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World news | The Guardian

3 weeks ago

World news | The Guardian
3 weeks ago

‘Historic’: Canadian warehouse workers sign first-ever union deal with Walmart theguardian.com/business/2026/… #Walmart #Business #Canada #Unions #Americas #RetailIndustry #WorldNews #Ecommerce

‘Historic’: Canadian warehouse workers sign first-ever union deal with Walmart

Union says collective agreement is just the start of a broader fight to unionize major employers across the country

^{Leyland Cecco (the Guardian)}

#worldnews #business #americas #retailindustry #canada #unions #ecommerce #walmart

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World news | The Guardian

3 weeks ago

World news | The Guardian
3 weeks ago

British Heart Foundation to close 150 charity shops as costs rise theguardian.com/society/2026/j… #Charities #RetailIndustry #Business #JobLosses #UkNews

British Heart Foundation to close 150 charity shops as costs rise

Shoppers turning to online options also affects BHF, which has carried out review of retail arm

^{Mark Sweney (the Guardian)}

#uknews #business #retailindustry #charities #joblosses

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World news | The Guardian

3 weeks ago

World news | The Guardian
3 weeks ago

UK shoppers return to high street as warm weather brings respite from shadow of war theguardian.com/business/2026/… #RetailIndustry #ConsumerSpending #ConsumerAffairs #Shopping #Business #Money #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #UsisraelWarOnIran #Economics

UK shoppers return to high street as warm weather brings respite from shadow of war

British Retail Consortium figures show footfall rose in May, with consumer confidence improving after spending squeeze

^{Phillip Inman (the Guardian)}

#business #consumeraffairs #middleeastandnorthafrica #usisraelwaroniran #economics #retailindustry #money #consumerspending #shopping

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World news | The Guardian

3 weeks ago

World news | The Guardian
3 weeks ago

Amazon expands ultra-fast deliveries in UK and adds same-day fruit and veg theguardian.com/technology/202… #Amazon #CouriersdeliveryIndustry #RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #Business #UkNews

Amazon expands ultra-fast deliveries in UK and adds same-day fruit and veg

Deliveries in 30 minutes or less coming to Manchester and Birmingham and fresh groceries service to start in London

^{Sarah Butler (the Guardian)}

#uknews #business #supermarkets #retailindustry #amazon #couriersdeliveryindustry

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World news | The Guardian

3 weeks ago

World news | The Guardian
3 weeks ago

UK car sales hit post-Covid high as Chinese EV makers gain ground theguardian.com/business/2026/… #AutomotiveIndustry #Business #UkNews #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #RetailIndustry #Motoring #China

UK car sales hit post-Covid high as Chinese EV makers gain ground

Registrations are up 7% in May, with battery electric vehicles recording the fastest growth and Tesla jumping 45%

^{Jasper Jolly (the Guardian)}

#uknews #business #automotiveindustry #china #retailindustry #electrichybridandlowemissioncars #motoring

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

Gluten-free basics ‘now a luxury’ as price of a small branded loaf nears £4 theguardian.com/business/2026/… #Inflation #Supermarkets #Glutenfree #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #RetailIndustry #ConsumerAffairs #Money #UkNews #Allergies #Food #Business #Society

Gluten-free basics ‘now a luxury’ as price of a small branded loaf nears £4

People with coeliac disease say inflation and shrinking ranges are making food staples unaffordable

^{Zoe Wood (the Guardian)}

#society #uknews #business #consumeraffairs #supermarkets #retailindustry #food #inflation #money #ukcostoflivingcrisis #allergies #glutenfree

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

Mutual retailer triples boss’s pay to £2.2m despite fall in profits theguardian.com/business/2026/… #RetailIndustry #ExecutivePayAndBonuses #Business #England #UkNews #Pay

Mutual retailer triples boss’s pay to £2.2m despite fall in profits

OurCoop criticised by members after withholding annual profit-share payment despite soaring executive pay

