Retail and consumer
Ambassador to make $70m Broadway debut
After years dominating the West End, Britain's Ambassador Theatre Group is to finally make its US debut.
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Philip Clarke: Tesco is waging war on food waste, even if it means we sell less
The retail giant's CEO, Philip Clarke, says his company is in a unique position to fight the alarming amount of produce lost or thrown away by customers.
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Tesco's Philip Clarke: tackling waste and waistlines
Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke talks of his company's plan to cut food waste and the obesity problem.
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Tesco to battle 'breathtaking' level of food waste
The chief executive of Tesco is to launch a major campaign against food waste this week, saying that the scale of the problem is "breathtaking" and that every family wastes £700 a year throwing away food.
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Sunday Interview: M&S chairman Robert Swannell
M&S's chairman tells Graham Ruddick how the retailer is undergoing "one of the most radical transformations" in European retail.
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Bolland 'has backing of M&S board', says chairman
The chairman of Marks & Spencer says he is "100pc behind" chief executive Marc Bolland and his strategy despite the underperformance of the retailer's clothing business.
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The entrepreneurs helping small businesses find a price that's right
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Marks and Spencer customer fears over contactless payments
Shoppers complain that the retailer's contactless payment system has taken money from their accounts without permission.
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Morrisons signs deal with Ocado to launch online service
The chief executive of Wm Morrison has defended the supermarket's £216m deal with Ocado for an online groceries delivery service amid the threat of legal action by rival Waitrose.
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Morrisons signs Ocado deal: 'From a standing start we go straight into the fast lane'
The deal between Wm Morrisons and Ocado to launch an online business creates perhaps the most unlikely alliance in the City - the Bradford grocer and the Goldman Sachs whizz kids.
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MPs to recall Amazon for grilling over tax
Internet retailer Amazon is to be recalled to give evidence to MPs about how its activities in the UK justify its low corporate income tax bill.
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WH Smith voted the worst shop on the high street
WH Smith voted the worst shop on the high street in a study which describes it as "messy and expensive".
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Shortcuts catalogued to bypass the automated phone maze
IT manager catalogues a series of shortcuts to help customers bypass companies' automated answering services.
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Waitrose to introduce hotel-style welcome desks in latest stage of online revolution
Waitrose is to introduce hotel-style welcome desks into its stores in the latest stage of plans to expand its online business.
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Richemont chairman Johann Rupert announces plans for a 'grey gap year'
The golf-loving billionaire founder and chairman of Richemont, Johann Rupert, has announced that he will take a year off from running the Swiss luxury goods group to read books and possibly travel to the South Pole.
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Bank complaint 'lost in translation'
Consumer expert Jessica Gorst-Williams spends six months chasing HSBC to help a reader recover funds from France.
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'My flawed jewellery theft claim with Nationwide Insurance'
Jessica Gorst-Williams helps one reader through a protracted insurance claim after a jewellery theft.
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'I want to forget about this horrid experience'
Jessica Gorst-Williams helps one reader through a protracted insurance claim after a jewellery theft.
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The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more