Retail
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Tesco to sell plasters in diverse skin tones
Speed Read Move to diversify plaster offering follows viral tweet last year
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Ikea to shut first big UK store risking 350 jobs
Speed Read Swedish giant says Coventry outlet has made consistent losses
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Retail sector suffers worst year in quarter of a century
Speed Read British Retail Consortium says last year marked first annual sales decline since 1995
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Meat sales plunge as veganism continues to rise in UK
Speed Read Some 3.6m fewer animals were eaten in first half of 2019
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Tesco facing Christmas card forced labour claims
Speed Read Six-year old’s discovery of a note from prisoners in a Chinese gulag puts spotlight on retailer’s relationship with suppliers
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One in 20 Black Friday deals are genuine
Speed Read Consumer group Which? says the shopping event is ‘all hype’
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Hopes of happy Christmas rise as sales stop falling on high street
Speed Read CBI data reports an end to six months of falling sales
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Black Friday 2019 smartphone deals: iPhone 11, Google Pixel 4 and more
In Depth There are already discounts to be had on the latest smartphones
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What is driving the collapse of high street shops?
In Depth An average of 16 shops closed each day in the first half of 2019
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Should supermarkets stop selling fireworks?
Speed Read Sainsbury’s bans the bangers from all of its stores in response to fears for pets
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HMV launches huge entertainment store in Birmingham
Speed Read New ‘destination’ branch opens just months after nationwide closures and job losses
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Fresh blow for Marks & Spencer as finance boss quits
Speed Read Humphrey Singer had been in the job for little more than a year
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Why are profits collapsing at Aldi?
Speed Read German discounter announces aggressive expansion despite sinking profits
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Casual dining crunch: why are so many restaurants closing?
Speed Read Study finds a 25% surge in the number of outlets falling into insolvency
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