^{Sarah Butler (the Guardian)}

#uknews #england #business #retailindustry #executivepayandbonuses #pay

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

Burberry boss could earn up to £12.2m under new bonus scheme as company rolls back climate goals theguardian.com/business/2026/… #BurberryGroup #ExecutivePayAndBonuses #LuxuryGoodsSector #RetailIndustry #Business #AnnualResults #Burberry #Fashion #UkNews #Europe #WorldNews

Burberry boss could earn up to £12.2m under new bonus scheme as company rolls back climate goals

Company, which paid boss Joshua Schulman £4m in year to March, becomes latest to extend deadline to become carbon neutral

^{Sarah Butler (the Guardian)}

#uknews #europe #worldnews #business #retailindustry #fashion #executivepayandbonuses #luxurygoodssector #burberrygroup #burberry #annualresults

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

EU fines Temu for failing to stop sale of illegal and dangerous products theguardian.com/world/2026/may… #EuropeanCommission #China #RetailIndustry #AsiaPacific #Business #EuropeanUnion #Europe #Money #WorldNews #ConsumerAffairs #Internet #Technology

EU fines Temu for failing to stop sale of illegal and dangerous products

European Commission finds shoppers on Chinese website very likely to find unsafe items and imposes €200m penalty

^{Jennifer Rankin (the Guardian)}

#asiapacific #europe #worldnews #business #consumeraffairs #technology #internet #china #retailindustry #money #europeanunion #europeancommission

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

Flying Tiger snapped up by Modella Capital amid fears for its future theguardian.com/business/2026/… #RetailIndustry #MergersAndAcquisitions #PrivateEquity #Business #Denmark #UkNews

Flying Tiger snapped up by Modella Capital amid fears for its future

UK private equity investor with reputation for hard-nosed restructuring says it is backing existing management

^{Sarah Butler (the Guardian)}

#uknews #business #retailindustry #privateequity #denmark #mergersandacquisitions

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

Lidl overtakes Morrisons to become fifth largest supermarket in UK theguardian.com/business/2026/… #Lidl #Morrisons #Supermarkets #Business #RetailIndustry #FoodDrinkIndustry #UkNews #Europe

Lidl overtakes Morrisons to become fifth largest supermarket in UK

German-owned discounter’s sales rise 8.8% year on year as households seek ways to keep bills down

^{Sarah Butler (the Guardian)}

#uknews #europe #business #fooddrinkindustry #supermarkets #retailindustry #lidl #morrisons

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

Sales of fans, ice cubes and sunscreen surge during May UK heatwave theguardian.com/environment/20… #ExtremeHeat #ConsumerAffairs #UkWeather #UkNews #RetailIndustry

Sales of fans, ice cubes and sunscreen surge during May UK heatwave

With many homes poorly designed for extreme heat, retailers report high demand for air conditioning and outdoor shade

^{Sarah Marsh (the Guardian)}

#uknews #consumeraffairs #retailindustry #extremeheat #ukweather

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

B&Q sales hit by wet Easter but it hopes to gain in heatwave theguardian.com/business/2026/… #Kingfisher #RetailIndustry #Business #UkNews

B&Q sales hit by wet Easter but it hopes to gain in heatwave

Kingfisher, owner of the DIY chain, is top FTSE 100 riser after it says it will stick to full-year profit outlook

^{Julia Kollewe (the Guardian)}

#uknews #business #retailindustry #kingfisher

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

Next boss warns over ‘dramatic fall’ in UK entry-level jobs theguardian.com/business/2026/… #Economics #Next #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #RetailIndustry #Business #Unemployment #Society #Politics #ZerohoursContracts #UkNews

Next boss warns over ‘dramatic fall’ in UK entry-level jobs

Peer’s comments come as Milburn report is likely to find government has failed to tackle youth unemployment

^{Julia Kollewe (the Guardian)}

#society #uknews #business #politics #economics #retailindustry #unemployment #ukunemploymentandemploymentstatistics #zerohourscontracts #next

