Retail industry
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Suit specialist unveils plan to open standalone shop in Dubai as part of further expansion overseas
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Tesco and Sainsbury’s are battling to become the first supermarket to sell British asparagus this year
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Grocer begins consultation with 870 trainers and 1,900 night workers about changes to their jobs
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Letter: Many of us who banked with Co-op have sadly closed our personal accounts in the past few months
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New slump in clothing sales estimated at 3% in last quarter as Marc Bolland departs after six years at the helm
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Marc Bolland is leaving Marks & Spencer after six years of failing to wow on the fashion front
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We paid more than £2,000, but then the item was reduced in the sale
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Burkinis are nasty, but then fashion is seldom liberating
Catherine BennettAs ‘modest wear’ hits the high street, the debate raging around it has more than a hint of hypocrisy -
Armed with cheap steaks, award-winning wines and baby food, the discount chain aims to renew its offensive on a struggling retail sector
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They know their neighbourhood better than anyone – and have seen off supermarkets, burglars and generations of change. We get the view from the till
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As Steve Rowe takes over from Marc Bolland at the retail institution, here are the tasks he must tackle to win back customers and investors
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Home Retail ends months of speculation and says it will advise shareholders to support supermarket chain’s offer
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Retail and hospitality account for nearly half of all workers on the lowest pay
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Why I’m not surprised by anti-scouse bigotry
Jamie FaheyA recruitment ad for Morrisons supermarket bars actors from Liverpool. But these crass, gratuitous insults on the city and its people are hardly new -
Traditional estate agents need to learn from in-store innovation in other sectors if they want to future-proof their position in the digital economy
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We’ve come a long way since Poilâne’s £10 loaf caused us to spit out our Mother’s Pride in 2002. But can the supermarkets really produce decent pain au levain?
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The businessman, a former partner of Yves Saint Laurent, accuses fashion houses of taking part in the ‘enslavement of women’
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Acquisition takes retailer’s total interest in Findel to 29.79%, just below mandatory bid threshold
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Join a panel of experts on this page on Wednesday, 30 March, 1-2pm BST to discuss how businesses can prevent food waste and create value from it
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Visits to UK shopping centres and high streets slump 6% and 10.5% on Saturday and Monday compared with last Easter
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Brief letters: The Independent | Asa Briggs | English National Opera | C&A | Selfish gene
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She may get less attention than company founder Mike Ashley, but she might just be the person who sets all the rules
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The high street retailer’s boss and Tory peer has seen off similarly gloomy pronouncements in the past so don’t write off the chain just yet
UK shoppers gain as prices fall again in March