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    • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
      UK retailers demand protection from shoplifting surge

      Employers say violence and abuse of staff is on the rise and call on the police to prioritise a response

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      Shoppers walk past a Primark in York city centre
    • Wednesday, 27 September, 2023
      Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC
      Morrisons boss to be succeeded by former Carrefour chief

      David Potts steps down after nine years at UK supermarket group with Rami Baitiéh set to take over next month

      Rami Baitiéh
    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      Aldi
      UK shoppers still struggling with food bills despite inflation waning, says Aldi

      Discount supermarket to increase investment in UK as it targets expansion of store network

      A customer unloads her shopping trolley at the new Aldi store in Tarleton, UK
    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      News in-depth
      The UK high street heist: how retailers are battling a crime wave

      Groups from Primark to John Lewis warn surge in shoplifting and abuse of staff is hitting profitability

      Pedestrians outside a branch of Primark in Romford, east London
    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      UK retail sales
      British retail sales rebound as shoppers return to high streets

      July rain had depressed quantity of goods bought, says UK’s statistics agency

      A woman, walking in shopping crowds, carrying a shopping bag from the store Next over her shoulder and another in her left hand. The bags have ‘Hello summer’ written on them
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      Lex
      UK retail: falling inflation and consumer demand lift sector Premium content

      Pay rises appear to have prompted shoppers to keep spending despite higher prices

      Shoppers on Oxford Street, London
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      Next PLC
      Next lifts profit forecast for third time as consumer demand holds up

      UK fashion retailer says previous guidance was too cautious as full-price sales climb

      A Next store in Bury St Edmunds, UK
    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
      Kingfisher PLC
      B&Q owner Kingfisher cuts profit forecast

      Home improvement retailer hit by weaker trading in Poland and France

      A B&Q store in Chiswick, west London
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      News in-depthWilkinson Hardware Stores
      Wilko left on the shelf despite final sales push

      Hopes of rescuing jobs and stores at collapsed discounter unravelled during at times ill-tempered administration

      Wilko storefront
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      Investments
      Investors’ Chronicle: Associated British Foods, Wickes, Fevertree Drinks

      Companies analysis from our sister publication

      Shoppers with a Primark carrier bag
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      Lidl UK GmbH
      Lidl reports annual loss in UK despite sales rise as cost of expansion bites

      Revenues jump a fifth at discount supermarket chain as shoppers seek bargains

      Shoppers walking in and out of a Lidl store in Hackney, London
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      John Lewis Partnership PLC
      John Lewis warns of 2-year delay to turnaround plan

      Retailer says transformation won’t be complete until 2027/2028 owing to inflation and rising wage costs

      A woman walks past a window display at the Oxford Street branch of the department store John Lewis
    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      Chick-fil-A Inc
      Chick-fil-A to make second attempt at UK launch after previous gay rights backlash

      US fast-food chain closed initial store in 2019 following protests by campaigners

      Signs for Chick-fil-A above a restaurant in Midtown, New York
    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      UK economy
      UK economy contracts as wet weather and strikes hit activity

      Output drops 0.5% between June and July, a larger fall than had been forecast

      Shoppers walking in the rain on Oxford Street in London
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      Poundland owner to take control of 71 Wilko sites as chain is wound down

      Discounter has agreed to take on leases with plans to convert them to its own brand

      A Wilko store in Putney, south-west London
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      Food & Beverage
      Slug and Lettuce owner draws backlash over ‘dynamic’ beer pricing

      UK’s biggest pub company to charge more for pints during peak hours to offset high costs

      People having a drink outside a branch of Slug and Lettuce in London
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      Associated British Foods PLC
      Primark owner warns of rise in shoplifting and abuse against staff

      Associated British Food chief says theft and antisocial behaviour have hit fashion chain’s profit margins

      Shoppers walk past a Primark in York
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Wilkinson Hardware Stores
      PwC confirms Wilko to close remaining 300 stores

      Total of 12,500 jobs at risk as chain disappears from high street after almost a century

      A Wilko store in Altrincham, England
    • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
      News in-depth
      Day of the discounter: when will the UK reach peak Aldi and Lidl?

      German rivals are prospering in the cost of living crisis but some warn the chains are heading towards saturation point

    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      News in-depth
      Can London’s Oxford Street be revived?

      Premier retail district dubbed a ‘national embarrassment’ tries to lure extra visitors as European rivals enjoy stronger rebound

    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      The Restaurant Group PLC
      Chair of Wagamama owner to step down as activist pressure continues

      The Restaurant Group says Ken Hanna’s decision to leave was due to ‘personal reasons’

    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      Lex PopuliPersonal Finance
      Two-track companies offer both rewards and risk

      M&S and WHSmith: two examples of much-divided fortunes

      A Marks and Spencer food store
    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      Waitrose Ltd
      Waitrose pushes shop workers to accept more flexible hours

      Lossmaking upmarket grocer says a third of time worked in its stores is ‘in the wrong place’

    • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
      Wilko break-up begins with 1,300 more job losses

      Rival discounter B&M to acquire 51 stores but a similar number will close next week

      A Wilko store in Kensington, London
    • Monday, 4 September, 2023
      UK retail sales
      UK consumer spending ‘rebounds’ in August

      Retail sales rise at annual rate of 4.1% after boost from holiday purchases, according to BRC figures

      Moviegoers queue outside a film theatre in Glasgow to see Barbie and Oppenheimer
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