Retail data shows 0.4% month-on-month increase in August, with 0.6% rise in non-foodUK shop prices rose last month, according to the latest data from the British Retail Consortium, in a sign that driver shortages and the costs of Brexit-induced red tap…
Food, beer, toys, medical kit. Why is Britain running out of everything?
Poor pay and conditions for HGV drivers and the loss of many thousands of EU workers are plunging the UKs supply chain into crisisGaps on supermarket shelves. Fast food outlets pulling milkshakes and bottled drinks from their menus. Restaurants running…
Fifth of BHS stores empty five years after chain closed
Analysis of UK high streets suggests gaps left by department stores may be permanentRevelations that a fifth of former BHS stores remain empty on the fifth anniversary of the chain’s closure suggest gaps left by closed-down department stores on UK high…
Production allowed to resume of cat food at centre of pet deaths inquiry
No ‘causative link’ found between products of Sainsbury’s supplier Fold Hill Foods and blood conditionA company whose cat food has been at the centre of an inquiry into a spate of cat deaths will be allowed to restart production, as an investigation fo…
Slowdown in UK recovery may be more than a supply chain issue
As pinged people stay home, unpinged people could be getting more cautious, suggesting a longer-than-expected recoveryNewspapers call August the silly season because not a lot happens. That’s not always the case, as events in Afghanistan have shown, bu…
Covid cases remain elevated as UK travel takes off
Our latest snapshot of key economic indicators also finds cooling inflation and supply chain chaosCoronavirus – latest updatesShare your experiences of the UK supply chain shortage Continue reading…
Tell us: have you been affected by the shortage of school uniform in the UK?
We would like to hear from parents about their experiences of trying to buy school shoes and uniformBusinesses and retailers in the UK have been experiencing a supply chain crisis with stock levels at their lowest since 1983.With the new school year st…
Morrisons and Meggitt tipped for FTSE 100 return as shares surge
Takeover targets expected to briefly re-enter blue-chip index while ITV and Weir Group face demotionThe takeover targets Morrisons and Meggitt look set for a brief return to the FTSE 100 index of blue-chip UK companies, after their share prices were bo…
Ikea goes glam rock with Zandra Rhodes collaboration
British fashion designer teams up with Swedish furniture chain after being inspired by lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt may be difficult to unpack, but shoppers could soon find the no-frills minimalism of Ikea has …
London’s West End is recovering from Covid crisis, says Shaftesbury
Chinatown, Soho and Covent Garden landlord says office workers and overseas tourists are yet to returnCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageShaftesbury, the central London landlord that owns parts of Chinatown, Soho and Covent Gar…