6:25pm

WH Smith sees no boost from HMV collapse

Chief executive says DVD and CD market ‘just not profitable’

5:44pm

Coach weighed down by tough holiday season

Sluggish recovery from superstorm Sandy hurts second-quarter sales

Ikea chief executive Mikael Ohlsson is welcomed to Jamalpur Village ©Graham Crouch 11:11pm

European red tape delays Ikea openings

Furniture group boss irked by hefty planning laws that hold up jobs

Stuart Rose will become Ocado's chairman in May ©Bloomberg 8:40pm

Rose’s arrival raises questions on Ocado future

Speculation stirred on possible sale of online grocer

A driver checks his load before leaving to deliver orders at an Ocado distribution center ©Bloomberg 7:56pm

Rose seen as dealmaker for online grocer

Positive reaction to new chairman of Ocado

Jan 22, 2013

Undertaker Dignity buys northern rival Yew

Only quoted funeral services group continues consolidation

Jan 22, 2013

Hilco UK buys debt of HMV to gain control

Restructuring group strikes deal with failed retailer’s banks

From LEX Jan 22, 2013

UK supermarkets’ clicks and bricks

Still a challenge to make money in competitive online retail market

Jan 22, 2013

Sir Stuart back at the controls

Debonair retailer takes on Ocado chairmanship

Lombard Jan 22, 2013

Ocado makes for a tough Rose comeback

Former M&S boss makes a return to high-visibility retailing

From TELECOMS Jan 22, 2013

Phones 4u taps EE’s superfast 4G network

Phone retailer to launch branded service across UK

Jan 21, 2013

Retailers less likely to report thefts

Value of crimes against shops increases 15% last year

From WORLD Jan 21, 2013

Fruit farmers look to foreign labour influx

Pressure to allow migrant workers from outside EU

Jan 21, 2013

Grade to step down as Ocado chairman

Change comes at a delicate time for lossmaking online grocer

Jan 21, 2013

Hilco frontrunner to take over HMV

Restructuring group is advising Deloitte in running business

Andrew Hill from MANAGEMENT Jan 21, 2013

A bad workman blames his suppliers

Admitting your supplier got it wrong is tantamount to admitting you got it wrong

Jan 20, 2013

UK stores take hit as shoppers stay away

Footfall on high streets drops 3.3% in 2012

From SPECIAL REPORTS Jan 20, 2013

Glory days of watchmakers on hold as sales start to lose lustre

A decline in gift giving in China may not be a temporary phenomenon and the next 12 months could be tough, writes James Shotter

From WORLD Jan 20, 2013

Heavy snow heightens risk of UK triple dip

Weather disruption having adverse effect on economy

From TRANSPORT Jan 20, 2013

Skirmish over grounded Kingfisher jets

Leasing companies struggle to retrieve them

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