Sarah Butler

The online electrical goods seller AO World has revealed it is outsourcing up to 200 UK call centre roles to South Africa blaming rising labour costs, as it handed £20m to shareholders.

UK’s biggest retailer reports better figures than expected by City analysts and is cheered by strong online sales

Tesco's UK sales growth has more than halved as it said the conflict in the Middle East had created “ongoing uncertainty for many households”.

Restructuring plan involves writing off debts to suppliers and cutting rent for many landlords

Up to 150 former WH Smith high street stores are to close after the high court approved a swingeing restructure that could affect thousands of jobs.

Hispanic communities have taken economic hit over anti-immigration raids, prompting people to shop online and reuse oil

Sarah Butler The boss of Currys has warned that supplies of air conditioning and fans are “tight” ahead of an expected fresh UK heatwave

Former worker at Metropolitan on Park Lane in London says he had to share tips with managers and other staff

Sarah Butler Marks & Spencer is investing in refrigeration equipment that can cope with weather as hot as 45C as the climate crisis is expected to drive regularly higher temperatures in the UK.

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.