Sarah Butler

Britons are expected to buy nearly 8m mini fans this year as they are “surging on to the market” in the hot weather – but almost half of those are expected to be low-quality products that end up in landfill within a year.

Sarah Butler Liberty has more than doubled the size of its fabrics department as it prepares to embrace the social media interest in sewing by hosting crafting classes this autumn.

Sainsbury's has agreed to sell the Argos retail chain for £120m to allow it to concentrate on its core food business.

Growers in dismay after scorching weather and lack of rain affect yields, sending wholesale prices rocketing

Sarah Butler and Joanna Partridge Pubs, restaurants and supermarkets are having to buy lettuce and broccoli from Spain at what should be the height of UK growing season, as drought and extreme heat hit crops.

Sarah Butler On a hot summer's evening on London's busy Oxford Street, a crowd of fashion influencers, models, journalists and the odd City

As boss Stuart Machin unveils a new-look Pantheon the retailer has fashion and overseas challenges ahead

Sarah Butler The chancellor, John Healey , has said the government is standing by to prevent the public from “being taken for a ride at the pump or the till” as the Iran war continues to hit prices.

Farmers warn impact of high temperatures, drought and wildfires on range of foodstuffs means costs will increase

Farmers across Europe are warning of a slump in food production and rising prices as crops from maize to salads suffer as a result of extreme heat, drought, and wildfires