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  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    Boots UK Ltd
    Walgreens halts sale of Boots chain citing tougher financial conditions

    Owner of UK pharmacy and beauty group blames market turmoil for bids below its expectations

  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    Patisserie Holdings PLC
    Patisserie Valerie settles with Grant Thornton over £200mn claim

    Administrators end lawsuit that alleged negligence in audits of café chain

  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    News in-depthWalt Disney Co
    Disney board meets as chief executive’s contract up in the air

    Bob Chapek’s tenure marred by PR problems but pandemic performance wins praise

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Zalando SE
    Zalando warning sends shares below 2014 listing price before late revival

    Online retailer slashes guidance as recession fears rise

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Investments
    Directors’ Deals: Asos board buys in as shares hit decade-low

    Fashion retailer’s share price stricken by profit warning

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    UK retail sales
    British retail sales decline, intensifying fears of slowdown

    Shoppers spend more on less as inflation bites, May figures show

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Naked Wines
    Naked Wines shares tumble on sobering outlook

    Online retailer warns of slower growth as inflation hits customer demand

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Matalan Retail Ltd
    Matalan warns refinancing is key to survival

    UK value retailer has improved trading but needs to replace £350mn of debt by January

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    LexFrasers Group
    Frasers/Mike Ashley: options deal may leave Hugo Boss feeling put out Premium content

    The sportswear tycoon enjoys side investments in retailing

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Ecommerce
    Shopify makes B2B push in attempt to regain momentum

    Canadian ecommerce company tries to jump-start growth as pandemic bump fades and threat from Amazon rises

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Ecommerce
    DoorDash teams up with grocer Loblaw as ultrafast delivery rivalry heats up

    US company’s expanding warehouse ambitions puts it head to head with Instacart

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    JD Sports Fashion PLC
    JD Sports announces corporate overhaul after exit of chair Peter Cowgill

    Athleisure retailer says there is need for more board-level experience as sales hit record

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Frasers Group
    Frasers increases Hugo Boss stake to €900mn

    Sports Direct owner takes direct holding in German fashion brand to almost 5%

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Ocado Group PLC
    Ocado investors willing to wait for long-promised returns

    Tech group met funding demands with latest cash call but is yet to fulfil potential

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    News in-depthAlibaba
    From nappies to cricket: China’s Alibaba targets South Asia

    Tech giant steps up global push as domestic operations suffer slowing economy and tech crackdown

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    Cat Rutter Pooley
    Why Ocado’s incessant cash burn isn’t such a bad thing

    The online retailer has been consistent in tapping markets for money

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    UK inflation
    Inflation to raise UK food bills by £380 this year, data show

    Sharp price increases push households to turn to own-label products as BoE chief warns of further rate rises

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    Ocado Group PLC
    Ocado raises £575mn to fund grocery ecommerce technology rollout

    Online retailer is fitting out a pipeline of customer fulfilment centres for clients around the world

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    US retail
    US retailers face shake-up as consumers trade down to beat rising prices

    Inflation is creating winners and losers among stores as customers seek out cheaper products

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    Fashion
    ‘Right now we don’t need luxury’ — Chinese consumers re-evaluate their spending

    Weeks after the easing of restrictions in Shanghai, consumers and business owners are navigating a precarious new normal

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Primark Stores Ltd
    Primark to test first move into online shopping

    Retailer will trial UK click-and-collect service as it reports quarterly sales growth 4% higher than pre-Covid

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Fashion
    Art of Fashion: jewellery
  • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
    Apple Inc
    Apple store workers in Maryland win vote to form company’s first US union

    Victory follows organised labour drives at Amazon, Starbucks and Google parent Alphabet

  • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
    Japanese business & finance
    Japan’s largest ¥100 discount store Daiso besieged by sinking yen

    Retailer’s president vows to stick to prices despite rising global inflation

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    Chinese business & finance
    China’s locked-down urbanites heed call of wild, driving outdoor goods boom

    Chinese consumers are forecast to spend 20% more on camping equipment this year

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