retail trade

Image for UK's Halfords profit jumps 1% on strong bicycle sales
Finance

UK's Halfords profit jumps 1% on strong bicycle sales

(Reuters) -Britain's Halfords reported a 1% rise in first-half profit on Thursday, as strong bicycle...

27th November, 2025

Image for UK retail shares rise on Reeves' commercial property tax reforms
Finance

UK retail shares rise on Reeves' commercial property tax reforms

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Shares in Britain's major retailers climbed on Wednesday after chan...

26th November, 2025

Image for Paris court: Hearing on request for Shein's suspension in France postponed to Dec. 5
Finance

Paris court: Hearing on request for Shein's suspension in France postponed to Dec. 5

PARIS (Reuters) -The hearing on the French government's request that Chinese online platform Shein b...

26th November, 2025

Image for UK's Pets at Home launches retail turnaround drive after profit drop
Finance

UK's Pets at Home launches retail turnaround drive after profit drop

(Reuters) -Britain's Pets at Home launched a turnaround plan for its struggling retail business on W...

26th November, 2025

Image for UK stocks climb ahead of budget led by financials, consumer staples stocks
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UK stocks climb ahead of budget led by financials, consumer staples stocks

(Reuters) -UK stocks climbed on Tuesday, boosted by gains in financials and consumer staples stocks...

25th November, 2025

Image for UK retailers' confidence collapses to 17-year low before budget
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UK retailers' confidence collapses to 17-year low before budget

LONDON (Reuters) -British retailers have reported the sharpest drop in confidence in 17 years and th...

25th November, 2025

Image for Alibaba revenue tops estimates with strong instant retail, AI push
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Alibaba revenue tops estimates with strong instant retail, AI push

(Reuters) -Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba beat analysts' estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesda...

25th November, 2025

Image for French prosecutor opens probe on Ebay over suspicion of sale of illicit goods
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French prosecutor opens probe on Ebay over suspicion of sale of illicit goods

PARIS (Reuters) -The French prosecutor's office on Tuesday said it had opened an investigation on U....

25th November, 2025

Image for France seeks three-month suspension of Shein over sex dolls
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France seeks three-month suspension of Shein over sex dolls

PARIS (Reuters) -A French finance ministry source said the government will ask a court on Wednesday...

25th November, 2025

Image for Home improvement retailer Kingfisher raises profit outlook on resilient UK
Finance

Home improvement retailer Kingfisher raises profit outlook on resilient UK

LONDON (Reuters) -European home improvement retailer Kingfisher on Tuesday upgraded its full-year pr...

25th November, 2025

Image for UK's Domino's Pizza CEO steps down as strategy shift takes shape
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UK's Domino's Pizza CEO steps down as strategy shift takes shape

(Reuters) -Britain's Domino's Pizza Group said on Tuesday that its CEO Andrew Rennie had stepped dow...

25th November, 2025

Image for Britain's FCA makes enquiries into WH Smith's overstated profits, FT reports
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Britain's FCA makes enquiries into WH Smith's overstated profits, FT reports

(Reuters) -Britain's financial regulator is making enquiries at WH Smith about accounting errors unc...

25th November, 2025