Analysis

All hail Trump for his damp squib trade deal with China

Do you know what, I don’t know anything about the detail of Trump’s new ‘deal’ with China, designed to hit…

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How in-store experiences will shape gaming retail in 2020 and beyond

A little over a year ago the Entertainment Retailer Association (ERA) announced that the gaming market accounted for more than…

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Boohoo more valuable than M&S – a sea-change encapsulated

From a purely journalistic standpoint it is now a de facto cliché to refer to Marks and Spencer as the…

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Javid mulls three-year passenger duty holiday for Flybe

Things are not looking rosy for low-cost airline, Flybe, but the chancellor Sajid Javid may have some proposals that save…

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Spooked markets seem soothed by Iran-US climb-down

When Iran decided to hit back on US military facilities after president Trump ordered the assassination of Iranian general Qasem…

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Who would have thought skinny jeans could be anyone’s undoing?

It’s not often that the business pages give you a good belly laugh. But today we have the spectacle of…

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Greggs going vegan has paid dividends: we can all learn from them

There is an adage about business and entertainment emerging in the conservative media, which is “get woke, go broke”. It…

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Finally, a government addressing the business rates fiasco

Regardless of your political colours, small businesses up and down the land will be pleased to hear of at least…

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Should retailers be banking on the concept store?

Pop-up and concept stores could be key to boosting profitability over the festive season and throughout the year ahead, allowing…

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Businesses are sitting on £115bn and waiting to splurge

Goldman Sachs thinks money will pour into UK stocks and shares after this election, but it’s at least partly because…

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