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  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    UK retail industry
    UK supermarkets ask competition watchdog to rein in Aldi and Lidl

    Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Iceland are seeking to stop discounters preventing them opening stores nearby

    3 hours ago
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  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    EU economy
    The Big Read. The future of Europe’s angry farmers

    The model of political protection and heavy subsidies that has long supported European agriculture might be fracturing

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  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Food & Beverage
    AB InBev says ‘cheers to beer’ as it reports first sales rise in 3 years

    World’s largest brewer beats expectations to defy gloom in alcohol sector

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  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
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    Golf must be careful of soaring prize money, says head of R&A

    Mark Darbon says golf must heed lessons of English rugby, where clubs raised wages beyond what revenues could support

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  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Companies
    Consumers face more pain as companies threaten price rises

    Executives warn that a prolonged energy shock would increase pressure to pass on costs to customers

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  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Luxury goods
    LVMH goes from buyer to seller as luxury’s winter drags on

    LVMH is exploring sales of brands including Marc Jacobs and Fenty in one of the biggest pullbacks in its history

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  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Travel & leisure industry
    World Cup fans cry foul over ‘unprecedented’ US transport costs

    New Jersey to charge $150 for round trip to MetLife stadium, up from usual fare of $12.90

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  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Ecommerce
    Ebay weighs GameStop’s unsolicited $56bn offer for online marketplace

    Video game retailer offers $125 a share for resale web group with plans to bring in ‘entrepreneurial mindset’

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  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Beer and spirits
    Lex. Scotch truce should give US trade partners a dram of hope

    Industry offers glaring example of the self-defeating nature of tariffs

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  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Canadian economy
    Canada’s beef producers say Mercosur trade deal will devastate industry

    Farmers fear a flood of cheap meat as Carney government looks for entry to South American bloc

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  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Trump tariffs
    ‘It’s just maddening’: America’s small businesses left out of Trump tariff refunds

    New procedures only reimburse importers, not those who indirectly sourced products through them

    Maria Peck arranges vintage handbags in her shop, Tiara Day, surrounded by decorative accessories and a mannequin.
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Travel & leisure industry
    UK pub groups betting on World Cup to counter sluggish consumer demand

    Optimism comes as a result of early bookings despite the sector enduring tepid sales growth in March

    England football fans gather outside and inside a London pub, some wearing England shirts and flags, watching the final of Euro 2024.
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Retail sector
    How the UK’s ‘King of Trainers’ ran into trouble

    The athleisure boom turned JD Sports into a global powerhouse but slowing sales have led to conflict in the boardroom

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  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Beauty
    ‘It’s crucial’: how AI is reshaping the fragrance industry

    From hyper-personalisation to cutting costs, artificial intelligence is getting a hold on your perfume cabinet

    A colourful drawing shows two robotic hands holding perfume droppers over fragrance bottles.
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Agricultural commodities
    Lex. The land of milk and no money: UK farmers are in a fix

    Prices are falling due to a glut, yet the costs of feed, fertilisers and fuel are rising

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  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    AI in Practice
    Restaurants lean on AI to cut waste and reduce costs

    Hospitality sector has been slower than others at adopting the technology

    Julia Gilbert sits in front of a dark, speckled wall, wearing a dark blazer and a silver necklace.
  • Sunday, 3 May, 2026
    Companies
    Dubai food conglomerate IFFCO set to go into provisional liquidation

    Creditors nominated FTI Consulting in effort to protect assets as firm struggles with $2bn debt pile and fallout from Iran war

    Tubs of London Dairy ice cream in various flavours, including Moose Tracks and Pralines & Cream, arranged in a supermarket freezer.
  • Sunday, 3 May, 2026
    French politics
    Chicken wars ruffle feathers in Paris suburb

    Leftist politicians trade barbs over Master Poulet chain

    Large orange planters with palm trees stand in front of the Master Poulet fast food restaurant. People walk, cycle, and one person uses a wheelchair in the foreground. The Burger King sign is visible in the background.
  • Sunday, 3 May, 2026
    Retail sector
    Lex. Vinted challenges the threadbare finances of second-hand fashion

    The company is now worth more than twice as much as it was in 2021

    Premium content
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  • Saturday, 2 May, 2026
    Scoreboard
    Adidas sprints ahead of Nike in recovery race

    Also in today’s newsletter: LIV’s dim prospects and the NBA’s proposed ‘tanking’ fix

    Premium content
    Sabastian Sawe holds an Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3 shoe marked with his world record marathon time of 1:59:30.
  • Saturday, 2 May, 2026
    Luxury goods
    The luxuries I can’t give up (even as prices rise)

    I know it’s ridiculous to pay £32 for shower gel, but not all luxuries are frivolous

    James Max
    Illustration of a shower gel, chocolate bar, plate of cheese and grapes, and a folded up shirt with sparkles all around
  • Saturday, 2 May, 2026
    Global trade
    Iran war withers Kenya’s roses and strands its tea

    Conflict has crushed Gulf markets and pushed up air freight and shipping costs

    Belinda Wanjala harvests red roses in a field, holding a bouquet and wearing gloves and a headscarf.
  • Saturday, 2 May, 2026
    Life & Arts
    It’s over. Net-a-Porter has sent me packing

    The fashion etailer is banning customers who return too many items. But who is to blame for the rise of the serial-returner?

    Lauren Indvik
    A hand holds an open envelope with the NET-A-PORTER logo visible on the inner flap.
  • Saturday, 2 May, 2026
    Food security
    Is China decoupling on food?

    If this is pursued with the same energy as industrial policy, it will upend the agricultural economy

    Adam Tooze
    Harvesters working in golden wheat fields with dust trails at sunset near the Yellow River tidal flats.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Tesco PLC
    Tesco argues equal pay claim disregards ‘economic reality’

    Supermarket one of several retailers forced to explain salary differences to employment tribunals

    Tesco supermarket exterior with a clock above the entrance and people walking in the car park.
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