in 18 monthsFood inflation could be all but gone by Easter, according to the owner of Kingsmill bread, Twinings tea and Silver Spoon sugar …
Butter, dried pasta and milk among items to show drops as supermarket price rises slowBusiness live – latest updatesFood price inflation has dropped to single digits for the first time in a year and a half, as the cost of living crisis eases slightly.G…
Drop in retail sales also because of consumer worries over high energy bills and mortgages, surveys suggestFears that the UK is heading for a recession this winter have intensified amid signs Britain’s hard-pressed households are cutting spending as th…
Wrap report says 12% reduction in carbon impact negated by 13% rise in textiles produced and soldA fashion industry push to reduce the environmental impact of the clothing it sells is being undermined by an ongoing addiction to buying new clothes, with…
Some countdown-to-Christmas offerings from stores and brands now cost hundreds, and even thousands, of poundsIt started with small chocolates and quickly graduated to Lego, socks and gin miniatures but the once-humble Advent calendar has lurched upmark…
Katharine Birbalsingh tells retailer its Christmas ad featuring celebrities’ seasonal peeves will stifle children’s happinessA prominent headteacher has said she feels “deep disappointment and outrage” over Marks & Spencer’s Christmas advert showin…
Retailer’s research also says outdoor lights are becoming the norm and a third of homes decorate more than one treeThe 12 days of Christmas have stretched to more like 45, according to research into the nation’s changing festive habits that also sugges…