Mike Ashley has the right critique of Boohoo. But he doesn’t belong on its board

The online retailer needs a shake-up – but the Sports Direct supremo is far from an unconflicted party

Starbucks posts $5.8m loss as Australians cut back on costly lattes by brewing at home

Result comes as blow to coffee chain’s hopes of cracking local market after posting a surplus in 2023

More than 1,500 Woolworths warehouse workers in two states went on strike from 21 November seeking better pay and safety on the job

Campaigners want rethink of national policy because of ‘wasteful knock-it-down-and-start-again approach’

Fair Work finds United Workers Union’s industrial action had affected employees who wanted to return to the work site

Supermarkets slash the cost of vegetables to lure Christmas shoppers – but are low prices taking too great a toll on Britain’s farmers?

UK miniature wargames maker’s shares have risen by 43% since the start of 2024

Shop sites will include London, Edinburgh and Leeds, with young people driving preloved trend

Bank of England says global risks remain high, and the outlook has become more uncertain and riskier

Embattled retailers raise hopes of festive spending spree as sales event coincides with payday

Sales employees complain of understaffing, overwork and violence in frenzied run-up to Christmas season

Shopping centres worst affected but high streets and retail parks also down as total drops for second month in a row

Australian investment bank returns after being rebuffed last year

Pop-up Frakta shop offering blue candy floss and mirrored room opens on site of delayed larger store

As sales of premium varieties rise the upmarket grocer details how chic-looking pantry staples are now middle-class status symbols