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    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      Aldi
      UK shoppers still struggling with food bills despite inflation waning, says Aldi

      Discount supermarket to increase investment in UK as it targets expansion of store network

      A customer unloads her shopping trolley at the new Aldi store in Tarleton, UK
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      Next PLC
      Next lifts profit forecast for third time as consumer demand holds up

      UK fashion retailer says previous guidance was too cautious as full-price sales climb

      A Next store in Bury St Edmunds, UK
    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
      Kingfisher PLC
      B&Q owner Kingfisher cuts profit forecast

      Home improvement retailer hit by weaker trading in Poland and France

      A B&Q store in Chiswick, west London
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      Investments
      Investors’ Chronicle: Associated British Foods, Wickes, Fevertree Drinks

      Companies analysis from our sister publication

      Shoppers with a Primark carrier bag
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      Lidl UK GmbH
      Lidl reports annual loss in UK despite sales rise as cost of expansion bites

      Revenues jump a fifth at discount supermarket chain as shoppers seek bargains

      Shoppers walking in and out of a Lidl store in Hackney, London
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      John Lewis Partnership PLC
      John Lewis warns of 2-year delay to turnaround plan

      Retailer says transformation won’t be complete until 2027/2028 owing to inflation and rising wage costs

      A woman walks past a window display at the Oxford Street branch of the department store John Lewis
    • Tuesday, 15 August, 2023
      Marks & Spencer Group PLC
      M&S edges closer to FTSE 100 re-entry after lifting annual profit forecast

      UK retailer reports higher sales in clothing and food businesses

    • Tuesday, 1 August, 2023
      Greggs PLC
      Greggs sales boosted by new openings but margin pressures remain

      UK food-to-go retailer’s chief warns over ‘significant’ inflation from labour costs despite food and energy inflation ‘softening’

      People walk past a branch of British bakery chain Greggs in London
    • Thursday, 27 July, 2023
      Frasers Group
      Frasers profit surges 40% as younger shoppers boost Sports Direct owner

      Retailer says Generation Z saves up for its clothes to stay ‘socially relevant’ in spite of cost of living crunch

      Exterior of Sports Direct store
    • Thursday, 6 July, 2023
      Currys Group PLC
      Currys expects further falls in sales as inflation and rate rises bite

      Electronics retailer says customers are spending on appliances such as coffee machines to try to save money

      Inside a Currys shop
    • Friday, 16 June, 2023
      Tesco PLC
      Tesco chief sees signs that inflationary pressures are easing

      Britain’s biggest supermarket chain reports 8% increase in quarterly sales

      Customers look at goods at a Tesco supermarket in London
    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      Dr Martens Clothing Ltd
      Dr Martens shares tumble as bootmaker warns on margins

      UK company hit by marketing and distribution problems in US

      Dr Martens shoes on display
    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Jonathan Eley
      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

      M&S shop front
    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      Marks & Spencer Group PLC
      Marks and Spencer lifts sales as turnround strategy bears fruit

      Food and clothing retailer plans to reintroduce dividend payments from November

      The entrance to an M&S store in Guildford, UK
    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      Boohoo.Com PLC
      Boohoo reassures investors after slumping to loss

      Online fashion retailer expects to return to profit after cutting costs and reducing inventory

      A woman holding a handbag
    • Wednesday, 5 April, 2023
      Co-operative Group Ltd
      Co-op warns profits likely to fall this year

      More expensive energy and higher wages have already cost the group £100mn

      Women walk past a Co-op store
    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      LexKingfisher PLC
      Kingfisher: sinking profits leave Garnier to brazen it out

      DIY retailers, despite their best efforts to shake off their cyclical label, remain vulnerable

      A Screwfix store
    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      LexJohn Lewis Partnership PLC
      John Lewis: mutual would not be knowingly overvalued Premium content

      Any external investor would have to be comfortable with big staff bonuses in good years and a form of worker democracy

      Shoppers walk past the John Lewis department store on Oxford Street in London
    • 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

      A John Lewis department store in London
    • 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

      Nish Kankiwala
    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Greggs PLC
      Greggs to open 150 stores despite high costs

      UK bakery chain warns of persistently high energy and wage bills

      Customers dine outside a Greggs Plc bakery in Colchester, UK
    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
      Reckitt Benckiser’s sales volumes slide as demand for disinfectant wanes

      Maker of Durex and Nurofen says sales also affected by tough price negotiations with retailers

      Reckitt Benckiser products
    • 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’

      An Ocado delivery driver unpacking groceries from his van
    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      Watches of Switzerland
      UK Christmas strikes hit sales at Watches of Switzerland

      Luxury watch retailer says market sentiment hit a low point over the festive period

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Asda Group
      Asda puts 300 jobs at risk and 4,000 face pay cuts

      Supermarket announces changes to night shifts, in-store Post Office shops and pharmacies

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