IN BRIEF

The fall in shop prices eased last month. Prices across the board still dropped 0.5% year on year, said the British Retail Consortium, but it was lower than May’s 1.1% fall.

Former ITV and Royal Mail boss Adam Crozier has been confirmed as the new chairman of online fashion giant ASOS.

Asda’s finance boss is quitting after four years. Alex Russo is “off to seek a new challenge”, said the chain, which named Asda bigwig Rob McWilliam as his replacement. It comes ahead of Asda’s proposed merger with Sainsbury’s.