German retailer Lidl has decided not to set up shop at the Neats Court retail park, but Marston's has started work on its pub and restaurant.

Hundreds of customers have rallied round the popular kiosk owner at a railway station after he was given notice to quit.

Just when you thought we had more than enough coffee bars, a company has a different plan to make you drink even more.

Three decades after it first opened, bosses are shutting a High Street store...but it's not all bad news.

A food and craft selling co-operative has shut just months after it celebrated its 70th anniversary.

We’ve got the recession licked, eaten and drunk in Medway with a procession of new business openings.

The German supermarket chain is rumoured to be moving into a site where a Homebase used to stand.

A historic fire station which has stood empty for more than 30 years will play host to a number of pop up shops and restaurants.

Plans for a huge development of shops, a nursing home and a hospital have been approved by councillors and will include a Marks & Spencer store.

A wholesaler whose customers include Krispy Kreme and Greggs has hired a new chief executive from a family-owned retail company in the Middle East.

Residents have expressed mixed views about a new Poundland store due to open this summer, with some calling it 'a joke'.

An American-style diner is latest to sign on the dotted line with Hempstead Valley - and an international fashion store is also set to join.

A Tesco store will shut its doors for the last time today - but Morrisons has come to the rescue of shoppers wanting to redeem clubcard vouchers.

B&Q in Strood is set to be replaced with three shops, a cafe and a 24-hour gym.

Two superstores have revealed when construction work is set to begin and when they hope to be finished.

Supermarket giant Aldi has received key backing for its proposed £50 million south-east distribution centre and HQ.

Supermarket giant Asda has revealed more about its proposals to build a new Kent store.

A planning application for a convenience store has been rejected by councillors.

Budget retailer Poundland is moving into one of Medway's former Paul Simon stores which closed last year.

Tesco has announced it is to close a store in Kent, with the loss of 120 jobs.