More results...
Exclusive: small business and hospitality groups urge rethink to let firms renegotiate fairer contracts and stave off closureGroups representing more than 100,000 UK firms have accused ministers of taking a “scattergun” approach to supporting businesse…
Surprise December drop a result of cost of living crisis forcing people to cut budgets in run-up to ChristmasRetail sales in Great Britain unexpectedly fell in December as cost conscious consumers cut back on spending in the run-up to Christmas in resp…
Group says move due to ‘changing market conditions’ as industry warns of insufficient government fundingLloyds Pharmacy is closing all 237 of its outlets in Sainsbury’s supermarkets amid fears of insufficient government funding for the industry.The gro…
Supermarket’s rise to £13.18 on 1 February puts hourly minimum rate 20% ahead of January 2022Aldi is increasing pay for UK warehouse workers for the third time in a year – with the hourly minimum rate now 20% ahead of last January.The German-owned disc…
Struggling stationary retailer may go in administration less than six months after previous buyoutStruggling stationery retailer Paperchase is facing an uncertain future, with the owners considering a sale or potential administration less than six mont…
Retail chain to invest £480m in rejuvenate its presence on the high streetMarks & Spencer is to open 20 large stores and create 3,400 jobs as part of a £500m plan to rejuvenate its presence on the high street after bumper Christmas trading.The reta…
Home shopping partnership comes despite demand for fast delivery services slowing amid cost of living crisis Sainsbury’s has joined the rush to provide almost-instant home shopping by signing a deal with the food delivery app Just Eat to offer the rapi…
Trend features feathered and furry PJs, posh robes and structured slippers as daytime dressing for housebound fashionistasForget your old university sweatshirts and saggy leggings. Post pandemic, there’s a whole new category of clothing emerging specif…
The US home retailer, once worth $17bn, looks destined to enter chapter 11 despite a market rally this week. What went wrong?Bed Bath & Beyond, the pioneering home goods retailer, appears to be heading for bankruptcy. But you wouldn’t necessarily k…
Car parts to bicycles retailer urges government to do more to encourage people to train as techniciansHalfords has said difficulties in hiring enough car mechanics was partly to blame for a profits warning.The car parts-to-bicycles retailer said a lack…