We're not out of the woods yet. This morning's GDP figures from the ONS confirm that GDP contracted in the closing three months of last year.
01 Feb 2012
| by Bryan Gruley and Cliff Edwards
The once-mighty Japanese giant has been struggling ever since connectivity became king in consumer electronics over a decade ago. Last year's tsunami didn't help either and now time is running out for charismatic boss Sir Howard Stringer.
Parent company Kesa dumps the electrical retailer as Comet's sales plummet faster than a speeding asteroid. The chain has been snapped up by investment firm OpCapita for just £2.
The amount that the 'pink pound' contributes every year to the UK economy. Are you targeting the gay market yet?
Sales crash, but the games retailer is hoping to win an extra life at Christmas...
Some very contrasting retail figures today: Argos sales fall by 10%, but Halfords' full-year profits jump by nearly 8%...
15 Apr 2011
| by Elizabeth Anderson
The number of jobs that could be lost after Dixons pulls the plug in Spain
The economic impact of the disaster in Japan is already being felt around the world, from carmakers to handbag makers...