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

UK consumers likely to face higher prices ‘for many months to come’ theguardian.com/business/2026/… #RetailIndustry #Inflation #Business #Economics #UsisraelWarOnIran #FoodDrinkIndustry #Supermarkets #UkNews #EnergyIndustry #ManufacturingSector

UK consumers likely to face higher prices ‘for many months to come’

Data shows even if Iran war ends, shop price inflation on rise, while only 16% of firms left unscathed by conflict

^{Rob Davies (the Guardian)}

#uknews #business #fooddrinkindustry #usisraelwaroniran #manufacturingsector #economics #supermarkets #retailindustry #inflation #energyindustry

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

Rise in shoplifting and theft in UK finds nine in 10 retailers in rural areas targeted theguardian.com/business/2026/… #RetailIndustry #Crime #Business #UkNews #RuralAffairs #Farming

Rise in shoplifting and theft in UK finds nine in 10 retailers in rural areas targeted

Research shows cost of crime for each affected business was on average £83,000 in past year

^{Joanna Partridge (the Guardian)}

#uknews #business #crime #farming #retailindustry #ruralaffairs

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Environment | The Guardian US

1 month ago

Environment | The Guardian US
1 month ago

Squeals of horror over price caps – but how are we going to fix our broken food system? theguardian.com/business/2026/… #FoodDrinkIndustry #FoodSecurity #Food #Farming #Supermarkets #RetailIndustry #Environment #Business #Politics #UkNews

Squeals of horror over price caps – but how are we going to fix our broken food system?

Global events and the climate crisis have left Britain’s food system dangerously exposed and in desperate need of an overhaul

^{James Meadway (the Guardian)}

#uknews #environment #business #fooddrinkindustry #politics #supermarkets #farming #retailindustry #food #foodsecurity

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

Biggest drop in petrol purchases in six years hits retail sales in Great Britain theguardian.com/business/2026/… #RetailIndustry #PetrolPrices #Business #OfficeForNationalStatistics #UsisraelWarOnIran #UkNews #Motoring #Money

Biggest drop in petrol purchases in six years hits retail sales in Great Britain

Drivers conserve fuel amid Iran war uncertainty, pushing overall sales down 1.3% in April

^{Mark Sweney (the Guardian)}

#petrolprices #uknews #business #usisraelwaroniran #retailindustry #money #motoring #officefornationalstatistics

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

UK service sector activity slumps in one of sharpest declines for a decade theguardian.com/business/2026/… #ServicesSector #EconomicGrowthGdp #Business #UkNews #HospitalityIndustry #Economics #Labour #RetailIndustry #UsisraelWarOnIran

UK service sector activity slumps in one of sharpest declines for a decade

Firms hit by ‘perfect storm’ of uncertainty about Labour leadership and impact of Iran war

^{Tom Knowles (the Guardian)}

#uknews #business #usisraelwaroniran #labour #economics #retailindustry #hospitalityindustry #economicgrowthgdp #servicessector

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

Call for food price caps ‘completely preposterous’, says M&S boss theguardian.com/business/2026/… #MarksSpencer #RetailIndustry #FoodDrinkIndustry #Business #UkNews #Supermarkets #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #Ocado

Call for food price caps ‘completely preposterous’, says M&S boss

Stuart Machin argues government should reduce tax and regulatory burden on supermarkets instead

^{Sarah Butler (the Guardian)}

#uknews #business #fooddrinkindustry #supermarkets #retailindustry #ukcostoflivingcrisis #marksspencer #ocado

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

UK supermarkets urged to consider voluntary price caps on essential foods theguardian.com/business/2026/… #Supermarkets #RetailIndustry #Business #FoodDrinkIndustry #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #Scotland #ScottishNationalPartySnp #Politics #UkNews

UK supermarkets urged to consider voluntary price caps on essential foods

Retail sources rebuff government proposal as ‘unjustified’ and likely to push costs up across board

