• April 14 2025
  UK retail bosses raise fears of Chinese ‘dumping’ due to Trump tariffs

  Companies flag signs of goods being diverted from US to Europe via platforms such as Temu, Shein and Amazon

  
• April 11 2025
  Shein

  Shein wins nod from UK regulators for London IPO

  FCA’s preliminary approval comes as the fast-fashion company faces challenges from Trump’s tariffs

  
• April 10 2025
  Tesco PLC

  Tesco warns of dip in profit as price competition heats up

  UK’s biggest supermarket chain adjusts target to give it ‘flexibility’ to respond to changing market conditions

  
• April 9 2025
  JD Sports Fashion PLC

  JD Sports warns of volatile trading as tariffs hit US customers and suppliers

  UK retailer, which makes almost 40% of its sales in the US, expects profits to remain steady

  
• April 8 2025
  Philip Green fails in attempt to challenge UK parliamentary privilege

  European court rules human rights convention not violated after peer linked former Arcadia chair to sexual misconduct allegations

  
• April 6 2025
  LexAsda Group

  Asda’s comeback kid has returned, all-out UK food wars have not Premium content

  Allan Leighton’s ‘rollback’ pricing strategy is back, but rival supermarkets are well-placed to weather any storm

  
• April 3 2025
  Co-operative Group Ltd

  Co-op takes £80mn hit from shoplifting

  Wave of theft is adding to raft of cost pressures on retail industry

  
• April 2 2025
  Marks & Spencer Group PLC

  M&S chair warns junk food TV ban could mean end of Christmas adverts

  Archie Norman says the government is regulating to ‘stop people talking about mince pies during the day’

  
• March 31 2025
  Primark Stores Ltd

  Primark chief resigns after investigation into inappropriate behaviour

  Paul Marchant leaves retailer after probe into allegation about his behaviour in a social environment

  
• March 28 2025
  Investments

  Stockpickers: DIY chains in need of repairs as they pin their hopes on tradespeople

  Kingfisher and Wickes hope to make gains after the collapse of Homebase

  
• March 28 2025
  Lex

  The UK high street is no match for WHSmith’s wanderlust Premium content

  It is really decades since the stores were a destination, particularly in provincial towns

  
• March 28 2025
  FT MagazineMiranda Green

  Ask Green: Where do you go when you’re lonely?

  Sainsbury’s cafés offered elderly people and young families a place to mingle over a hot cuppa. What to do now?

  
• March 28 2025
  WH Smith PLC

  WHSmith name to vanish from UK high streets as it rebrands to TG Jones in £76mn deal

  Station and airport outlets will continue to trade under 233-year-old brand

  
• March 28 2025
  UK retail sales

  British retail sales outstrip forecasts to rise 1% in February

  Department stores and household goods led the increase, while supermarket sales volumes fell back

  
• March 28 2025
  News in-depth

  Why Denmark’s Søstrene Grene is betting on the UK High Street

  Family-owned homeware chain is targeting 100 British stores by 2027 as it launches flagship London outlet

  
• March 27 2025
  Next PLC

  Next warns Labour’s worker rights reforms threaten ‘huge burden’ for employers

  UK fashion retailer says employment rights bill could cause ‘havoc’ for employers as group posts record £1bn profit

  
• March 26 2025
  UK inflation

  UK inflation slows more than expected to 2.8%

  Fall in clothing prices drives decline but services inflation holds at 5% in February

  
• March 19 2025
  London - City Hall politics

  Sadiq Khan says residents must not ‘dictate’ Oxford Street decision

  London mayor willing to take the ‘flak’ from locals who want to block pedestrianisation

  
• March 18 2025
  UK inflation

  VR headsets and pulled pork join UK inflation basket

  Office for National Statistics updates items used to measure price growth as spending habits evolve

  
• March 15 2025
  Lex

  John Lewis sends staff a glum message about UK retail Premium content

  Retailer is prioritising investment after three of its past five financial years produced losses

  
• March 14 2025
  Asda Group

  Asda warns of material profit hit after ‘disappointing’ annual sales

  Chief executive says supermarket needs significant investment to get it ‘firing on all cylinders’

  
• March 13 2025
  John Lewis Partnership PLC

  John Lewis will not pay staff bonus despite rising profits

  Employee-owned retail group says it will prioritise investing in its turnaround

  
• March 12 2025
  LexDebenhams Group

  Debenhams is back, but it is still boo hoo to UK homegrown fast fashion Premium content

  Group is right to pin its fortunes to the storied British brand

  
• March 11 2025
  Debenhams Group

  UK fast-fashion company Boohoo rebrands as Debenhams Group

  Struggling retailer bought former department store brand out of administration four years ago

  
• March 11 2025
  UK retail sales

  UK retail sales rise ‘modestly’ as consumers remain cautious

  Shoppers continued to cut volume of goods they purchased in February, industry data indicates