Rachel from Accounts… a budget for Growth … UK supermarkets set to be hit by higher business rates after Treasury U-turn via Financial Times on.ft.com/48erfPn

Retailers' Confidence at 17-Year Low as Traders Bet Against Sterling order-order.com/2025/11/25/ret…

Asda turnaround derailed by bungled £1bn IT overhaul ft.com/content/036df6… via @ft

Scaling Up with Margin Wafer Thin , sales rose to £278m in the year to the end of February pre-tax losses widened to £7.8m, Source: the Guardian share.google/M7zNHGj6dPKY1e…

Asda & WmMorrison … sold their souls to VCs ……Asda crisis deepens as grocer struggles in run-up to Christmas telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/…

Expected . Rachel from Accounts ….What could go wrong…. UK economy unexpectedly contracts by 0.1% in October via Financial Times giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac…

Another seasonal economic gift from Rachel from Accounts UK unemployment rate rises to 5.1% via Financial Times giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac…

No surprise. Very simple. High Tax Lower Growth …UK retail sales drop unexpectedly as economy struggles via Financial Times giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac…

Poundland tap emergency overdraft after trading slump….. Poundland said: “The restructuring has unlocked financial support we need giving headroom to implement our recovery plans “ “Our stores are in the best shape they’ve been in for some time “” telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/…

VC s. Cannot resist selling off the family silver … Asda and Morrisons’ private equity owners raise £6.5bn in property deals via Financial Times giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac…

Claire's and The Original Factory Shop to enter administration bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Home Bargains revenue up 8% to £4.5bn | The Grocer thegrocer.co.uk/news/home-barg…

Crikey Source: Retail Gazette share.google/TZeajFbPPrhXES…

Another Marque Brand for Next plc. A sad ending for Russell & Bromley , their stores & staff .

Maintaining margin is increasingly problematic given Macro Headwinds ….B&M and The Works hit by tough Christmas trading | Retail industry | The Guardian theguardian.com/business/2026/…

Wise Words from a Sage of Retail …

Sell some more of Sir Ken’s Silver : Supermarket giant Morrisons explores £1bn property deal . news.sky.com/story/supermar…

This is not a LA role . You have one job. Please Concentrate on emptying the bins. “We borrowed too much, and we took too much risk – to the point where our overall commercial approach has failed," he said. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The price of value - Retail Reality Check by Richard Hyman retailrealitycheck.substack.com/p/the-price-of…

Diworsification. Is the right decision:was nuts when announced even more nuts now … John Lewis ditches plan to build 10,000 homes via Financial Times giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac…