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  • Friday, 31 March, 2023
    Retail sector
    New John Lewis boss tells employees business must change ‘at pace’

    Struggling UK retailer launches probe into leaks relating to partial demutualisation

  • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
    Next PLC
    Next asks for clarity on corporate tax as it warns on profits

    Retailer says combination of rising costs and stagnant sales will make 2023 ‘challenging’

  • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
    LexFood Prices
    UK supermarkets: bargain-hunting will put pressure on margins Premium content

    Shoppers are trading down and buying less, hitting mid-market chains and makers of branded products

  • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
    John Lewis Partnership PLC
    John Lewis partnership model will ‘survive for decades to come’

    Retailer’s unusual structure not under threat, despite reports of plan to sell a minority stake, says chair Sharon White

  • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
    UK retailers to raise concerns over new recycling scheme with ministers

    Companies warn initiative will lead to higher costs for consumers without boosting environment

  • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
    LexKingfisher PLC
    Kingfisher: sinking profits leave Garnier to brazen it out

    DIY retailers, despite their best efforts to shake off their cyclical label, remain vulnerable

  • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
    Kingfisher PLC
    B&Q owner Kingfisher reports 20% drop in profits

    Sales at retailer boosted by demand for energy and water-saving products

  • Monday, 20 March, 2023
    LexJohn Lewis Partnership PLC
    John Lewis: mutual would not be knowingly overvalued Premium content

    Any external investor would have to be comfortable with big staff bonuses in good years and a form of worker democracy

  • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
    John Lewis Partnership PLC
    John Lewis considers historic change to staff ownership structure

    Sale of minority stake after 73 years as partnership would enable struggling retailer to invest

  • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
    John Lewis Partnership PLC
    John Lewis scraps staff bonus and warns of job cuts after annual loss

    UK retail group struggles with inflation and falling sales

  • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
    John Lewis appoints first chief executive in bid to stop financial slide

    Former Hovis boss Nish Kankiwala takes on newly created role as partnership struggles with rising costs and losses

  • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
    Greggs PLC
    Greggs to open 150 stores despite high costs

    UK bakery chain warns of persistently high energy and wage bills

  • Monday, 6 March, 2023
    Starbucks Corp
    Starbucks to open 100 outlets in UK after abandoning sell-off plan

    Chain shelves proposed sale of owner-operated UK coffee shops after opposition from franchise partners

  • Friday, 3 March, 2023
    Harrods Ltd
    Harrods chief shrugs off recession fears because ‘rich get richer’

    Sales at luxury London retailer above pre-pandemic levels and Windsor framework seen as step forward on EU relations

  • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
    Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
    Reckitt Benckiser’s sales volumes slide as demand for disinfectant wanes

    Maker of Durex and Nurofen says sales also affected by tough price negotiations with retailers

  • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
    Ocado Group PLC
    Ocado losses jump to £500mn after shoppers tighten belts

    Shares in UK online retailer fall 9% as analysts describe results as ‘awful’

  • Monday, 27 February, 2023
    UK business & economy
    Lidl becomes fifth UK supermarket to ration salad vegetables

    Government seeks to reassure the public of ‘resilient’ supply chains

  • Monday, 27 February, 2023
    Judith Evans
    Supermarkets should consider their role in the great British salad crunch

    Supply chain breakdown has led to a shortage of vegetables but low prices are also to blame

  • Monday, 27 February, 2023
    LexAssociated British Foods PLC
    ABF/Primark: fast-fashion group enjoys shopping’s speedy recovery Premium content

    Medium-term growth prospects justify bullish view of the shares

  • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
    UK agriculture
    UK salad shortages to last ‘for weeks’, retailers warn

    British Retail Consortium’s forecast comes as Asda and Morrisons ration purchases of fruit and vegetables

  • Friday, 17 February, 2023
    Disrupted Times
    Positive UK retail data nods to tentative consumer confidence

    Also in this edition: Russian spring offensive, Rishi Sunak in Northern Ireland, Pentagon official visits Taiwan

  • Friday, 17 February, 2023
    UK retail sales
    UK retail sales unexpectedly rebound in January

    Sales volumes were still down 5.1% compared with a year earlier

  • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
    Watches of Switzerland
    UK Christmas strikes hit sales at Watches of Switzerland

    Luxury watch retailer says market sentiment hit a low point over the festive period

  • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
    Lidl and Tesco square up in High Court logo battle

    UK group vigorously defends lawsuit and brings counterclaim against German discounter

  • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
    Tesco PLC
    Tesco buys Paperchase brand from administration but not the stores

    Purchase puts at risk 1,000 jobs at stationery chain and follows supermarket’s own shake-up affecting 2,100

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