12:17am

Sears suffers falling US sales

Hedge fund manager-turned chief calls quarter ‘unacceptable’

Lombard from FINANCIALS 9:29pm

Lloyds and BofA owe apology over SJP

Some investors taken aback by UK bank’s move

7:29pm

Buyout groups target US retailers

Rue21 has hallmarks of a typical buyout target    

Ralph Lauren, official Wimbledon outfitters, has unveiled a 35 per cent increase in fourthquarter ©Arnaldo Anaya 6:07pm

Ralph Lauren profits overcome weaker sales

Ongoing macroeconomic pressures weigh on retailer

An employee works on a customer's vehicle at a Halfords store in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK ©Bloomberg 5:31pm

Halfords down as dividend cut

Retailer will spend £100m over three years on stores

Baby's bibs sit on display at a Mothercare store ©Bloomberg May 23, 2013

Store closures help Mothercare trim losses

Retailer to boost online sales through exclusive deals

A Best Buy store ©Getty From LEX May 22, 2013

Best Buy: money munching machine

Beat-up electronics retailer boasts modest return on capital

From MEDIA May 22, 2013

Penguin pays $75m to resolve ebook claims

Paves way for completion of merger with Random House

©NBBJ May 22, 2013

Amazon plans giant biosphere in Seattle

Proposal to have staff work in spherical greenhouses

May 22, 2013

Weak consumer spending hampers Target

Earnings guidance cut as sales miss forecasts

From LEX May 22, 2013

Pandora: this charming brand

Danish jewellery maker is in better shape, but still has much to do

May 22, 2013

Mothercare revival tested by tough target

Doubts grow over plan to turn round lossmaking UK division

May 21, 2013

M&S loses online ads battle to Interflora

High Court rules retailer infringed trademark to promote products

From LUXURY 360 May 21, 2013

China demand lifts Burberry sales to £2bn

Luxury goods group counts on Chinese demand

May 21, 2013

El Corte Inglés pursues new debt terms

Family-owned group is battling falling profits during recession

May 21, 2013

Amazon ethos challenged by EU workers

Strikes at German warehouses an unwelcome first for the company

From LEX May 21, 2013

Burberry: entrenched in Asia

UK luxury group should provide more detail about its sales

Lombard May 21, 2013

Third time unlucky for G4S CEO

Security groups opts for newcomer from restocked board

May 21, 2013

Best Buy and Home Depot sales contrast

Stiff competition in electronics while housing recovery boosts DIY

From ENERGY May 21, 2013

Imtech chief calls for return of bonuses

Dutch infrastructure group’s preliminary figures show net loss

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