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2026-10-06 · The Guardian · Technology

Asos customers receive ‘hack’ notification threatening leak

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2026-09-27 · The Guardian · Politics

Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay

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2026-10-29 · The Guardian · Economy/Business

Poundland on brink of administration, with 12,000 jobs at risk

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2026-10-28 · The Guardian · Economy/Business

Business secretary writes to Poundland owner as administration fears build

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2026-11-03 · The Guardian · Economy/Business

Asda appoints former Morrisons boss as chief executive as sales struggle

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2026-10-29 · The Guardian · Other

Toblerone owner sues British vegan chocolate brand over chunky shape

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2026-09-25 · The Guardian

🔮 Andy Burnham said the funds would “help put power back into the hands of locals who know their area best” as part of his effort to “restore pride and bring hope back”. assertive

2026-09-27 · The Guardian

🔮 Instead, the airport hopes to secure planning permission by 2029 and then open the runway “within a decade”, meaning it would not be operational until 2039. assertive

2026-09-28 · The Guardian

🔮 Aldi will open 42 stores this year, with 30 opening in the next 10 weeks. assertive

2026-09-29 · The Guardian

🔮 The French retailer is set to launch branded areas staffed by Sephora employees in 100 M&S stores and sell through the British retailer’s website in spring next year. assertive

2026-09-30 · The Guardian

🔮 Poundland’s management team are in “advanced talks” to lead a rescue bid for the ailing cut-price retailer that could save more than 11,000 jobs. assertive

2026-10-04 · The Guardian

🔮 People not only want caffeine but iced herbal teas and those drinks that people will drink in the afternoon and evening.” assertive

2026-10-06 · The Guardian

🔮 Criminals may exploit the publicity by sending emails and texts claiming to be from Asos, perhaps asking customers to reset a password, confirm payment details, check an order or claim a refund.” assertive

2026-10-08 · The Guardian

🔮 Tesco has raised its annual profit forecast as the supermarket group said consumer confidence has remained relatively resilient this year despite ongoing geopolitical tensions “creating uncertainty”. assertive

2026-10-08 · The Guardian

🔮 They may be two of the most recognisable brands in Britain, with a combined 188 years serving shoppers, but industry watchers agree that either Asda or Morrisons – or both – could disappear within a decade. mixed

2026-10-09 · The Guardian

🔮 The former UK chancellor Rachel Reeves said she would get rid of the UK’s rule, which allows overseas sellers to send goods valued at £135 or less direct to British shoppers without paying any customs duty, by 2028. assertive

2026-10-13 · The Guardian

🔮 They want the Nics threshold raised to £6,000, arguing this would help create jobs and ease inflation pressures on high streets. assertive

2026-10-22 · The Guardian

🔮 The upmarket grocer will open the store on Thursday and another supermarket in Hale Barns, Greater Manchester, next month. assertive

2026-10-22 · The Guardian

🔮 The measure could raise up to an extra £1bn by forcing them to collect VAT on behalf of large-scale sellers based in the UK as well as those overseas. assertive

2026-10-24 · The Guardian

🔮 So far this year 36 branches within the high street chain formerly known as WH Smith have closed and a further 34 are set to close by early 2027, according to Post Office records analysed by the Guardian. TG Jones was bought and renamed by Modella last year. assertive

2026-10-28 · The Guardian

🔮 The business secretary has written to the owner of Poundland amid fears that the cut-price retailer could collapse into administration, threatening to overshadow John Healey’s budget. assertive

2026-10-29 · The Guardian

🔮 The legal measure, which is expected to be approved by a court on Thursday, protects Poundland from the demands of creditors for 10 days while a solution to its problems is sought. assertive

2026-11-02 · The Guardian

🔮 The legal fight has emerged just days after Mondelēz launched legal action against another small vegan chocolate brand, Catherine’s Originals, accusing it of copying the famous chunky shape of Toblerone with its O’bar. Moo Free, which has products stocked in several major supermarkets and online, said it had been selling its Snowballs for about two years before Mondelēz demanded it immediately remove the items from sale just ahead of the busy Christmas period. Mike Jessop, who co-founded Devon-based Moo Free in 2010 when he and his wife could not find allergen-free chocolates for Easter or Christmas, said they began selling online before being picked up by Waitrose and then other supermarkets. assertive

2026-11-03 · The Guardian

🔮 The UK’s third largest supermarket said that 73-year-old executive chair Allan Leighton, who has been running the business since 2024, would now step back to a non-executive role focusing on “the long-term strategic agenda for the business”. assertive

2026-11-03 · The Guardian

🔮 In an urgent question in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Gareth Snell, Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central, asked the government what could be done to “send a message to Gordon Brothers that the predatory capitalism that they are putting into this company will not be tolerated, because we in this country will always stand with people before profit”. assertive