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.
Research shows that smaller businesses are still overlooking the growing need to be accessible to mobile users. At the same time, large enterprises are snapping up neglected mobile customers . The research shows that 37% of small and medium sized... Read More
A 20 per cent tax on hot pasties was introduced in October 2012, but even now some businesses are still charging it when they shouldn’t and not charging it when they should. But when should Value Added Tax (VAT) be added to pasties? If a pasty has... Read More
Three weeks after a garments factory collapsed in Bangladesh resulting in the death of 1,100 people, European retailers including Zara, H&M and Primark have signed an accord aimed at improving overall health and safety for all workers. The military rescue... Read More
In the past few years, many proposals have been put forward as “miracle” cures for the economic situation. However, it has become increasingly apparent that growth is reliant on the businesses which operate in the UK – and this, of course, includes SMEs... Read More
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG Retail Sales Monitor has revealed a disappointing drop in April sales thanks to poor weather earlier in the month coupled with continuing economic uncertainty. Like for like sales during the month fell by 2.2 per... Read More
The Portas review has begun to have an impact on the town centres of Britain, with retailers using funds from the government to repaint facades, organise events to draw in consumers and generally bring a feeling of community back to the high street. However,... Read More
Shares in G4S, the company that made such a mess of providing the security for last year's Olympics, dropped 11 per cent on Tuesday morning, after it said profit margins would be lower than anticipated in 2013 because of a difficult first quarter in... Read More
Sony was once one of the market leaders in electronics, with games consoles such as the Playstation and its state of the arts television sets a feature of a large percentage of homes in the UK. However, thanks to increasing competition from rivals... Read More
Snooker may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but this year its fan base has grown with record breaking sales in Sheffield. The World Snooker Championship takes places at The Crucible in Sheffield and has done ever since 1977. The property underwent a... Read More
Sainsbury's has reported a fall in pre-tax profits despite growing sales, as conditions remain “challenging”. Profits fell 1.4 per cent to £788m for the year to 16 March, while sales, including fuel, rose 4.5 per cent to £20/3.3bn. 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.
