Joanna Boydell has quit as budget hotel chain scrambles to improve safety Meanwhile, the UK’s sports fashion retailer JD Sports has slashed its profit forecasts as cost-of-living pressures, fuelled by the US war on Iran, weighed on sales of trainers. JD Sports, which sells a range of sports bran...
Source: [Guardian Business](https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/aug/20/rising-uk-consumer-confidence-economy-andy-burnham-latest-news-updates)