The head of the Co-operative Group delivers a damning verdict on Britain's recovery hopes with a warning that beleaguered retailers are facing the worst conditions in 40 years... more
Waitrose offers the best service for supermarket shoppers, while budget stores Lidl and Aldi outperform the "big four", according to a consumer poll... more
Detectives are to carry out a mass leafleting campaign across east London in a new attempt to identify a serial sex attacker wanted for a murder and three rapes... more
The body charged with overseeing the public stakes in the UK's bailed-out banks pledges a better deal for the taxpayer after completing the merger of Northern Rock's 'bad bank' with Bradford & Bingley... more
Co-operative Group warns that trading conditions will remain challenging until at least the end of next year despite a 17% rise in half-year profits... more
The Co-operative Group announces a record set of results that highlight the virtues of the mutual model, but ruled itself out as saviour of the sector... more
Neither the battle to bring the Ashes home nor the dodgy weather could keep Britons from shopping, according to High Street bellwether John Lewis’s sales figures ... more
Retail: WM Morrison is storming into the south of England, as credit-crunched Londoners abandon the posher supermarket chains and look to slash the price of their weekly food shop... more
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