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Emily Hawkins

United Kingdom

Business Reporter at Daily Mail

Business reporter @DailyMailUK • 📧 send me things about shops and pubs @ [email protected] • prev @cityam @morningad

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Articles

  • Retail has rarely been as tough, says Tesco chief: Grocer battered by rising costs and red tape

    3 days ago | dailymail.co.uk | Emily Hawkins

    Retail has rarely been as tough, says Tesco chief: Grocer battered by rising costs and red tapeBy EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 17:00 EDT, 13 May 2025 Tesco's boss has warned retail has ‘rarely been as tough’ as it is battered by rising costs and red tape at home and crises overseas. Speaking at the World Retail Congress, Ken Murphy pointed to mounting pressures from rising energy and labour costs, as well as increased regulation – including in the UK.

  • Centrica revolt over fat cat pay as 40% of shareholders vote against latest hikes to directors' salaries

    1 week ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Emily Hawkins

    Centrica has been rocked by a shareholder revolt over executive pay. Nearly 40 per cent of votes cast at the energy firm’s annual general meeting were against rewards to directors. The British Gas owner faced criticism for how much it pays chief executive Chris O’Shea. He was handed £4.3million last year as his basic salary was topped up by bonuses and perks. This was about half of the £8.2million he earned in the previous 12 months.

  • Next hikes annual profit forecast as warm weather and turmoil at M&S boost sales

    1 week ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Emily Hawkins

    Next has raised its annual profit forecast as warm weather lifted sales while rival Marks & Spencer haemorrhages business due to a cyber hack. Chief executive Lord Wolfson said Next sales rose 11.4 per cent in the 13 weeks to April 26 as summer ranges proved popular. It took in £55million more than expected, leading Wolfson to upgrade profit forecasts by £14million to £1.08billion.

  • This is just the start, says secretive 'gang whose hacking attacks wreaked havoc on Britain's high streets - with targets including M&S and Harrods'

    2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Emily Hawkins

    This is just the start, says secretive ‘gang whose hacking attacks wreaked havoc on Britain's high streets - with targets including M&S and Harrods’By EMILY HAWKINS Published: 17:00 EDT, 2 May 2025 | Updated: 17:00 EDT, 2 May 2025 A secretive gang of cyber criminals last night claimed to be behind the hacking attacks wreaking havoc on Britain’s high streets – warning this is ‘just the start’.

  • Notorious hackers are 'behind M&S cyber raid'

    2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Emily Hawkins

    Scotland Yard detectives are probing the devastating IT meltdown at M&S thought to be caused by teenage hackers. A shadowy group operating under the name Scattered Spider was yesterday said to be behind the attack, which has crippled the retailer for more than a week. But the Mail can now reveal the Metropolitan Police’s cyber crime unit has been called in to investigate the crisis.

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