UK Budget triggers split response across retail industry
The latest Budget cuts business rates for small shops while raising them for large retailers and chains.
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
The latest Budget cuts business rates for small shops while raising them for large retailers and chains.
The purchase agreement covers 11 stores in Styria, five in Upper Austria, four in Lower Austria, two in Salzburg and one in Burgenland.
Attackers are targeting users by imitating Amazon across email, text, phone calls and browser notifications.
The openings are part of a push to add 50 outlets in November and December 2025 ahead of the Christmas trading period.
The US-based omnichannel retailer now anticipates net sales for fiscal 2025 to decline between 3.5% and 4%.
For Q3 2025, the retailer reported total group sales of £3.25bn, an increase of 1% on a reported basis.
The company completed its $2.5bn acquisition of Foot Locker in September 2025 and is reviewing underperforming assets.
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