Bezos’s billions still can’t buy cool
After four less-than-dazzling years, Amazon Fresh UK is closing
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Will broken windowism save Labour?
A new neighbourhood policy is designed to make up for Boris Johnson’s betrayal – and combat Nigel Farage
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Is there any hope for the British high street?
Even London’s Oxford Street is succumbing to decline
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The grubbiness of Abercrombie & Fitch
Looking back at the era my friends and I grew up in, I see something nasty in the aspirations we…
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What’s in the Lidl middle aisle: bargains, or rip-offs?
The slightly unhinged discount products of the middle aisle are entertaining – but also part of a very clever sales…
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How a brilliant civil servant led John Lewis astray
Sharon White never really understood retail democracy.
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The fall of fast fashion
Asos has posted disappointing results. For high streets, that can only be good news.
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Could today’s bank holiday push the UK into recession?
The extra bank holiday for the Queen's funeral could cost the British economy £2bn.
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Nick Beighton on building the Asos empire
The former Asos CEO explains what the future holds for fast fashion.
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Is the “buy now, pay later” boom at an end?
Klarna, Afterpay, Laybuy and others have grown rapidly, but interest rates could force BNPLs to look for profit elsewhere.
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How Farmdrop offered hope to the UK’s small food producers – then took it away
The online food delivery service collapsed in December, leaving farmers, fishermen and jam makers in the lurch. How did it…
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“Dark stores won’t conquer grocery delivery”: Beelivery’s Paul Gott on the future of shopping
The delivery service’s chief operating officer reveals the future of supermarkets and the battle for the UK’s delivery slots.
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The science behind why we always pick the same meal deal
“It’s lunch, not a hobby.”
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