Retail

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

Key-cutting boss says the high street will be ‘somewhat different’ after coronavirus

Owner says clothing chain has been ‘squarely in the path of pandemic’

Michael Gove say bars will be among last businesses to emerge from restrictions

Struggling retailer with 22,000 staff also went into administration last year

A new study has revealed that the industries most affected by the economic shutdown employ some of the most vulnerable members of society

Outbreak the ‘final nail in the coffin’ for both brands

Prime Minister announces that shops selling non-essential goods will have to be shut

Fights break out in UK stores following rumours of heightened shopping restrictions

Emergency legislation to protect tenants during pandemic

Chancellor pledged to do ‘whatever it takes’ to protect jobs and incomes - so has he gone far enough?

Stockpiling has led to empty shelves at some UK supermarkets - but shortages may be short-lived

Supermarket chain's announcement comes after rivals trimmed workforces

Move to diversify plaster offering follows viral tweet last year

Swedish giant says Coventry outlet has made consistent losses

British Retail Consortium says last year marked first annual sales decline since 1995

Settlement is believed to be largest ever of its kind

Some 3.6m fewer animals were eaten in first half of 2019

Six-year old’s discovery of a note from prisoners in a Chinese gulag puts spotlight on retailer’s relationship with suppliers

Consumer group Which? says the shopping event is ‘all hype’

CBI data reports an end to six months of falling sales