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    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      Tesco PLC
      Tesco buys Paperchase brand from administration but not the stores

      Purchase puts at risk 1,000 jobs at stationery chain and follows supermarket’s own shake-up affecting 2,100

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      ASDA Group Ltd
      Asda puts 300 jobs at risk and 4,000 face pay cuts

      Supermarket announces changes to night shifts, in-store Post Office shops and pharmacies

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      Primark Stores Ltd
      Fashion chain Primark posts record Christmas sales

      Parent company ABF says stronger US dollar and price rises helped boost its profits

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      UK retail sales
      British retail sales drop unexpectedly in December

      Volumes fall 1% over crucial Christmas shopping period, according to official figures

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      Boohoo.Com PLC
      Boohoo sales fall at Christmas as shoppers return to the high street

      Longer delivery times reduce demand for fast-fashion retailer’s products

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      Dr Martens Clothing Ltd
      Dr Martens’ shares plunge after US bottleneck hits profits

      British bootmaker affected by operational issues at new distribution centre in Los Angeles

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      LexOcado Group PLC
      Ocado Retail: basket case makes investors warehouse wary Premium content

      Newly-opened storage space has created overcapacity, while extra costs are squeezing margins

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      Ocado Group PLC
      Ocado earnings forecast falls short of expectations as customers cut back

      Shares in UK retailer drop after Christmas trading fails to match rivals

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      Fortnum & Mason PLC
      Fortnum & Mason back in profit as customers return to stores

      Luxury retailer sees higher costs but expects a boost from coronation of Charles III

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      Marks & Spencer Group PLC
      M&S to open 20 new UK stores and create 3,400 jobs

      Retailer will accelerate plan to shut older shops and increase number of food halls

    • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
      Matalan Retail Ltd
      Matalan lenders to take ownership of group

      Deal will end John Hargreaves’ control of value retailer he founded almost 40 years ago

    • Saturday, 14 January, 2023
      How UK retailers are defying the consumer gloom

      The country’s biggest players have been surprisingly upbeat — so far

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Investments
      Investors’ Chronicle: Tesco, J Sainsbury, Marks and Spencer

      Companies analysis from our sister publication

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Lex
      UK retail: barring humbug, Christmas sales have gloomier tale to tell Premium content

      Customers simply swallowed 2022’s inflation pill

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Tesco PLC
      UK inflation may not have peaked, warns Tesco chief

      Supermarket chain reports 7% rise in UK sales as trading at M&S also improves

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      AO World PLC
      Electricals retailer AO boosts profit guidance

      UK group says it has benefited from change of strategy to focus on profitability rather than sales growth

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Christmas spending fails to keep pace with UK inflation

      Surging cost of essentials forces households to rein in December purchases

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      Helen Thomas
      The consumer strains in the UK’s era of less for more

      Customers may not be able to keep up the spending while juggling high energy bills and rising mortgage costs

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      UK retail results
      B&M upgrades forecast after strong December

      Discount retailer to pay £200mn special dividend after posting higher sales over Christmas

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      Next PLC
      Next boosts profit guidance after beating Christmas forecasts

      UK retailer’s shares jump as it says cost inflation expected to peak in 2023

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      J Sainsbury PLC
      Sainsbury’s raises hourly pay to £11

      Move will cost retailer £185mn over course of a financial year

    • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
      Aldi
      Aldi boosted by inflation and store openings

      Discount supermarket chain’s December sales 26% higher than 2021 when Omicron hit footfall

    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
      Shop closures in UK hit highest total for five years

      More than 17,000 stores shut their doors in 2022, equivalent to 47 a day, according to study

    • Sunday, 1 January, 2023
      News in-depthPrimark Stores Ltd
      Primark resists move online despite pandemic shock

      Discount clothing retailer says ecommerce would damage profitability as it remains committed to stores

    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Rail strikes caused £1.5bn hit to hospitality sector in December, says trade body

      UKHospitality chief says footfall in parts of central London was down by almost half

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