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  • Friday, 3 January, 2020
    Lex
    Next: the stable label Premium

    The retailer has a sensible strategy and investors have done well by sticking with it

  • Friday, 3 January, 2020
    AnalysisUK retail industry
    Primark in demand to anchor floundering high streets

    Landlords turn to discount retailer as older chains struggle and close outlets

  • Friday, 3 January, 2020
    Next PLC
    Next upgrades profit forecast after upbeat Christmas

    Fashion chain’s rise in quarterly online sales offsets drop in store sales

  • Wednesday, 1 January, 2020
    Indian business & finance
    Reliance takes on Amazon with launch of ecommerce platform

    Indian conglomerate’s JioMart venture will connect local shops to customers

  • Tuesday, 31 December, 2019
    Entrepreneurship
    The start-ups on a mission to reduce food waste

    Entrepreneurs connect consumers with surplus produce from cafés, restaurants and supermarkets

  • Monday, 30 December, 2019
    David Jones
    David Jones, saviour of Next, dies aged 76

    Chief executive remembered as ‘a great leader and a good friend’ who rescued retailer

  • Monday, 30 December, 2019
    UK retail industry
    Retail think-tank predicts post-election rise in sales

    Industry group ‘cautiously optimistic’ as consumer confidence returns

  • Monday, 30 December, 2019
    Co-operative Group Ltd
    Ethical sales rise as consumers go sustainable

    Research by the Co-op shows tenfold increase in two decades

  • Friday, 27 December, 2019
    US retail
    Retailers grapple with $100bn returns problem

    Online purchases in the US almost three times more likely to be sent back

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  • Friday, 27 December, 2019
    AnalysisCompanies
    What will 2020 hold for companies?

    FT writers offer their forecasts for the banking, tech, car, energy, airline and UK retail sectors

  • Friday, 27 December, 2019
    SoftBank Group Corp
    Uniqlo founder Tadashi Yanai quits SoftBank board

    Close ally of Masayoshi Son steps down from role of non-executive director after 18 years

  • Friday, 27 December, 2019
    UK retail sales
    Rain-sodden Boxing Day sales dampen high street mood

    Fresh blow for retail sector as belt-tightening shoppers stay at home

  • Thursday, 26 December, 2019
    UK retail industry
    Andy Murray sponsor signs West Indies cricket kit deal

    UK start-up Castore builds on strategy to challenge likes of Nike and Adidas

  • Thursday, 26 December, 2019
    AnalysisUK retail industry
    Niche operators show resilience amid retail gloom

    Consumers’ reluctance to sacrifice hobbies and staff’s shared enthusiasm help specialists thrive

  • Thursday, 26 December, 2019
    US retail
    Strength of US consumer shows in healthy retail sales

    Figures show revenue rise of 3.4% for key holiday shopping season even as footfall declines

  • Monday, 23 December, 2019
    AnalysisEnvironment
    Climate costs mount as retailers compete on fast delivery

    Ecommerce groups’ use of air freight to hit shorter deadlines fuels environmental concerns

  • Monday, 23 December, 2019
    LexOcado Group PLC
    Ocado: the self-preservation society Premium

    2019 hits and misses: so long as grocers remain scared of Amazon, the online food retailer’s sales are guaranteed

  • Sunday, 22 December, 2019
    Tesco PLC
    Tesco pulls Christmas cards over China forced labour claim

    UK supermarket suspends production after girl finds message purportedly from jail inmates

  • Sunday, 22 December, 2019
    InterviewHow to Lead
    Lush’s Mark Constantine: the socially conscious capitalist

    The chief of the cosmetics group has developed a model that aims to be sustainable and fair

  • Sunday, 22 December, 2019
    8 min
    How Lush took on the cosmetics industry

    FT's Daniel Thomas on one of the pioneering ethical brands that are increasingly on trend

  • Friday, 20 December, 2019
    Just Eat PLC
    Just Eat’s board backs sweetened Takeaway.com offer

    Recommendation puts Dutch group within reach of merger target after a takeover battle

  • Friday, 20 December, 2019
    Paris bears brunt of strikes as customers skip shops and theatres

    Second ‘nightmare’ December under Emmanuel Macron after gilets jaunes protests last year

  • Friday, 20 December, 2019
    Undercover EconomistTim Harford
    The long history of commercialising Christmas

    A crucial shift happened when the festival became a domestic occasion

  • Thursday, 19 December, 2019
    LombardMatthew Vincent
    Thomas Cook investigation needs broader horizons

    It’s time to challenge the idea that a single auditor was solely responsible

  • Thursday, 19 December, 2019
    UK retail sales
    UK retail sales fall sharply in November

    Four consecutive months of contraction raises concerns for health of economy

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