^{Sarah Butler (the Guardian)}

#uknews #business #fooddrinkindustry #politics #supermarkets #retailindustry #ukcostoflivingcrisis #scotland #scottishnationalpartysnp

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

Crime increasingly a ‘serious barrier’ to UK growth, say business leaders theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/m… #Crime #EconomicGrowthGdp #Business #Economics #Cybercrime #RetailIndustry #UkNews

Crime increasingly a ‘serious barrier’ to UK growth, say business leaders

British Chambers of Commerce survey shows firms ‘are dealing with rising levels of theft, fraud and cyber-attacks’

^{Sarah Butler (the Guardian)}

#uknews #business #crime #economics #retailindustry #cybercrime #economicgrowthgdp

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

Tesco boss’s pay rises by more than £1m to £10.8m after market share surge theguardian.com/business/2026/… #Tesco #Business #RetailIndustry #ExecutivePayAndBonuses #Supermarkets #FoodWaste #UkNews

Tesco boss’s pay rises by more than £1m to £10.8m after market share surge

Ken Murphy’s pay could rise even higher following scrapping of food waste target and weakness of rivals

^{Sarah Butler (the Guardian)}

#uknews #business #supermarkets #retailindustry #foodwaste #executivepayandbonuses #tesco

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

Fears of ‘postal deserts’ as owner of former WH Smith stores puts counters under threat theguardian.com/business/2026/… #WhSmith #PrivateEquity #PostOffice #RetailIndustry #Business #UkNews #CommercialProperty #RealEstate #JobLosses

Fears of ‘postal deserts’ as owner of former WH Smith stores puts counters under threat

Exclusive: Contract changes mean Post Office outlets inside TG Jones stores would be easier to close, with up to 60 possibly affected

^{Sarah Butler (the Guardian)}

#uknews #business #retailindustry #privateequity #commercialproperty #realestate #joblosses #whsmith #postoffice

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

Burberry’s £2,000 Cotswolds handbag hits ‘a sweet spot’ with Americans theguardian.com/business/2026/… #BurberryGroup #LuxuryGoodsSector #Burberry #RetailIndustry #Fashion #Business #LifeAndStyle #UsNews #Handbags #WorldNews #UkNews #FashionIndustry

Burberry’s £2,000 Cotswolds handbag hits ‘a sweet spot’ with Americans

American zeal for ‘the Hamptons of England’ has rubbed off on sales with luxury British fashion house back to a full-year profit

^{Sarah Butler (the Guardian)}

#uknews #worldnews #business #usnews #fashionindustry #retailindustry #lifeandstyle #fashion #luxurygoodssector #burberrygroup #burberry #handbags

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

Is Big Brother watching you shop? – podcast theguardian.com/news/audio/202… #FacialRecognition #Surveillance #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology #RetailIndustry #Business #UkNews

Is Big Brother watching you shop? – podcast

From supermarkets to corner shops, live facial recognition could be coming to retailers near you. Jessica Murray on the AI systems increasingly used by the police and stores

^{Annie Kelly (the Guardian)}

#uknews #business #technology #aiartificialintelligence #surveillance #retailindustry #facialrecognition

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
1 month ago

Mike Ashley admits he was behind video that brought down JD Sports chair theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/m… #MikeAshley #FrasersGroup #JdSportsFashion #RetailIndustry #Business #UkNews

Mike Ashley admits he was behind video that brought down JD Sports chair

Sports Direct founder says people in his employ recorded footage of Peter Cowgill meeting another retail boss

^{Lauren Almeida (the Guardian)}

#uknews #business #retailindustry #jdsportsfashion #mikeashley #frasersgroup

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World news | The Guardian

1 month ago

World news | The Guardian
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Revealed: owner of former WH Smith stores is charging fee to use fictitious ‘family’ brand theguardian.com/business/2026/… #RetailIndustry #Business #WhSmith #UkNews