When people talk about shoplifting and organized retail crime (ORC), they tend to focus on the bottom-line impact on businesses. That makes sense because the numbers aren’t small, according to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF)
4 min read02 September Reform UK is expanding its campaign infrastructure and expediting candidate vetting in anticipation of an early general election. While Andy Burnham has publicly ruled out a snap poll, telling the BBC that going
Panera Bread has spent much of the past year changing what customers see when they walk into its restaurants. To keep freshness alive and as part of its broader Panera RISE transformation strategy, the fast-casual
Shadow secretary for local government James Cleverly (Alamy) 4 min read26 August Exclusive: Wandsworth Council and the Conservative Party are preparing to formally appeal cuts to local government funding after PoliticsHome revealed that the South London
Chick-fil-A is closing the last remaining restaurant of its kind as it continues to refine its strategy for rapid expansion. The concept was designed to give customers something beyond the chain’s traditional menu, while allowing
4 min read27 August The Labour MP behind the campaign to make 2026 the “summer of sex” said she wants to talk about the subject so much in Parliament that it becomes “boring”.
Charter Communications, which operates Spectrum, has completed a billion-dollar acquisition of one of its top rivals as it looks to improve customer retention. Spectrum’s cable and broadband businesses have faced significant customer losses for years,
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey said there was a movement on the right "away from liberal progress" (Alamy) 3 min read20 August Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has said that parts
Walmart just handed Wall Street a mixed bag. Despite rising revenue and profits, shares of the big-box retailer fell more than 9%, following its recent quarterly results. Soon after, JPMorgan adjusted its stock price target
Seventies band Boney M is understood to be in talks to appear at Reform UK conference in several weeks (Alamy) 2 min read22 August Exclusive: Disco band Boney M is in talks with
