RETAIL/CONSUMER

Sainsbury's to buy remaining 50% stake in banking JV with Lloyds Banking Group for £248m.

Greggs projects full-year profit below the lower end of market expectations between £47.5m and £55.2m.

Government advisers sounding out private equity groups as plans for £1bn flotation fall through.

IB Times UK presenter Marverine Cole looks at the declining fortunes of the UK high street.

Debenhams shares gain about 8 percent on better second-half forecast.

Carrefour's first-quarter sales rose 1.3 percent year-on-year to €20.83bn on constant currency.

Grieving daughter carries urn containing father's ashes to Royal Bank of Scotland branch, to prove he is, in fact, dead

John Barton replaces Sir Mike Rake who was in row with easyJet's founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou.

Europe's biggest food retailer will close "Fresh & Easy" brand in the United States as CEO Philip Clarke continues his aim to focus on UK growth

Deal in place to rescue 140 HMV stores.

Domono's Pizza projects trading in 2013 in line with market forecasts.

Mulberry expects yearly pre-tax profit in the region of £26m, compared to analysts' estimate of £31.2m.

China Resources looks to team up with market leaders in the future as the retail sector remains challenging.

Asos bucks the dismal trend in retail sector with 34% rise in first-half sales.

Greggs' full-year profit falls to £51.9m despite sales rise as consumer spending remained under pressure.

Home Retail's Argos division benefits from increased sales of consumer electronics, white goods and core electricals.

Retailer in technology and licensing talks with Ocado on plans to launch online offering in 2014.

Zara owner Inditex's net profit rises to €2.4bn in fiscal year 2012 as it added 482 more stores in 64 markets.

Alibaba is planning to go public within the next 12 months.

Adidas shares gain as investors expect better sales and bottom-line results in 2013.

Research into Britain's high streets shows 1,779 stores closed nationwide in 2012.

Domino's Pizza had a bleak start to 2013 with heavy snow forcing it to close a number of UK stores.

World's biggest hotel room provider launches 226 new hotels and two new brands as sales approach $2bn

Yum China is facing accusation that some of its suppliers are using excessive levels of antibiotics in chicken.

Financial details of deal which includes patents, trademarks and leftover stocks not revealed.

Disgruntled HMV staff briefly took to Twitter to announce their own firing using the company's official account.

Retail giant to use DNA testing to quell doubts on meat content.

Shares fall in London after Europe's second-largest tobacco group says illicit trade hit key markets in Europe and Russia

Europe's biggest discount carrier nears €1bn in quarterly revenue as three-month traffic passes 17m