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Easyjet COO Bellew steps down after weekend of chaos at airports

Budget carrier said senior executive departed to ‘pursue other business opportunities’

Business

Morrisons second quarter sales drop 6.4%

Cost of living ‘inflationary pressure’ and ‘subdued consumer sentiment’ hit supermarket

Business

Moonpig revenues slip as customers return to high street

Bricks and mortar retailers re-opened as challengers to online brand

Business

Boohoo appoints The Trainline’s McCabe CFO following profits slide

He has been non-executive director at the fast fashion retailer since 2020

Business

Spanners in the works that really aren’t needed

There is now a real risk of major disruption to the economy for the rest of 2022

Business

Hospitality firms despair at slump in bookings on first day of strikes

Rail and Tube action has sent bookings crashing by up to 50% or more

Business

WHSmith trading boosted past pre-pandemic levels

Group expects full year profits will beat analyst expectations

Business

Restaurant chains rack up losses of more than £800 million

In six months inflation, energy prices and staffing costs have turned up heat on sector

Business

Poundland owner Pepco benefits from cost of living squeeze

Retail group reports revenue and profits boost in half year results

Business News

‘Strong’ summer levels for National Express

Passengers back to 85% of pre-pandemic figures while airport business continues to climb

Business News

Boss of high street retailer New Look steps down

Nigel Oddy joined the business in 2019 and the hunt for his successor is ‘well-advanced’

Business News

Shareholder group to challenge Sainsbury’s on living wage

Legal & General and savings trust Nest have tabled a motion through investor body ShareAction

Business News

Marriott pulls Russian business due to economic sanctions

The company operates 22 franchised hotels in the country and closed Moscow office in March

Business

Drivers switch to subscription rentals as car prices soar

Car ownership has fallen for the second time in two years, the first consecutive annual decrease in over 100 years

Business News

Frasers rescues fast fashion retailer Missguided in £20 million deal

Until yesterday Boohoo had been frontrunner to take on troubled brand

Business News

Government can’t shirk all blame for chaos at airports

Excuses will be cold comfort for families waiting hours to clear security or immigration

Business News

Boohoo remains in race to buy Missguided

Administrator Teneo has been appointed to fast fashion brand in ‘extremely challenging’ market

Business

B&M shares slide as CEO prepares for exit

Finance head Alex Russo will replace boss Simon Arora at the high street retailer

Business News

Morrisons buyout of McColl’s probed by watchdog

Bid was contentious for retailer with supermarket beating EG Group

Business News

Boohoo weighs offer for Missguided

The process to identify a buyer for the company started in April

Business News

Authentic Brands Group in talks to buy Ted Baker

Reebok owner emerges as preferred bidder for high street fashion chain

Business News

Superdrug cooks up campaign with Jack Monroe

Research revealed that 80% of customers felt the need for cost of living brands switch

Business News

Sycamore drops out of race to buy Ted Baker

Unamed bidder will now move forward in the sale process

Business

IWC owner Richemont says Gen Z getting into luxury watches

Company owns brands including Cartier, Dunhill and Montblanc

Business

Inflation threatens pub roast as Young’s takes chicken off the menu

CEO Patrick Dardis said: ‘We will sell out the fresh chickens we’ve got in our fridges, and we won’t be ordering any more.’

Business

Pubs wary of increasing prices as inflation squeezes profits

‘We are having to take a lot of these costs on the chin which affects our bottom line,’ said City Pub Group chair Clive Watson

Business

Made.com shares plummet on profit alert and finance chief exit

The retailer warned supply chain issues would lead to a £5 million earning hit this year and said losses could be as much as £35 million for 2022

Business

Greggs boss warns of price increases

Roger Whiteside said the company is doing all it can to absorb costs and remain a value option for consumers

Business

Fears more High Street stores could collapse as spending falls

The BRC and KPMG warned that retailer will struggle to absorb rising costs