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Tesco pays £958m for Korean stores

Britain's biggest retailer will triple its presence in Seoul as analysts say that the group's UK growth could be curbed

...but Sainsbury's chief looks on the bright side

Chief executive Justin King has insisted that food inflation in Britain's supermarkets was running well below predicted levels

Tempus: Good, not great

Sainsbury's staff to share £47m bonus bonanza

Sainsbury's £2.7bn of sales trigger huge payouts for 117,000 staff as chief executive Justin King is awarded £6m

Asda beats retail gloom with 6% sales rise

The supermarket group, owned by America's Wal-Mart, posted its eighth consecutive quarter of revenue growth

Jaeger back in fashion as profits rise 22%

One of Britain's best-known luxury brands is back in favour after new ranges prove a hit with celebrities and shoppers alike

Tempus: Out of gear

Tempus: Plan B

Northern Foods is cutting up to 730 jobs at a factory supplying to Marks & Spencer after failing to agree a contract

Travis Perkins puts freeze on hiring

Decline in trading at Wickes and sluggish sales at Travis Perkins triggers slowdown in new store openings

Jobs go at Northern after M&S talks collapse

Northern Foods says it will cease production at one factory employing 730 after M&S contract discussions broke down

FSA fines high street retailer for first time

Land of Leather, the struggling sofa chain, fined £210,000 over controversial payment protection insurance sales tactics

Hit where it hurts - in the wallet

The Financial Services Authority is right to hit directors in the pocket, it may be the best way of curbing the worst PPI abuses

DSG likely to cut 400 administrative jobs

John Browett, who joined the group in December, is expected to reduce staff at head office by as much as 25 per cent

Farepak's former directors face legal action

Liquidators to take the board of the collapsed Christmas savings club to court in an attempt to retrieve cash for creditors

Currys owner poised to shed 400 jobs

The electricals group, DSG, may shed as many as 400 head office staff, as chief executive John Browett reshapes the business