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.
The latest retail figures reveal that sales grew at their fastest rate in 13 months in January despite widespread snow across the country. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) last month's like-for-like retail sales were up 1.9 per cent on the... Read More
Are you tired of looking at the same four walls in your office? Is your office plain, boring and lacking enthusiasm? Here are three budget busting tips to spruce up your office without risking the debt collectors coming Have an office paint job Take a look... Read More
In general, commercial properties which serve fast food are not the first places which spring to mind when the term “fine dining” is used. Meals arrive in cardboard boxes and cartons, knives and forks are something of an alien concept and drinks must... Read More
With the current economic situation both in Britain and on mainland Europe, many chains are being incredibly cautious about expanding their portfolio of retail commercial properties on the continent. In fact, the majority of British retailers operating... Read More
The recession took a great toll on the UK, with everything from leisure properties to the retail industry struggling to bring in enough revenues to keep afloat. However, even though the economy has stabilised consumers remain wary of spending on... Read More
Administrators for stricken retailer HMV have ended weeks of speculation with the announcement that store closures will be taking place throughout the next few weeks. Following restructuring firm Hilco’s buyout of HMV’s mountain of debt it did seem... Read More
Acres of West Country farmland remain underwater over a month after extensive flooding hit the region the Express & Echo reports. Despite one of the biggest pumping operations in British history vast swathes of land are still unworkable and industry... Read More
Anyone involved in the construction industry, or with a knowledge of commercial property ownership, will have been warned of the risk of asbestos. Once a hugely common building material, the compound was banned after being found to contain significant health... Read More
But will retailer return to the high street? Entrepreneur Peter Jones, famous for his role on hit television series Dragons Den, has been revealed as the successful bidder for stricken camera chain Jessops. While a “number of buyers” have managed to pick... Read More
We all relish the arrival of our lunch break. Whether we use the opportunity to pop to the shops for a sandwich or taking a walk to blow away the cobwebs, it is one of the few opportunities we get in the working day to put upcoming tasks out of our minds and... 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.
