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Groups of thieves are targeting high-value items such as bottles of spirits, warns the retail group chair Sharon White

UK spending will be lower in real terms than last year as savings have been depleted and inflation remains high, say analysts

Shoppers searching out deals as sunnier September lifts sales of ice-cream and burgers

Supermarket said to be considering third-party deal after share of UK market falls

The ex-civil servant took some tough decisions at the retail chain, but hired ‘theory’ people when she needed to get to grips with the detail, say insiders

A Sainsbury’s spokesperson said that comparing prices without considering loyalty offers is “misleading”

Is saving John Lewis the toughest job in retail?

John Lewis is a doughty symbol of London retail, but that does not guarantee it a bricks-and-mortar future. Gamages on Holborn traded in everything from toys to supplying the army with catapults during the First World War, but was an anachronism in swinging London by the Seventies, while Dickins &…

Retail chief’s confused messaging has hinted at self-doubt and panic, even though the group is making reasonable progress