Marks and Spencer

Negotiations over a new minimum wage for garment workers in Bangladesh have sparked mass demonstrations on streets across the capital.

Reliable sizing, sweet-spot pricing and contemporary – but not faddish – styles are helping high street retailer stand out.

With Joe Biden preparing to reboot US trade relationships, a potential breakthrough in the Brexit deadlock and the creation of the world’s largest trade bloc in Asia, there is hope of one.

Without a trade deal, British companies face the prospect of tariffs on shipments and additional paperwork that could create delays at border entry ports.

The UK retailer reacted quickly to the pandemic, cancelling about £100 million ($122 million) of clothing and home orders and scrapping its 2019 dividend.