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Jonathan Eley

Retail correspondent
Jonathan was appointed retail correspondent in April 2018. Previously, he was deputy head of the Lex column and before that, personal finance editor. He also spent 12 years in various roles at Investors Chronicle, an FT group publication for private investors. He is a graduate of Aston University.
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  • Wednesday, 26 February, 2020
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    Private equity firms approached US retail group but IPO remains preferred option for UK chain

  • Friday, 21 February, 2020
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    Coronavirus wreaks havoc on luxury and fashion groups

    Fashion shows streamed online to isolated customers, but fears remain for supplies and sales in key market

  • Wednesday, 19 February, 2020
    Retail sector
    Laura Ashley grabs funding lifeline in survival battle

    Shares in struggling retailer rebound after main shareholder agrees deal

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
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    Ocado posts £214m loss as it ramps up spending on logistics

    Stellar share price performance triggers £87m payout for senior directors

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
    Minimum-Living wage
    Minimum wage breaches face ‘naming and shaming’ again

    Technical or inadvertent flouting of law will be less harshly punished

  • Friday, 7 February, 2020
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    Burberry says coronavirus impact ‘worse than HK protests’

    About a third of China stores shut and footfall down 80% at remainder

  • Monday, 3 February, 2020
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    Mike Ashley snaps up stake in Mulberry

    Group owned by retail tycoon takes holding in upmarket handbag maker that is big supplier to House of Fraser

  • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
    Frasers Group
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    Cloud of uncertainty removed from retailer formerly known as Sports Direct

  • Wednesday, 29 January, 2020
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    Ex-BHS director hit with five-year ban on similar roles

    Lennart Henningson transferred £1.5m from department store group before it collapsed

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    Online fashion retailer shows further signs of recovery following difficult year

  • Wednesday, 22 January, 2020
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    Sainsbury’s chief Mike Coupe to step down

    Retail and operations head Simon Roberts will take the top job in June

  • Tuesday, 21 January, 2020
    Dixons Carphone PLC
    Dixons Carphone’s UK electricals spark into life over Christmas

    Sales of large televisions and smart speakers grow but mobile business suffers

  • Monday, 20 January, 2020
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    Reiss owner weighs options for fashion brand

    Upmarket retailer controlled by Warburg Pincus has bucked high street downturn

  • Monday, 20 January, 2020
    Philip Green
    US judge dismisses assault claim against Philip Green

    Retail billionaire had been accused of groping pilates teacher at Arizona health resort

  • Monday, 20 January, 2020
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    Department store Beales falls into administration

    Disappointing festive sales claim first big victim as UK chain collapses

  • Saturday, 18 January, 2020
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    How Britain’s big retailers missed their online moment

    Late embrace of internet blamed as traditional chains report poor digital Christmas 

  • Friday, 17 January, 2020
    UK property taxation
    Pressure for business rate reform to lift town centres intensifies

    UK government’s promised ‘fundamental review’ will require hard choices

  • Thursday, 16 January, 2020
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    Primark sales rise helped by US growth and German overhaul

    UK market suffers small decline but total revenues climb on new store openings

  • Thursday, 16 January, 2020
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    Halfords bolstered by boom in electric cycles and scooters

    E-bike sales almost double in third quarter to keep retailer on track after three warnings

  • Wednesday, 15 January, 2020
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    Upmarket north-west England grocer comfortably ahead of its major rivals

  • Tuesday, 14 January, 2020
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    Online fashion retailer’s shares rise to record high as growth outstrips rivals

  • Tuesday, 14 January, 2020
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    Ashley’s Frasers Group calls for business rates reform

    Distortion of transitional relief is hurting UK high street, says letter to prime minister

  • Monday, 13 January, 2020
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    Beales in sale talks to avoid collapse

    UK department store chain blames ‘lunacy’ of business rates for adding to trading difficulties

  • Friday, 10 January, 2020
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    Discounting heightens pain for UK retail’s squeezed middle

    Selfridges and Aldi lift sales but mid-tier chains suffer Black Friday hangover

  • Friday, 10 January, 2020
    B&M European Value Retail SA
    Discounter B&M knocked by sluggish UK sales growth

    Group blames ‘challenging’ retail market and lack of promotions as results disappoint

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