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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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  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    ASDA Group Ltd
    Asda business plan puts 5,000 jobs at risk

    Supermarket group to realign store management roles and expand online grocery orders

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    Primark Stores Ltd
    Primark expects strong recovery once lockdowns are lifted

    Discount fashion chain to lose £1.1bn of sales in first half due to coronavirus-related store closures

  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    UK retail industry
    Online tax set to push up costs for many of UK’s high street retailers

    Stores with strong ecommerce offerings could end up paying more even with cut in business rates

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    Arcadia Group Ltd
    Arcadia pension schemes look to avoid bailout

    Sale of brands and property assets leave trustees hopeful they can avoid lower benefits available from Pension Protection Fund

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    UK business & economy
    Sunak delays business rates review until autumn

    Holiday on paying levy expected to be extended in Budget along with extensions to other Covid aid measures

  • Sunday, 14 February, 2021
    Retail sector
    Cruise ship retailer deploys CVA on the high seas

    Boutique operator Harding turns to insolvency process more common on the high street

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    Tesco PLC
    Tesco under fire for lack of action on obesity crisis

    Shareholders call on supermarket chain to set targets for increasing healthy food sales

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    Ocado Group PLC
    Ocado offsets drop in customers with sharp rise in sales

    Online grocer’s earnings jump as shopping lists grow and are placed more frequently

  • Sunday, 7 February, 2021
    News in-depthASOS PLC
    Asos and Boohoo rip up centuries of British retail heritage

    Online rivals benefit from high street woes as they snap up Topshop and Debenhams brands

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  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    Retail sector
    DIY marketplace ManoMano steps up expansion

    French online retailer targets northern Europe amid Covid sales boom

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Nvidia-Arm antitrust probes, Australia vs Google, bargain retailers

    The EU and the UK are set to open probes into Nvidia’s $40bn acquisition of chip designer Arm

  • Wednesday, 3 February, 2021
    UK retail industry
    JD Sports swells potential deals war chest to more than £1bn

    UK group shrugs off pandemic to push on with expansion through acquisitions

  • Wednesday, 3 February, 2021
    ASDA Group Ltd
    Asda’s buyers to sell off assets to fund £6.8bn deal

    New owners plan to sell supermarket’s petrol stations to themselves and raise £3.5bn in debt

  • Tuesday, 2 February, 2021
    Moonpig.com Ltd
    Moonpig shares soar as IPO shows investor enthusiasm for ‘Covid winners’

    Online greeting card company benefits from surge in sending gifts and cards during pandemic

  • Tuesday, 2 February, 2021
    The Big Read
    Bagging bargains: the unexpected rise of the discount megastore

    Rapid growth of B&M, Action and Home Bargains is proving physical retail can be profitable — if prices are low

  • Monday, 1 February, 2021
    ASOS PLC
    Asos to buy Topshop and other Arcadia brands for £265m

    Deal will save about 300 jobs and excludes the group’s 70 stores

  • Sunday, 31 January, 2021
    Container shipping
    European retailers face goods shortages as shipping costs soar

    Importers of consumer items from sports kit to toys cite ‘huge impact’ on business

  • Friday, 29 January, 2021
    Dr Martens Clothing Ltd
    Dr Martens’ shares leap as Moonpig expands IPO

    Iconic boot brand’s shares jump to 14% premium in conditional dealing

  • Friday, 29 January, 2021
    Boohoo.Com PLC
    Boohoo in talks over remaining Arcadia brands

    Retailer’s acquisition of Burton, Dorothy Perkins and Wallis could complete break-up of Philip Green’s empire

  • Thursday, 28 January, 2021
    Q&AInvestments
    Q&A: £5bn bonanza for Tesco shareholders

    Investors face potential tax bills from supermarket chain’s special dividend payout

  • Wednesday, 27 January, 2021
    Pepco Group Ltd
    European discount chain Pepco reports ‘resilient’ growth

    Owner of Poundland says sales rose at stores that remained open during lockdowns

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    UK retail industry
    Boohoo snaps up Debenhams brand for £55m as Asos targets Topshop

    Groups set to swallow chains that struggled to compete with them online, putting more than 20,000 jobs at risk

  • Sunday, 24 January, 2021
    UK retail industry
    Boohoo set to acquire Debenhams brand

    Cut-price deal could result in closure of retail chain’s remaining department stores

  • Sunday, 24 January, 2021
    ASOS PLC
    Asos bids for Topshop amid sell-off of Arcadia assets

    Online fashion retailer said to have offered towards top end of £250m-£300m price range

  • Friday, 22 January, 2021
    News in-depthUK retail industry
    Online sprees help Britain’s shops defy the doomsayers

    Some stores avoid profit warnings in January updates as cash-rich consumers spend on luxuries

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