Ocado’s annual earnings rise by 69% after demand for online groceries soars
‘The landscape for food retailing is changing, for good,’ chief executive says...
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The unbearable irony of Michael Gove citing ‘expert’ opinion on Scottish independence
Mr Gove’s implicit acceptance that Brexit does indeed carry an economic cost is breathtaking. But there are also lessons to be learned over how experts...
Could Tesco’s digital sales tax save the high street?
Such a tax could level the playing field but stopping the retail apocalypse in its tracks will need more action, writes James Moore...
Tesco calls for Amazon and online rivals to be hit by 1% sales tax
Bosses from 18 supermarkets, high street chains and retail property owners call on chancellor to overhaul current tax system to put them on ‘level playing...
No UK travel until May, predicts poll
‘There is a real opportunity to come out of lockdown sooner than a lot of the media would suggest,’ said Harry Cragoe, owner of The...
Around 2,450 jobs lost as Boohoo buys Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton in £25m deal
Around 260 mostly head office roles will be saved...
You don’t need Nigel Farage or any guru’s fancy trading techniques to make a mint on the markets
Ads promising stellar returns are all over the internet in the wake of GameStop’s surge. But there’s a better, if more boring, way to make...
Pressure mounts on government to fix millions of potentially unsafe homes as Grenfell Inquiry re-starts
The investigation into the tower inferno that killed 72 has uncovered a corporate scandal in which thousands are living in potentially deadly homes, as Ben...
How Liz Hughes is supporting humanitarian emergencies with maps
MapAction chief executive, Liz Hughes, spoke to Zlata Rodionova about how providing maps and data during humanitarian crises is saving lives across the world...
UK house prices fall in January as property market runs out of steam
Average sold price dipped 0.3 per cent while estate agents say activity has slowed ‘markedly’...