RETAIL crime is “out of control” — with 2,000 incidents of staff abuse a day last year. Theft also hit an all-time high, with ...

A fresh row has broken out over Britain’s looming deposit-return scheme (DRS) for drinks. Environmental charity Keep Britain ...

Businesses will no longer be required to accept cash payments and can operate on a card-only basis, the UK Government has ...

Rachel Reeves says she is going “further and faster” to kickstart the UK economy, but investors are unlikely to be persuaded ...

Scottish shopkeepers are battling a £170 million shoplifting explosion that is killing businesses. Latest figures show that ...

The government has confirmed that it will not force businesses to accept cash payments and will allow firms to only take card ...

Despite concerns that millions still depend on cash, the UK government has confirmed it will not force businesses to accept ...

UK shop price deflation has eased to 0.7% in January 2025, improving on the 1% deflation recorded in December 2024, according ...

London, UK — With the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and leading retailers warning that unprecedented staff tax bill hikes triggered by the Budget will cause ‘inevitable’ retail job losses, consumers ...

Prices in British shops fell a bit less sharply in January than in December and food costs rose at the fastest monthly pace ...

British retailer WH Smith is looking to sell its historic high street business to focus on its travel store unit in the ...

Hopes for the state of the economy over the next three months have dampened since December, according to a consumer ...