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M&S' christmas food sales thrive but fashion falters
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IKEA to close seven stores in China amid strategy shift
UK's topps tiles first-quarter revenue rises on strong demand
Retailer lidl GB reports 10% rise in christmas sales
Date: January 2, 2026
LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Lidl GB, the British arm of the German supermarket group, reported a 10% year-on-year rise in Christmas sales on Friday, with its turnover exceeding 1.1 billion pounds ($1.48...
Ocado exclusivity with most foreign retailers ends, paving way to new partners
Date: December 30, 2025
Dec 30 (Reuters) - Britain's Ocado said on Tuesday that its exclusivity with retailers for its technology allowing them to pick and dispatch online food orders from vast robotic warehouses has ended...
UK retailers report fall in sales ahead of christmas, CBI says
Date: December 19, 2025
LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - British retailers have reported a pre-Christmas slump in sales and they are gloomier about their prospects for the start of 2026, according to a survey published on Friday....
Britain clears greencore, bakkavor's $1.6-billion food group merger
Date: December 17, 2025
Dec 17 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator has cleared the proposed 1.2-billion-pound ($1.61 billion) merger between convenience food manufacturers Greencore and Bakkavor on Wednesday,...
South africa's mr price makes European debut through German value retailer deal
Date: December 10, 2025
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 10 (Reuters) - South African fashion retailer Mr Price will acquire NKD Group, a German-based discount retailer for up to 487 million euros ($567.55 million), it said on Wednesday,...
Swatch and citizen face italian scrutiny over pricing practices
Date: December 9, 2025
MILAN, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The Italian competition authority said on Tuesday it had opened two investigations into Swiss watchmaker Swatch and Japan's Citizen Watch. The probes involve an alleged...