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Stiff competition and rising raw material costs impact sales.

Labour deficit could rocket to 163,800 workers by 2018.

Li eyes $18bn war chest from potential asset sales.

Chinese unit Dumex accused of bribing doctors to boost infant-formula sales.

It's 'Super Thursday' and Frankfurt Bookfair is in full swing but the demise of Waterstones is the elephant in the room, says one top publisher.

Philip Clarke's Tesco announces China joint venture while Justin King's J Sainsbury success continues.

Clothing, furniture, photography and shoe stores among hardest hit in high street clearout.

JD confident about turning around outdoor clothing businesses Blacks and Millets.

Slowdown and China's crackdown on assorted luxury product advertising may weigh further on luxury goods' sales.

British firm to exit the US after a six-year struggle.

Asda posts 0.7% like-for-like sales growth in the second quarter.

The joint venture will create a business with sales worth £10bn.

Tesco cuts top 50 managers as Chief Executive Philip Clarke plans to revive its business.

Fahion retailer, Next posts promising profit with better online sales.

B&Q Owner Kingfisher Sales improve on better weather conditions

Luxury retailer has maintained full year guidance and expects lower H1 pre-tax profit.

2013-14 earnings will reflect an exceptional credit of £145m.

Marks and Spencer logs eighth successive quarterly drop in like-for-like sales of general merchandise

Graham Charlton of Econsultancy charts changing landscape of online commerce - and gives us his survival tips.

Sales rise 15.6% during the first-half.

Britain's HSBC stands fourth in rankings by The Banker magazine.

The Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) has invited Malaysian investment Bank K&N Kenanga Holdings to start retail stockbroking operations in the country

Second quarter profit dips 11%. But third quarter gets off to a good start.

Although Italian luxury goods firm's income rises, profits under squeeze.

ASOS shares were trading 5.6% higher at 1:36pm in London.

Ikea founder quits the board of Inter IKEA Group but Mathias Kamprad takes over

First-quarter net profit soars 584.6% to €1.95bn from a 60% stake sale in Swedish retailer ICA.

Full-year pre-tax profit increased 37% to £215m, as turnover rose 3.4% to £1.8bn.

B&Q's sales in the UK & Ireland dropped 5.7% to £913m.