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.
When London won the Olympic Games, promoters including London Olympic chief executive Lord Coe promised that the legacy would do wonders for UK businesses. Many believed that the Games would usher in a new era of prosperity for their companies, with their... Read More
More than 2,000 staff at the DVD rental firm Blockbuster have seen their jobs protected by an investment company that previously helped to rescue the Republic fashion group. Gordon Brothers Europe has bought 264 Blockbuster shops threatened with... Read More
As Britain’s economy struggles to emerge from recession, it appears that the government is investing its hopes in SMEs leading the way to recovery with aspects of the recent budget reflecting this. However, Business Secretary Vince Cable has now... Read More
Severe weather is continuing to cause chaos across the UK, disrupting transport and leaving many without power. With the freezing temperatures forecast to drag on until the bank holiday weekend, we could enter British Summertime with large areas of the... Read More
Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has announced it will be creating 400 apprenticeship places over the coming year in a year-long scheme designed to train and develop managers of the future. The scheme, titled ‘You Can Be a Team Leader, Advanced... Read More
Despite being a prime London location, Soho has struggled to attract high levels of investment or global company settlement in the past decade. With a slightly bad reputation and a wealth of sex shops and strip clubs populating the area, it seems that many... Read More
For several years now, much of the world has been preoccupied with the question of how to reduce the carbon footprint we leave on the planet. The electric car, for many, is the ultimate in eco-friendly transport and as such is becoming ever more popular in... Read More
While the next few years are expected to be tough for those working in the retail industry, recent figures have shown a turning point in the post-recession doom and gloom. Camden High Street Thanks to initiatives such as pre-Christmas sales and... Read More
Beer drinkers are raising a glass today after the chancellor bowed to pressure by calling time on the beer duty escalator in yesterday’s budget. This means that the cost of a pint of beer will no longer automatically rise by 2 per cent above inflation... Read More
As the state of the global economy continues to improve outside the embattled Eurozone, retailers are beginning to leave behind austerity plans and once more examine options for international growth. Swedish fashion retailer H&M has already announced... 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.
