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Apple prepares for new store as demand revives

The company behind the iPhone prepares for new store opening in the West End as demand revives for UK commercial property

Tins out as Roses come in cardboard boxes

The confectioners says that environmental concerns and rising steel costs are its reasons for rejecting the traditional tin

Rose declares ‘we’re through the worst’

Marks & Spencer chief says customers are ‘fed up with being fed up’ as retailer beats expectations with first-half profit

Next blooms as the leaves fall

Retailer hails improved womenswear range and its ability to adapt to fashion trends as sales pick up in the autumn

Wetherspoon forges ahead with expansion plan

Trading dips but pub operator presses on with programme for new venues, targeting the 1,000 mark in five to six years

Cadbury ditches Roses tin in bid to go green

Chocolate maker puts lid on the 70-year old Christmas feature, depriving homes of ready-made sewing boxes and cake tins

M&S sells big brands as profits beat forecasts

Retailer will sell 400 non-M&S branded products for the first time in 60 years as interim food sales fall by 0.3%

Fashion for Primark bargains lifts revenue at ABF

ABF has reported a 12 per cent rise in revenues as budget-conscious consumers across Europe flock to the discount stores

Business big shot: Andy Hornby, Alliance Boots

Alliance Boots has been capitalising on the banking crisis by buying back some of its £9 billion debt pile

M&S prepares for Waitrose war with radical move

Retailer to stock ‘edited selection’ of branded food as it tries to make up ground in battle of the upmarket grocers

Primark owner's sales soar amid sugar boost

Associated British Foods lifts revenue by 12 per cent, but 400 jobs are set to go from its Twinings tea division

Blacks offers compensation deal to landlords

The troubled outdoor group hopes to secure its future with a plan, which includes six months rent for landlords