M&S profits rise but retailer warns of £60m hit from Reeves’s budget
Concerns over increase in national insurance contributions and minimum wage on customers and suppliers
Hard-pressed shoppers will benefit as retailers carry ‘weight’ of UK tax rises, says Primark owner
ABF boss George Weston says budget is positive for ‘the least affluent’ but will cost firm ‘tens of millions’ of pounds
Asos slides to huge loss but insists it sees ‘green shoots’
Online retailer was hit by cost of living pressures and was forced to offload piles of unsold stock at a discount
UK retail sales growth slumps as shoppers wait for Black Friday deals
Later October half-term break and budget uncertainty also led to lower spending, says industry
Burberry shares rise after reports Moncler is considering bid
Head of LVMH, an investor in Italy’s Moncler, reportedly keen to get deal done with British luxury brand
Greggs scoffs at reports of snub by its Christmas ad star Nigella Lawson
TV chef, who has signed up for bakery chain’s first ever festive advert, says she is a fan of its sausage rolls
‘It’s become a wasteland’: Britons on how shopping centres have changed
Shoppers tell of how store closures and internet shopping have affected their lives and communities
More than meatballs: Ikea opens its first UK standalone restaurant in London
Diners hail ‘great price’ of dishes at Swedish furniture chain’s food outlet next door to its Hammersmith store
UK supermarkets using multibuy deals to encourage sales of meat, study finds
Exclusive: about one in five offers involve meat and dairy and one in ten processed meat despite known health risks
Mohamed Al Fayed’s victims call for Harrods boycott
More than 400 alleged victims of ex-Harrods owner have come forward, lawyers for survivors’ group say
Everyday excess: what’s the deal with fashion’s obsession with supermarkets?
In this week’s newsletter: From a bag riffing on Lidl’s all-butter croissant to a Moschino celery clutch, the industry has a soft spot for designs inspired by the ‘big shop’
EU launches action against shopping website Temu over illegal products
Formal investigation opens amid concerns Chinese shopping website is breaching Digital Services Act
Lower shop prices boost prospect of Bank of England rate cut
British Retail Consortium says prices falling at fastest rate in three years and are 0.8% lower than a year ago
‘Christmas creep is real’: festivities start earlier every year, analysis finds
Data supports belief that Christmas-themed merchandise, songs and decorations are appearing ahead of season
The art of Kmart: why the discount retailer is thriving while rivals such as Big W struggle
After a years-long transformation, Kmart Group is delivering supercharged profits for owners Wesfarmers, much to the envy and dismay of others