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    Jonathan Eley

    Retail correspondent

    Jonathan was appointed acting longform editor in January 2023. His previous roles include retail correspondent, deputy head of the Lex column and personal finance editor. He also spent 12 years at Investors Chronicle, an FT group publication for private investors.
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    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Marks & Spencer Group PLC
      M&S shareholders have reason to regret the Ocado tie-up

      Retailer’s joint venture with online food retailer is a drag on the group’s recovery

    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
      Pensions crisis
      Final salary pensions have been uniquely horrible for UK plc

      Schemes have held back wage growth, distorted decision-making and consumed incalculable amounts of management time

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      UK housebuilding
      UK housebuilders’ profitability no less remarkable than BP’s returns

      A decade-long boom means developers are in far better shape than they were ahead of the financial crisis

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      Advice & Comment
      Why investors have largely shelved retail shares

      Shoppers have profited, but very few shareholders have

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      THG PLC
      Ecommerce group THG warns on profit for fourth time within a year

      Manchester-based company axes 2,000 jobs and plans to review ‘lossmaking categories’

    • 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

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

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

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Revolution Beauty
      Revolution Beauty accounts probe flags multiple concerns

      Investigation into online retailer finds problems around acquisition, sales and personal loans

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Marks & Spencer Group PLC
      M&S clothing sales hit Christmas high after years of pain

      Retailer reports largest share of clothing market in eight years

    • 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

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      JD Sports Fashion PLC
      JD Sports profits boosted by young shoppers

      Sportswear group expects profits of more than £1bn next year

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      J Sainsbury PLC
      Sainsbury predicts full-year profits will be at upper end of forecasts

      Shoppers go ‘all in for the big Christmas dinner’ after 2 years of festivities disrupted by Covid

    • 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

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      ExplainerFood Prices
      Food price inflation: why companies are losing out

      Branded companies best placed to benefit as producers hit by energy and labour costs and retailers keep prices low

    • 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
      Dignity PLC
      Funeral provider Dignity in talks with consortium over £262mn takeover

      Cash offer represents a 23% premium to Tuesday’s closing share price

    • 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

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      Wilkinson Hardware Stores
      Discount retailer Wilko secures fresh funding after pandemic hit

      UK employer of 16,000 had warned it could run out of cash by end of 2023

    • 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
      UK retail industry
      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, 23 December, 2022
      News in-depthUK retail industry
      M&S and Waitrose fight it out for the shopping baskets of middle England

      Marks and Spencer has gained ground with new stores and its supply deal with Ocado

    • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
      Wilkinson Hardware Stores
      Wilko appoints chief executive with wide restructuring experience

      Mark Jackson to join retail chain as it looks to safeguard its future with new credit facilities

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      Games Workshop Group PLC
      Games Workshop signs deal with Amazon for Warhammer films

      Fantasy games retailer’s shares jump on announcement

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