Retail industry
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Booksellers group says rise will kill off independent stores and berates Treasury for cutting tax for sector’s biggest online rival Amazon
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Biggest ever round of redundancies to fall on curtain and carpet estimating and fitting, and restaurant chefs
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Andy Street on running for mayor and how he hopes to revolutionise public services with employee-owned partnerships
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Communities department says it will be revealed in 8 March budget whether fund for transitional rates relief will increase
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The first ever London modest fashion week brought hijabs, burkinis and kimonos to the catwalk this month. Now the British high street is finally beginning to cotton on
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Sales of premium pizzas are up by £20m, as the stores try to replicate the outlandish toppings found in trendy restaurants. But the experts aren’t convinced
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Chancellor signalled that the government could look at alleviating changes to the tax, which is set to change dramatically in the coming weeks
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Economics viewpoint Is this the end of UK's retail boom?
Larry ElliottEconomic indicators point to a prolonged slump in consumer spending, and as prices rise real income will fall -
Retailers say demand is at its highest for a decade with popularity spreading from fruit and vegetables to other groceries
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Mike Coupe, whose firm faces rise of almost £120m to £500m, says changes to levy will benefit online firms such as Amazon
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Limited edition doll, which is modelled on teenage transgender activist Jazz Jennings, will retail at about £72
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Kraft Heinz confirms it has approached Unilever about a deal that values the company at $143bn
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Figures put UK growth forecast in doubt, with rising inflation squeezing household spending
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Report commissioned by supermarket outlines risks of climatic and political change to food supply from outside UK
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Revaluation complaints threaten to add to delays as cutbacks hit work of Valuation Office Agency
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Upmarket grocer tops Which? customer satisfaction survey for third successive year while Asda languishes at bottom of table
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Dozens of fans who bought gig tickets through website claim to have been left up to hundreds of pounds out of pocket
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Children’s clothing and toy retailer’s newsletter leads to complaints with company told to ‘move out of the stone age’
Consumer champions Jessops leaves me out of the picture over movie camera repairs