Will Marks & Spencer’s online food offering be simply delicious?

25 May 17

Marks & Spencer is considering whether to launch an online grocery service. This is a key moment in the evolution of online shopping in Britain.

The demise of BHS has left a hole in the high street. What will fill it?

28 April 17

The 25th of April marked a year since BHS collapsed into administration, an event that led to the loss of 11,000 jobs and an extraordinary parliamentary investigation that dragged in high-profile figures from retail, property and banking.

Hammond’s last-minute giveaways don’t mask deep problems with business rates system

22 March 17

The extraordinary row that has played out in Westminster in recent weeks about business rates was no surprise to those in the retail and property world.

Co-op may have lost market share but its performance has improved dramatically

17 February 17

A decade ago, Aldi was the 10th biggest food retailer in Britain. Now it has overtaken the Co-op to claim fifth place.

2017 Predictions: most seismic year ever in store for the high street

5 January 17

Last year, if you had bet £1 that Leicester City FC would win the Premier League, Britain would vote to leave the EU and Donald Trump would be elected the next US president, you could have won almost £5m.