• April 13 2026
  Luxury goods

  LVMH sales hit as Middle East conflict delays luxury recovery

  US and Israel’s war on Iran dented sales growth at world’s biggest luxury group

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• April 13 2026
  JAB Holdings Ltd

  Pret A Manger owner books $6bn gain in 2025 from JDE Peet’s sale

  Wealth manager for billionaire Reimann family has overhauled its investment focus from consumer sector to insurers

  
• April 13 2026
  Luxury goods

  Luxury retailer Mytheresa has sights on Middle East growth despite conflict

  New chief executive wants to increase investment given concentration of wealthy potential clients in the Gulf

  
• April 13 2026
  Style

  How Strathberry put Scottish handbags on the luxury map

  The label’s ‘high-end quality at accessible prices’ ethos is resonating with shoppers disillusioned with top luxury houses 

  
• April 12 2026
  Telecoms

  Lidl stirs up mobile market with discount phone plans

  Chain to expand beyond Germany, Austria and Switzerland with service that could be available in up to 30 countries

  
• April 12 2026
  Retail sector

  The FT View. How to make shoplifting a crime with consequences

  Police, shop owners and policymakers must combine to fight organised retail theft

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• April 11 2026
  Yachts & Marinas

  Superyacht hyper-personalisation helps Sanlorenzo sustain sales boom

  Italian group looks to sustain sales boom with bespoke designs including latest vessel built around a living tree

  
• April 11 2026
  Food & Beverage

  Lex. Jacob’s Creek should come in smaller bottles

  Relaunch of popular 1990s tipple might need more than nostalgia to stand out from today’s crowd

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• April 11 2026
  Food & Beverage

  The next matcha: coffee chains bet on ube’s viral appeal

  Costa and Starbucks launch purple drinks in effort to recreate viral success of matcha among young consumers

  
• April 10 2026
  Personal Finance

  Directors’ Deals: 3i boss backs US ambitions

  Private equity group’s share price down by 40 per cent in the past six months

  
• April 10 2026
  Luxury goods

  Dolce & Gabbana co-founder quits as chair of fashion house

  Stefano Gabbana will remain in creative roles after stepping aside from management

  
• April 10 2026
  Artificial intelligence

  AI models lose their shirts on Premier League bets

  Systems from Google, OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI struggle when asked to predict scores over football season

  
• April 10 2026
  Retail sector

  UK’s oldest private equity firm bets on Dutch discount chain to crack US market

  PE firm is betting its star discount retailer will thrive despite slowing growth in Europe

  
• April 9 2026
  FT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific

  EU trade deal set to change India’s wine industry

  Domestic producers, already under pressure from overcapacity despite a growing market, are adapting ahead of tariff cuts

  
• April 9 2026
  FT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific

  Interview. From bingo to Melbourne flower show: Humanitix uses ticket fees as ‘engine for good’

  Australian non-profit takes its business model overseas, expanding to the UK and North America

  
• April 9 2026
  Unilever PLC

  Unilever acquires vitamin gummies brand Grüns in wellness push

  Group expands wellbeing division on back of supplements boom after agreeing to sell food arm

  
• April 9 2026
  Nike Inc

  Adidas set to lose Champions League ball contract to Nike after 25 years

  The value of the deal to supply and sponsor the ball used in Uefa’s top three competitions could double to €40mn a year

  
• April 9 2026
  Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd

  7-Eleven owner delays US listing in blow to turnaround plan

  IPO proposal was key to fending off $46bn takeover approach by Canadian rival Couche-Tard

  
• April 9 2026
  Personal & Household Goods

  ‘A toxic environment for children’ — inside the beauty ‘cosmeticorexia’ battle

  Campaigners say cosmetics companies and retailers such as Sephora are increasingly targeting buyers under 18

  
• April 9 2026
  Nike Inc

  Lex. Nike’s comeback may not come all the way back

  Rehashing old hits and leaving shop shelves empty has enabled upstarts to steal a march

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• April 7 2026
  Travel & leisure industry

  UK pubs and restaurants face ‘permacrisis’ after energy shock

  Hospitality sector already hit by increases to business rates and wages

  
• April 6 2026
  Retail sector

  Lex. Fast fashion’s offcuts are fighting back

  Squeezing money out of a legacy brand may be better than trying to build a new one

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• April 6 2026
  Companies

  Interview. Stefano Pessina vows to rebuild ‘all the value’ lost at his Boots empire

  Italian billionaire hails wife’s turnaround of pharmacy chain in his first interview since its struggling US owner was taken private

  
• April 4 2026
  Food & Beverage

  Lex. For Easter-egg makers, it is chocolate tomorrow

  Sweeter times lie ahead as the market for cocoa buyers improves but prices take time to feed through the chain

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• April 3 2026
  Food Prices

  Easter eggs stay pricey even as cocoa prices plunge

  Manufacturers try to recoup some losses after margins were squeezed by spike in cocoa prices

  

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