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.
450 Jobs “Go Under the Axa” in Fresh Wave of Cuts UK insurer Axa has revealed plans to cut 450 bank-based roles in the latest blow to the country’s jobs market. Branches of the Co-operative, Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks will be affected by the move,... Read More
2012 was a year of celebration in the UK, with both the London Olympic Games and Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee taking place in the space of a few months. In order to commemorate Queen Elizabeth’s 60 years on the throne a network of 2,012 beacons were lit... Read More
Tesco’s annual profits have fallen for the first time in two decades, leading Britain’s number one supermarket to reconsider their international options. As a result, it has been decided that more energy will be devoted to the UK business by dropping... Read More
Department store Debenhams has announced plans for a major high street expansion despite reporting a fall in profits. In the six months to March, overall profits fell by 5.4 per cent to £120.3 million. Heavily contributing to this issue was a 10 per... Read More
A scheme by which thousands of children from across Britain are each given £10 to start a business has been re-established with the backing of the Government and entrepreneurs including Innocent Drinks co-founder Richard Reed. The Tenner Initiative,... Read More
Aurora Fashions has announced that it is currently negotiating with landlords in an attempt to reduce the cost of renting stores to house its subsidiary chains. The group, which owns brands such as Oasis, Coast and Warehouse, has warned that if no deal can be... Read More
Indie band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have made history by asking fans at a recent gig in New York to resist filming songs from their set on smartphones. The crowd in Webster Hall were encouraged to take photographs as the band powered through the gig, yet it was... Read More
There’s good news for web-based businesses this week after a survey found the internet has become more important to households than water, heating or television. In the results of the survey, conducted by Infosecurity Europe, 38 per cent of the 1000... Read More
Two of Britain’s most profitable car manufacturers will be celebrating the news that sales in the first quarter of 2013 have been exceptionally strong, especially in emerging markets. Jaguar Land Rover and Bentley have performed well both in the UK and... Read More
Recent figures released by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) have revealed that life is beginning to return to the high street, with our town centres outperforming shopping centres and out of town retail complexes for the first time in several years.... 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.
