Retail

Spirits are high as consumers are unleashed, but recovery depends on other factors too

EasyJet to ‘ramp up’ summer flights, 1,200 Asda bakery jobs at risk, and other breaking business news

London home buyers pay ‘park premium’, details leaked of Google Pixel Watch, and other breaking business news

Homebase products on sale at Next, beers on tap at new BrewDog hotel, and other breaking business news

Volvo goes from boring to Scandi-chic, workers rethink career goals, and other breaking business news

Deliveroo shares slump on debut, shoppers return to supermarkets, and other breaking business news

Brits repay £1.2bn during ‘frugal February’, Nike sues over ‘Satan shoes’, and other breaking business news

Small firms hit by Brexit ‘nightmare’, tourism suffers $4.5trn loss, and other breaking business news

Alan Turing £50 note is unveiled, eight John Lewis stores to close, and other breaking business news

Inflation slows to 0.4%, the worst is yet to come for retail, and other breaking business news

‘Young DIY-ers’ boost B&Q sales, nightclubs face bouncer shortage, and other breaking business news

Cycling market goes ‘berserk’, pubs face ‘bleak future’, and other breaking business news

Trump’s net worth drops by $700m, no shouting at Disney parks, and other breaking business news

Ipswich plans ‘15-minute’ future, Musk becomes ‘Technoking of Tesla’, and other breaking business news

Avatar regains box office record, £3bn ‘bus revolution’, and other breaking business news

Rail upgrades to derail Easter travel, Buffett joins $100bn club, and other breaking business news

ITV shares fall after Morgan’s exit, PM plans transport revolution, and other breaking business news

Yacht quarantine tourism in Thailand, a tasty profit for Domino’s, and other breaking business news

Lidl also looking to get a cut of the action amid record spending by world’s 2.5 billion gamers

Boohoo snaps up Debenhams as Asos confirms talks to buy Topshop, Topman and Miss Selfridge

Hundreds of thousands of bargain hunters stuck in virtual queue on collapsing chain’s website

Collapse of retail giant puts 13,000 jobs at risk and hits Debenhams rescue hopes

Analysis by Which? shows that nearly nine in ten product prices were the same or cheaper earlier in year

Retailers speak out as customers strip shelves amid second lockdown fears

US jeweller files lawsuit in bid to force the French firm to complete axed merger

Retailer reports 59.1% rise in cycling revenues but predicts tough times ahead

Primark forecasting sales of £2bn for the year but industry body says many retail firms are ‘hanging on by thread’

Danish toy company benefits from families spending more time together during lockdown

Brits are already planning ahead for the festive season

The supermarket giant has more than doubled online capacity since lockdown amid boom in demand

Study finds that 77% now do at least some of their grocery shop online

Chancellor also expected to announce stamp duty ‘holiday’ and VAT cut in bid to boost post-lockdown economy

Bank of England expands crisis programme to £300bn amid coronavirus chaos

Tesco boss says transactions have halved as basket size doubles