From FINANCIALS 12:28am

Co-op’s retiring chief skips annual meeting

Move to draw a line under its recent troubles

Tesco ©John Connor Press Associates 10:17pm

Tesco seeks China partnership

Retailer seeks to contain capital expenditure

h&m ©Bloomberg 5:59pm

H&M rethinks sourcing policy

Move follows factory deaths in Bangladesh

BP Full Year Earnings Press Conference...Tony Hayward, chief executive officer of BP Plc., pauses during the company's press conference to announce their full year results in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. BP Plc, Europe's biggest oil company, expects the recovery from last year's recession to be "slow and gradual" as fourth-quarter earnings missed analyst estimates. Photographer: ©Bloomberg Week in Review from ENERGY May 17, 2013

Week in review, May 18

Hayward likes life ‘on the edge’

Man sitting on a sofa watching tv with hands folded behind his head ©Dreamstime From UK May 17, 2013

Singleton households dominate marketing

Data show UK has nearly twice as many one-person homes as family ones

An Ocado lorry leaves the Ocado distribution center in Hatfield, U.K., on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Ocado Ltd., the U.K. Internet grocery service founded by former Goldman, Sachs & Co. traders, is considering an initial public offering next year to fund overseas expansion, Chief Executive Officer Tim Steiner said. ©Bloomberg May 17, 2013

Morrison and Ocado deal sparks row

Waitrose appoints legal counsel to look at contracts

Female Passenger Sleeping and Man Drinking a Drink in an Aircraft Cabin Interior ©Corbis Undercover Economist from COMMENT May 17, 2013

Mile-high bid to step up to a better class

Auctions seem a fine way of assessing willingness to pay, writes Tim Harford

From LEX May 17, 2013

Macy’s: the strongest link

For US retailers the recovery is over – and then there is Macy’s

Sterling banknotes ©Dreamstime From PERSONAL FINANCE May 17, 2013

Merchant Capital clients hit by extra fees

Merchant Capital clients warned to expect lower returns

A cart of Morrison groceries ©Bloomberg From LEX May 17, 2013

Morrison and Ocado: welcome to the web

Deal solves problems for both companies, but also creates new ones

From LEX May 17, 2013

Barnes & Noble: a real page-turner

Upcoming fourth-quarter results are perfect place to start next chapter

May 16, 2013

JC Penney chief vows to win back customers

Ullman says he will correct predecessor’s errors as chain reports loss

May 16, 2013

M&S chief’s bonus at risk for third year

Fall in underlying pre-tax profit expected

May 16, 2013

US retail under pressure on Bangladesh deal

Legally binding accord signed by 35 mainly European retailers

From LEX May 16, 2013

Walmart: banking on investors

Walmart is less an investment than a sort of inflation-protected bank

May 16, 2013

Dixons gets boost from collapse of Comet

Half of final-quarter growth came from demise of rival retailer

From LEX May 16, 2013

Richemont: clocking off

Swiss luxury goods group’s biggest market is slowing

May 16, 2013

Walmart suffers as US sales drop

Retailer blames payroll tax rise, bad weather and low food inflation

From UK May 15, 2013

Amazon grants almost match tax bill

Figures likely to stoke controversy

May 15, 2013

Rift over Bangladesh textile worker safety

US retailers are reluctant to sign up to the deal

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