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    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Credit Suisse takeover risks limiting choice for Swiss start-ups, warns On Running

      Premium athletic brand used bank and its rival UBS when it listed in 2021

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    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      John Lewis Partnership PLC
      John Lewis considers historic change to staff ownership structure

      Sale of minority stake after 73 years as partnership would enable struggling retailer to invest

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Ann Summers Ltd
      Ann Summers tycoon Jacqueline Gold dies

      Chief executive of lingerie and sex toy chain transformed brand into a multimillion-pound retail empire

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      John Lewis Partnership PLC
      John Lewis scraps staff bonus and warns of job cuts after annual loss

      UK retail group struggles with inflation and falling sales

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK retail industry
      John Lewis appoints first chief executive in bid to stop financial slide

      Former Hovis boss Nish Kankiwala takes on newly created role as partnership struggles with rising costs and losses

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Bloomsbury raises profit forecasts as readers escape ‘too much reality’

      Publisher says demand for fantasy novels rising amid cost of living crisis and war in Ukraine

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      PwC
      PwC experiments with chatbots to speed up its lawyers

      Technology from start-up Harvey aims to make contract analysis and due diligence quicker

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      UK immigration
      UK supermarkets to fund audits on farms to prevent worker exploitation

      Move comes after warnings that the recruitment process was exposing Asian migrants to exploitation

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Informa PLC
      Informa warns business events in China won’t recover until 2024

      Exhibition group records 33% rise in revenues and announces acquisition of rival Tarsus for $940mn

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      Harrods Ltd
      Harrods chief shrugs off recession fears because ‘rich get richer’

      Sales at luxury London retailer above pre-pandemic levels and Windsor framework seen as step forward on EU relations

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      ITV PLC
      ITV warns on falling television advertising revenues

      UK’s largest commercial broadcaster hopes digital marketing will cushion downward trend

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      UK agriculture
      UK faces heightened risk of carrot and leek shortages, warns NFU

      Farming group’s chief says extreme weather and higher input costs increase chances of empty shelves after salad crunch

    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      Ocado Group PLC
      Ocado losses jump to £500mn after shoppers tighten belts

      Shares in UK online retailer fall 9% as analysts describe results as ‘awful’

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Lidl becomes fifth UK supermarket to ration salad vegetables

      Government seeks to reassure the public of ‘resilient’ supply chains

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Associated British Foods PLC
      Primark owner expects higher profits as consumer spending holds up

      Associated British Foods cautions on consumer outlook for second half of year

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      Penguin Random House Ltd
      Puffin to publish original versions of Dahl books after censorship spat

      Imprint owned by Penguin Random House says readers ‘will be free to choose which version they prefer’

    • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
      UK business & economy
      UK salad imports ‘down by half’, English growers warn

      Deliveries from abroad usually account for more than 90% of the tomato and lettuce market during March

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      Future PLC
      Future hires US digital entrepreneur Steinberg as new chief

      Former BuzzFeed, Cheddar and Daily Mail executive will take over in April after Zillah Byng-Thorne steps down

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
      InterContinental Hotels predicts full travel recovery by 2024

      Owner of Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza chains says demand in US has been particularly strong

    • Sunday, 19 February, 2023
      Reach PLC
      Daily Mirror publisher explores using ChatGPT to help write local news

      Reach says chatbot has ‘potential’ as media organisations look at ways of using AI

    • Saturday, 18 February, 2023
      Supply chains
      Clothing companies look to reduce China manufacturing exposure

      Brands have begun to shift away from mass textile production in the country as they seek to reduce supply chain risks

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      India
      India accuses BBC of tax irregularities after searching offices

      Probe came after broadcaster aired documentary about prime minister’s role in 2002 religious riots

    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
      The Restaurant Group PLC
      The Restaurant Group rejects Oasis push for board seat

      Activist investor accuses the Wagamama owner of mismanaging the company

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Indian politics & policy
      BBC offices in India searched by tax authorities after Modi documentary

      Report had raised questions about prime minister’s actions during religious riots in 2002

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      TUI AG
      Summer holiday bookings surge at tour operator Tui

      UK and German travellers drive demand beyond pre-pandemic levels

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