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Initiative aims to increase police presence as retailer sees rise in theft and aggressionWaitrose and John Lewis are offering free coffees and other hot drinks to on-duty police officers amid a rise in shoplifting.The drinks are aimed at encouraging a …
Administrators try to secure rescue deal for retailer, with talks expected to go on well into next weekWilko has launched an “everything must go” sale with significant discounts on Christmas decorations and Halloween gear months before the seasonal eve…
Supermarkets, pubs and advertisers the winners as supporters prepare for match against SpainLatest Women’s World Cup newsSupermarkets, pubs and TV advertisers are preparing to enjoy a bumper weekend as football fans rush to celebrate the Women’s World …
Shoppers shun high street as quantity of goods bought falls 1.2% month on month in JulyBusiness live – latest updatesWet weather has been blamed for a worse-than-expected fall in retail sales last month, with households in Great Britain shunning the hi…
Mandatory reporting for large and medium-sized businesses would lower prices and help climate, say campaignersThe government has been criticised for binning food waste legislation that campaigners say could have reduced food prices and helped tackle th…
Collapsed budget retailer’s 12,500 workers wait to hear whether buyer has emergedBusiness live – latest updatesThe future for Wilko’s 12,500 staff hung in the balance on Thursday as they waited to hear whether a serious bidder for the budget retail cha…
Manju Malhotra, who joined retailer 25 years ago, is understood to have disagreed over pace of changeThe boss of Harvey Nichols has quit the retailer she first joined 25 years ago after tensions over its strategy and a member of the owning family will …
Retailer forecasts ‘significant improvement’ in interim results despite economic uncertaintiesMarks & Spencer has upgraded its profit forecast after a rise in demand for holidaywear and a jump in food sales.The high street retailer said it anticipa…
Reduction is second sharp drop in a row as milk and sunflower oil get price cuts while eggs, sweets and chips increase againFood price inflation in the UK eased to 12.7% last month, the second sharp drop in a row, as the price of milk fell back but egg…
Which? research finds cheese, butter and bread are up by more than 30% in the past two years, hitting the poor hardestThe cost of some basic food items such as cheese, butter and bread has soared by more than 30% in the last two years, forcing poorer h…