On a Sunday afternoon in Germany, some McDonald’s employees used to make a 45-minute trip for a task ...

The Retail Trust has launched a national campaign calling on shoppers to show greater respect to retail staff in the run-up to Christmas, following new research indicating rising levels of abuse ...

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has welcomed news that the government is no longer planning to include unfair dismissal from day one in its Employment Rights Bill.

Harrods has promoted chief retail officer Mark Blundell to its management executive committee as the retailer strengthens its senior leadership team.

Marks and Spencer has opened a new 100,000 sq ft flagship store at Merry Hill shopping centre, bringing together two former units to create its latest renewal store concept.The opening represents a ...

Debenhams Group has reduced its statutory loss after tax to £3.4m for the six months to 31 August 2025, down from £126.7m a year earlier, despite a fall in revenue as the compan ...

Oliver Bonas is set to open or relocate five stores before the end of 2025 and plans a further 20 new sites in 2026 as the business accelerates its expansion across the UK and Ireland. The upcoming ...

The retail industry has labelled the Autumn Budget as a “mixed bag” for retail, offering relief for many shops, but bringing in new costs for others Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered Labour’s first ...

Economy BUDGET: Income tax bands frozen, minimum wage to increase, NI-exempt pension threshold scrapped Income tax will not be raised, but the extension of the freeze on tax bands marks a U-turn for ...

The CEO of WHSmith has resigned with immediate effect as the group published a report that revealed the extent of “extremely serious” accounting errors in its North America division. Following an ...

JD Sports Fashion has appointed Sarah Kuijlaars as an independent non-executive director, effective 10 November 2025. Kuijlaars, currently chief financial officer at Tate and Lyle, will join the board ...