Retail news

• What next for Mike Ashley’s patchwork retail empire?

  15-03-2025 11:00
  The tycoon’s Frasers Group faces a tricky next chapter after decades of relentless deal-makingThe lush green fields, scattering of farm buildings and 12th-century splendour of nearby Coombe Abbey that surround the small village of Ansty in Warwickshire are a long way from the neon football boots, giant mugs and piles of tracksuit bottoms of Sports Direct’s busy stores.But the two worlds will soon meet. On Christmas Eve the sports fashion chain’s owner, Frasers Group, received a
  
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• John Lewis sends staff a glum message about UK retail

  15-03-2025 07:00
  Retailer is prioritising investment after three of its past five financial years produced losses
  
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• Price of instant coffee rises by up to 40% in a year for some brands, Which? finds

  15-03-2025 01:01
  Increases of at least 8% also found across 11 out of 12 brands in first two months of 2025, compared with year earlierIt’s a wake-up call for instant coffee drinkers – the price of some of the UK’s best known brands has soared by up to 40% in a year.Analysis by the consumer group Which? found that 11 out of 12 instant coffees at six big grocery retailers had risen by at least 8% in the first two months of this year compared with the same period in 2024 and half were more than 1
  
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