In the first in our Britain for Sale series, we head to Bradford, where one store is part of the fabric
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/aug/29/morrisons-hometown-less-than-sold-on-takeover-bradford

The number of EU citizens searching for work in Britain has fallen by more than a third since Brexit. How has the shortfall affected your bu
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/aug/24/tell-us-how-is-the-shortage-of-eu-workers-affecting-your-business

Takeaway company says it will invest £100m in region as it brings staff in-house
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/aug/25/just-eat-to-create-1500-jobs-at-new-sunderland-customer-service-site

Customers can order medicines for mild ailments, makeup, toiletries and more from 14 stores
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/aug/24/boots-launches-on-demand-delivery-trial-with-deliveroo

Lockdown and home working have brought huge challenges to giants such as Pret a Manger and small family-run independents. Will they ever get
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/aug/16/weve-taken-a-heavy-beating-is-there-any-hope-for-the-sandwich-bar

Trade body calls for business rates reform to help boost investment in high streets battered by lockdowns
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/aug/10/more-high-street-stores-close-as-retail-recovery-stutters

Semiconductor shortage means production volumes of PlayStation 5 fall short of demand
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/aug/04/sony-profits-soar-benefits-from-home-entertainment-boom-playstation-5

James Timpson has employed ex-prisoners since 2008 and says putting trust in people pays off
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/aug/02/there-is-another-way-why-timpson-boss-hit-out-pm-chain-gang-plan

Frasers Group’s ‘head of elevation’ has spruced up Sports Direct’s formerly shabby stores
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/aug/05/michael-murray-mike-ashley-frasers-group-sports-direct

EY Item Club’s prediction of recovery to pre-pandemic levels by year-end also comes with health warning
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/26/uk-economy-growing-at-fastest-rate-in-80-years-says-forecaster

Streaming service to report lowest new subscriber numbers since 2011, with young viewers largely signed up
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jul/18/netflix-to-court-older-viewers-as-flow-of-young-fans-slows-down

Shops, hairdressers and small bars battle to survive after lockdown closures, report finds
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/16/tsunami-of-closures-threaten-uk-high-streets-as-debt-grows-fivefold

As their super-rich clients get wealthier still, haute couture brands cash in by offering increasingly rarefied fashion
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/jul/11/reassuringly-expensive-top-fashion-labels-bid-to-lure-elite-back

We would like to hear from SMEs, shopkeepers and hospitality venues about their plans for the lifting of Covid restrictions on 19 July
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/06/small-businesses-how-will-you-be-affected-by-the-lifting-of-covid-rules-in-england

New research finds that those living and working alone during the pandemic have suffered the worst effects of all
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/04/revealed-rise-in-stress-among-those-working-from-home

Resolution Foundation’s forecast prompts new concerns about household budgets as planned cut in universal credit looms
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jun/20/uk-inflation-could-soar-above-4-this-year-thinktank-warns

Sunny days should see the UK’s restaurants and pubs welcoming customers, but they face a staffing nightmare
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jun/05/brexit-and-covid-plunge-hospitality-into-crisis

English company wants to expand North Downs vineyard and ramp up exports
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jun/04/winemaker-chapel-down-crowdfunds-for-up-to-7m-to-scale-up

Property market on course for its busiest year since 2007, as new data defies expectations in ‘race for space’
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/26/value-of-uk-house-sales-forecast-to-leap-46-this-year-as-boom-continues

Britons buying fewer take-home meals as Covid lockdown eases, says Kantar
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/25/uk-shoppers-supermarkets-online-spending-covid-lockdown-kantar

Clothing and homeware sales fall by almost a third on back of Covid lockdowns
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/26/marks-and-spencer-to-step-up-store-closures-after-loss-covid

Mitchells & Butlers and Marston’s report strong demand for outdoor pint since reopening in mid-April
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/19/pub-goers-are-braving-wet-weather-to-return-to-local-say-pub-chains

Board will have power to cut managers’ pay if group’s Agenda for Change not implemented in full
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/19/boohoo-links-150m-bonus-scheme-to-changes-in-factory-conditions

Oxford Street store says it will provide a ‘non-traditional ceremony in an iconic location’
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/11/selfridges-weddings-london-oxford-street-store

Bookings to Portugal were most popular with people opting to stay for longer than one week
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/may/08/uk-travel-firms-report-sales-boom-after-green-list-announcement

Pandemic-stricken buyers seeking caffeine fix spur biggest quarterly rise in a decade
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/apr/22/homeworkers-nestle-coffee-sales-pandemic

After months of lockdown, welcoming customers back to my independent shop in Manchester has delighted us all, says Suzy Prince, co-owner of ..
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/26/reopening-bookshop-lockdown-independent-manchester

Consumers start to srtyle up and splash out as handbags, high heels and makeup fly off the shelves, retailers report
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/apr/24/clothing-and-make-up-sales-surge-as-britons-scrub-up-after-lockdown

After a tough couple of years, the firm has a new philanthropic focus and a new look for the summer
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/apr/06/ethical-shoe-brand-toms-hopes-to-find-its-footing-with-gen-z

Even Facebook and Google had their troubles when they first went public, so Deliveroo’s bad experience is far from unique
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/apr/03/how-past-tech-floats-fared-google-facebook-deliveroo

Analysis finds 77% of directors on boards of seven US banks have ties to ‘climate-conflicted’ groups
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/06/banks-climate-change-line-3-pipeline-conflict-interest

People who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic tell their stories
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/03/britains-covid-unemployed-im-broke-im-going-to-the-food-bank-for-handouts