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Jonathan Eley

Retail correspondent

Jonathan was appointed acting longform editor in January 2023. His previous roles include retail correspondent, deputy head of the Lex column and personal finance editor. He also spent 12 years at Investors Chronicle, an FT group publication for private investors.
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  • Sunday, 1 January, 2023
    News in-depthPrimark Stores Ltd
    Primark resists move online despite pandemic shock

    Discount clothing retailer says ecommerce would damage profitability as it remains committed to stores

    Shoppers at a Primark store in Barcelona, Spain
  • Friday, 23 December, 2022
    News in-depthUK retail industry
    M&S and Waitrose fight it out for the shopping baskets of middle England

    Marks and Spencer has gained ground with new stores and its supply deal with Ocado

    Shopping being scanned at a Waitrose store
  • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
    Wilkinson Hardware Stores
    Wilko appoints chief executive with wide restructuring experience

    Mark Jackson to join retail chain as it looks to safeguard its future with new credit facilities

    Exterior of a Wilko store in n Kingston upon Thames, England
  • Friday, 16 December, 2022
    Games Workshop Group PLC
    Games Workshop signs deal with Amazon for Warhammer films

    Fantasy games retailer’s shares jump on announcement

    Mini figures on display at a Warhammer store
  • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
    Currys Group PLC
    Currys cuts profit guidance as slowdown in Nordic markets takes toll

    UK electronics retailer falls to a half-year loss

    A Currys store in London, UK
  • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
    Retail sector
    Pepco discount retailer accelerates store openings

    Warsaw-listed chain plans spending rise on at least 550 new shops across Europe rather than pay dividend

    A Poundland store in Leigh, UK
  • Sunday, 11 December, 2022
    UK retail industry
    Monsoon to open more stores as it defies retail gloom

    Fashion chain ‘surprised’ by strong return to high street shopping after online boom during lockdowns

    Monsoon shop in Bath, UK
  • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
    Frasers Group
    Sportswear group Frasers defies retail downturn as it posts rise in profits

    Sports Direct owner acknowledges ‘challenging macroeconomic environment’

    Shoppers pass a Sports Direct store on Oxford Street, London
  • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
    Asda Group
    Asda to open 300 convenience stores by end of 2026

    Expansion by UK supermarket expected to create 10,000 new jobs

    A man pushing trolleys outside an Asda store
  • Friday, 2 December, 2022
    Ocado Group PLC
    Ocado puts brakes on expansion as online grocery demand eases

    Group tells investors it will pause rollout of automated distribution centres in UK

    An Ocado van in London
  • Friday, 2 December, 2022
    John Lewis Partnership PLC
    UK retailer John Lewis links up with Abrdn to build homes for rent

    Some shops and other properties would be turned into houses as part of joint venture

    People outside a John Lewis store
  • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
    Next PLC
    Next buys Joules out of administration for £34mn

    About 100 stores will be retained and Next will also acquire the upmarket clothing retailer’s head office

    A Joules clothing shop in Ringwood, Hampshire, UK
  • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
    UK retail industry
    Asos loosens performance targets for annual executive bonus

    Analysts say move reflects sharply declining fortunes of online fashion retailers

    A smartphone with an Asos app and a keyboard in front of a displayed an Asos logo
  • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
    UK retail industry
    Wilko warns it could run out of cash if sales deteriorate

    Value chain plans for ‘plausible’ scenario as inflation and spending squeeze bite

    Shoppers pass a branch of Wilko in Slough
  • Friday, 18 November, 2022
    Autumn Statement
    UK high street retailers are big winners under new rates revaluation

    Operators of large warehouse and logistics facilities will see their bills jump

  • Friday, 18 November, 2022
    Comet Group Ltd
    French group Fnac Darty told to pay £89mn to Comet liquidators

    UK high court decision is latest development in legal and regulatory dispute that has run for years

    A Comet store in Manchester
  • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
    Burberry Group PLC
    Burberry to emphasise ‘Britishness’ as it targets £5bn of sales

    New CEO pledges to build on work to sell larger volume of higher-margin leather goods, shoes and accessories

    Models wearing Burberry clothes at a fashion show
  • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
    Ocado Group PLC
    Ocado chief plans technology push into south-east Asia

    Tim Steiner wants to be ‘Tesla’ of ecommerce by introducing platform to more companies

    An Ocado robot-powered warehouse
  • Sunday, 13 November, 2022
    InterviewHow to Lead
    Frasers’ Michael Murray: ‘When I became CEO there was only one way, the new way’

    Taking over the company formerly known as Sports Direct from father-in-law Mike Ashley required ‘a complete 360’ on handling brands

  • Friday, 11 November, 2022
    Marks & Spencer Group PLC
    M&S expects discount on Ocado investment after performance falters

    Online grocer recently warned sales would fall for first time

    A Marks and Spencer store on Oxford Street in London
  • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
    B&M European Value Retail SA
    B&M reports fall in sales and profits

    Chief Alex Russo says he expects margins to recover

    A B&M store in Warrington, UK
  • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
    Made.com Design Ltd
    Next buys collapsed online furniture retailer Made.com for £3.4mn

    Deal highlights rapid demise of company that floated last year with a £775mn valuation

    The Made.com website seen on a smartphone
  • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
    Marks & Spencer Group PLC
    M&S predicts waning customer demand next year

    UK retailer reports improved clothing sales but forecasts industry failures as costs bite

    The M&S Marble Arch store on Oxford Street, London
  • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
    UK agriculture
    Christmas poultry felled by UK’s worst-ever bird flu outbreak

    Butchers left without free-range supplies for festive period because of strain that is ‘growing exponentially’

    Free-range turkeys
  • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
    Associated British Foods PLC
    Primark struggles to restore sales growth in Europe

    Retail chain warns of ‘substantial and volatile’ cost inflation in year ahead

    A Primark store in Cardiff
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