Retail industry

JD Sports shares slump 14% after profit warning

Mild weather and discounting by rivals hit sales at JD Sports in October, prompting the trainers and fashion retailer to issue a warning that profits will be at the...

Lidl warns of price rises and HMV of job cuts amid backlash over UK budget

Lidl has warned of potential price rises, with HMV predicting job cuts as a result of cost increases...

Lidl and HMV say price rises and job cuts are likely due to UK budget

The bosses of Lidl and HMV have spoken of potential price rises and job cuts as a result...

Lidl returns to profit on sales of £10.9bn after slowing expansion

Lidl’s UK business has bounced back into profit after it slowed expansion in favour of improving existing stores,...

Retailers deserve a break – but they shouldn’t look to the chancellor for one

While the farmers took to the streets of Westminster, the shopkeepers protested in the old-fashioned way. They wrote...

Morrisons agrees £331m property deal on extra long leases to cut debt pile

Morrisons has raised £331m to cut its debt pile through the sale of ground leases on 76 supermarkets as part of a turnaround plan...

From 99p blouses to a fast-fashion giant: Primark’s 50 years on the UK high street

The way we shop has changed beyond recognition over the past five decades, from the rise of online shopping to the death of department...

Co-op chain turns to AI to identify criminals with weapons

The Co-op grocery chain has revealed its losses from crime rose by almost 20% to £40m in the first half of the year, and...

Co-operative Group returns to profit as almost £40m lost to shoplifting

The Co-operative Group has laid bare the impact of shoplifting as it said the cost of crime in its stores soared by almost 20%...

Worker who mistakenly sent abuse to customer wins unfair dismissal claim

A worker who was sacked after calling a customer “a twat” in an email she mistakenly sent to him has won more than £5,000...

Mars brings Marathon name back in UK as nostalgia rises for retro sweets

Depending on your age and resistance to change, potentially it never went away, but 34 years after the shock Snickers rebrand the Marathon bar...