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.
Greggs was once the place to go during an office lunch break, grabbing a pasty or sandwich on the go. But recently a spell of poor sales has sparked the company to take drastic action. For the 26 weeks leading up until 29 June 2013, like-for-like sales... Read More
Bookmakers have fully taken advantage of wide-scale high street vacancies in order to rapidly expand in the years since the recession took hold. However, following a hugely successful year, popular chain William Hill has decided to set its sights further... Read More
Travel agent Thomas Cook has faced an uphill battle during the past two years, with a lack of disposable income and desire to save causing consumers to cut back on their foreign holidays. As such, the chain was forced to post a string of losses which, had... Read More
You spend the majority of your day in the office, so you want to be able to feel comfortable, relaxed and also have enough space to actually do your work in. You may think your office is adequate, but have a good look around or better still visit another... Read More
Lloyds Banking Group has faced significant criticism in the past few years. Thanks to a large bailout by the taxpayer at the height of the financial crisis, the group is now 39 per cent state owned and has therefore been accused of “ignoring social... Read More
The poor weather at the start of the year considerably dampened consumer enthusiasm in an environment already damaged by the impact of the double dip recession. In turn, this had a negative effect upon the sales figures of many high street... Read More
Investors who bring jobs to Birmingham will be rewarded with free or discounted office space by city inward investment programme Business Birmingham. It offers this incentive to investors for six months to help them get established and create jobs in the... Read More
Although unemployment rates have managed to stabilise since the start of 2013, many believe that this does not paint the full picture of working lives today. Due to a lack of full-time positions, a high number of workers are being forced to take on one or... Read More
One of the key points in Mary Portas’ report detailing the reasons for the high street decline addressed the issue of town centre parking. Many drivers find that their local towns fail to provide adequate affordable parking, and as such turn to out of town... Read More
If you have a pet, whether it is a cat, a dog or a chinchilla, you will more than likely have ventured into a Pets At Home store at some point during their lifetime. Let’s face it, they cover everything from grooming products to toys and you can even pick... 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.
