MPH 2008

Baugur insists that administration is unlikely

Icelandic group that controls a swath of the UK high street denies it has lined up administrators as Sir Philip Green circles

JJB sells off lifestyle business for £20m

The sportswear retailer strikes deal with trade buyer to off-load 100 of its Original Shoe Co and Qube stores

Movers & Shakers: First Direct

Matthew Colebrook joins First Direct - as chief executive - from HSBC, the parent group, where he worked for more than 22 years

Transformers join Ocado's battle for profit

Waitrose's internet grocery business is to start delivering toys as the retailer makes a play for greater online profits

Self-sufficiency: as I sow, so shall I reap

The rise in food prices and fall in disposable income has made the incentive to cultivate every clod all the greater

Cash-strapped shoppers in search of Good Life

In the biggest change in consumer habits in over a decade, one in ten shoppers are growing their own food as prices rise

Size matters when beating the retail blues

Westfield is a developer with the optimism to match its grand designs as it opens Europe's biggest inner-city mall in London

Food for thought

The billionaire Reuben brothers are rumoured to be keeping a close eye on events at Premium Bars and Restaurants

India's festival of lights unlikely to brighten retail

A stock market collapse, double-digit inflation and a tighter jobs market have left India's middle class feeling less wealthy

Travelodge shows doing good can be cost-effective

Travelodge has found a cheap way of finding good staff, through the Local Employment Partnership scheme, Dominic Walsh reports

In tough times, Kellogg's and Andrex share a lift

Kellogg's Cornflakes will soon be arriving at shops with Kimberly-Clark loo roll, thanks to the rising cost of fuel

Icelandic tycoon begs Bhs boss to step in

Tycoon appeals to Sir Philip Green to rescue his sickly company, which owns shops up and down the British high street

High street’s best bargain is snapped up

Sir Philip Green could be in control of Hamleys before Christmas. This year Santa Claus may prefer yachts to sleighs

Sir Philip Green targets Baugur’s debt

Green is today trying to clinch a deal to acquire the £1 billion-plus of debt owed to three nationalised Icelandic banks

Blackcircles runs rings round competitors

Welch’s Borders online tyre firm is on course for a record year and is expanding further into Europe