In the Business News category you will find a wide selection of articles on businesses and their UK commercial properties. These include corporate news stories featuring companies ranging from established market leaders to SMEs and recent start-ups.
Since 2008, the number of charity shops on the nation’s high streets has swelled by 30 per cent, with more than 10,000 retail properties now dedicated to fundraising for organisations such as Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation and Oxfam.... Read More
A Scottish council has agreed a unique £45m deal with Barclays against income from its commercial properties. North Lanarkshire Council will now transfer 975 of its commercial sites to North Lanarkshire Properties LLP, a new limited liability... Read More
The bespoke architectural glass and facade maker glassHUS has reported a near-full order book for the first time in its four-year history, reflecting the upturn in commercial development. A flood of new contracts has allowed the Sunderland-based firm... Read More
Hemingway wrote standing at a desk he had designed himself. Leonardo da Vinci, Winston Churchill and Thomas Jefferson are said to have used stand-up desks. Even modern entrepreneurs like HootSuite chief executive, Ryan Holmes, insists the majority of his... Read More
The official start of the Christmas shopping season is upon us, with the UK following in the footsteps of the USA by celebrating Black Friday tomorrow. Traditionally, Black Friday occurs the day after Thanksgiving and sees US retailers offering their... Read More
During the recession, a wealth of brands entering administration provided investment opportunities for existing retail groups willing to take a risk, with several seeing their decisions pay off now as consumer confidence rises. This has been the case for the... Read More
Ballymena has the highest proportion of empty shops in Northern Ireland, according to a new report. The town's vacancy rate has jumped from 17 per cent to 27 per cent over the past 12 months. The figures have been disputed by the head of the local... Read More
Once famous for showering the surrounding countryside with its “red rain”, Consett Steel Works dominated the landscape with the glow from its furnaces visible for more than 20 miles. Now a multi-million pound scheme has transformed the site into one of... Read More
While retailers are eagerly anticipating the Christmas rush and the boom in profits it generally leads to, spirits have been somewhat dampened by recent news on the high street. After a massively successful summer season, it appears that the change in weather... Read More
British manufacturing firms are enjoying a boom period following years of recession, with both domestic and overseas demand leading to strong job creation within the sector. In fact, growth in the manufacturing industry is only outstripped by that in the... Read More
Business News covers more than company results. Of course you will find these stories in this category alongside news of the latest business deals, mergers and administrations. You can also read about director’s bonuses, supermarket price wars and current retail promotions.
We also carry features covering topical issues affecting businesses like the increasing use of smart phones and the impact of social media. And because business involves people we also report on both serious and light hearted issues facing the staff of offices and other commercial properties.
So if this is the kind of news that interests you, you’ll find it here together with regular updates, analysis and background features.
