Europe’s retailing sector is reeling from the shock of lockdowns across the region to limit the spread of coronavirus, but the impact on the...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a taskforce to tackle unscrupulous business practices, such as charging excessive prices or making misleading claims...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has asked all listed companies, including many retailers, to delay preliminary trading updates for at least two weeks due...

Some of Britain’s biggest retailers are mounting frantic lobbying campaigns to keep their shops open as the prospect grows of a full nationwide lockdown...

The UK government is reportedly considering forcing the closure of all non-essential shops in an escalation of measures to try to slow the spread...

Marks & Spencer has become the latest retailer to issue a warning that the coronavirus crisis will have a severe impact on its trading...

The John Lewis Partnership has announced a raft of new measures to support its customers through the coronavirus crisis. These include its Waitrose supermarkets offering...

Big supermarkets such as Tesco and M&S likely to get a boost from ‘essential retailer’ status. Read the full article on The Guardian website  

Debenhams has asked landlords for an immediate five-month rent holiday to cope with the likely impact on trading from the coronavirus outbreak. The ailing department...

Carphone Warehouse is to permanently close all of its 531 standalone stores on 3 April, although it stressed the move was not related to...