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  • Thursday, 16 September, 2021
    John Lewis Partnership PLC
    John Lewis says restoring staff bonus is ‘not impossible’

    Group axed the payout last year for the first time since 1953 after the pandemic ravaged profits

  • Thursday, 16 September, 2021
    The Hut Group
    THG to list beauty division next year

    Manchester-based ecommerce group raises prospect of listings for other businesses

  • Thursday, 9 September, 2021
    UK politics & policy
    UK government starts to remove insolvency protection

    Companies can start using winding-up petitions to pursue unpaid bills from next month

  • Thursday, 9 September, 2021
    Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC
    Morrisons seeks to blunt impact of food price rises

    Supermarket chain says food-making operations would help mitigate commodity price increases and driver shortage

  • Wednesday, 8 September, 2021
    UK retail industry
    Halfords and Dunelm warn over shortages of goods and labour

    Retailers and food supplier Bakkavor are latest to sound alarm over lack of truck drivers in UK

  • Wednesday, 8 September, 2021
    Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC
    Morrisons takeover battle to go to auction next month

    Regulator steps in after neither of the two rival consortiums pursuing the UK supermarket group declare their offers final

  • Wednesday, 8 September, 2021
    UK retail industry
    UK retailers braced for shortage of stock in run-up to Christmas

    Supply chain bottlenecks expected to result in narrower product ranges and less discounting

  • Tuesday, 7 September, 2021
    Iceland Foods Ltd
    Iceland warns trucker shortage will last into 2022

    Frozen food retailer expects prices to rise for UK consumers

  • Sunday, 5 September, 2021
    O2 PLC
    Serious Fraud Office probes telecoms giant O2

    Group has made financial provisions against potential violations but has not disclosed amounts

  • Promoted Content
  • Friday, 3 September, 2021
    UK retail industry
    Asda sales slip as more executives quit

    Chief operating and strategy officers are the latest to leave UK supermarket group

  • Thursday, 2 September, 2021
    JD Sports Fashion PLC
    JD Sports dealt fresh blow over Footasylum deal

    Competition regulator stands by original decision to block purchase of smaller rival

  • Wednesday, 1 September, 2021
    J D Wetherspoon PLC
    Wetherspoons latest group to battle shortages as some beers run dry

    Pub chain blames strike action as it joins others suffering from supply chain disruption

  • Sunday, 29 August, 2021
    Food Prices
    UK retail trade signals prospect of higher food prices

    BRC warns rising wages and costs will bring long period of subdued prices to an end

  • Thursday, 26 August, 2021
    The Hut Group
    Warrington council lent £150m to billionaire founder of THG

    Loan to Matt Moulding followed pre-IPO deal to take property out of the group

  • Wednesday, 25 August, 2021
    Frasers Group
    Incoming Frasers chief could earn £100m in shares in three years

    Full details of remuneration package for Mike Ashley’s successor expected this week

  • Tuesday, 24 August, 2021
    UK retail industry
    From milkshakes to meat: UK businesses battle with shortages

    Retailers avoid mass unavailability by managing deliveries and cutting bulky items

  • Tuesday, 24 August, 2021
    UK retail industry
    Trustees warn Morrisons takeover would ‘materially weaken’ pension schemes

    Concern over level of debt involved with rival bids from CD&R and Fortress

  • Friday, 20 August, 2021
    News in-depthWm Morrison Supermarkets PLC
    Future of petrol pumps fuels Morrisons bid battle

    Rival consortiums consider tie-ups or sales for UK forecourts controlled by supermarket group

  • Friday, 20 August, 2021
    Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC
    Morrisons’ share price surges beyond CD&R’s bid offer

    Value of supermarket stock closes above private equity group’s revised offer as rival Fortress considers options

  • Friday, 20 August, 2021
    Marks & Spencer Group PLC
    Marks and Spencer upgrades profit guidance for first time this century

    UK retailer benefits from ‘pent-up consumer demand’ as shoppers return to the high street

  • Tuesday, 17 August, 2021
    Simon Wolfson
    Wolfson looks to leverage Next’s opportunity in ecommerce 

    Chief executive has been a steady hand for two decades but some fear retailer risks becoming inward looking

  • Monday, 16 August, 2021
    Deichmann SE
    Europe’s biggest shoe shop chain looks to expand in UK

    Germany’s Deichmann says store estate could double in push to lead British market in ‘family footwear’

  • Friday, 6 August, 2021
    Frasers Group
    How Flannels drove the rise of Michael Murray

    Luxury store chain has been crucial to the elevation of Frasers’ next CEO

  • Friday, 6 August, 2021
    Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC
    Fortress ups stakes in Morrisons bidding war

    Increased offer comes days before deadline and piles pressure on rival Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

  • Friday, 6 August, 2021
    ASDA Group Ltd
    Asda chief exits early as private equity-backed owners take control

    Roger Burnley departs weeks after Issa brothers and TDR Capital takeover is approved by regulators

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