Consumer & Retail

Equity investment

Maven backs consumer research group User Vision

User Vision team with and Maven backer

Stocks rise

Currys lifts retail sector despite decline in footfall

high street shopping at Easter

Costs up

Energy bills rise by £35 a year under new price cap

Gas bill

Economic pressures

Bank dilemma as food prices surge and jobs dip

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Showroom addition

Chinese brand Chery joins Arnold Clark network

Chery Tiggo

Brand revived

Topshop getting ready for high street comeback

TopShop Edinburgh

Court approval

River Island to shut 33 stores under recovery plan

Shopper with River Island bag

Retail struggle

Sunshine fails to tempt cash-strapped shoppers

Edinburgh shoppers July 2025

Lenders relieved

Supreme Court overturns ruling on motor finance

Car Store

Inflation

Food price surge puts pressure on Reeves’ tax plan

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