Business News


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.


Students Fast Tracked at Thorpe Park to Cure Hangover

Posted on 27 September, 2012 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

All around the country, universities are welcoming first year students into their establishments this week.... Read More

Shares Suspension at JJB Sports puts Workers on Edge

Posted on 26 September, 2012 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

The past few months have seen troubled retailer JJB Sports go through a great deal of turbulence in terms of the future for the business.... Read More

South West Expansion for Premier Inn

Posted on by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Developments

Premier Inn, one of the UK’s largest hotel chains is adding a number of new commercial properties in the South West region. 15 sites have been secured by the hotel chain and already nine hotels have begun construction.... Read More

iPhone 5 Creates Chaos Around the World

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

In the world we live in, anyone and everyone wants to be up to date with the latest technologies.... Read More

Ryanair to Review Fuel Policies after Series of Emergency Landings

Posted on 25 September, 2012 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Going on holiday can be a stressful experience at the best of times. Packing, arranging transport to the airport and the seemingly endless wait in a building called, unsympathetically, a terminal, can all add up to put even the most confident flyer on earth a... Read More

Sainsbury’s Invests One Million Pounds in Paralympic Legacy Scheme

Posted on by MOVEHUT under Business News

At a recent event hosted at Chiswick School, Sainsbury's, the first ever Paralympic Games only sponsor revealed its legacy plans.... Read More

Tesco Calls Time on Retail Space Race

Posted on 24 September, 2012 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

With the recession biting down, many large retail chains are slowing expansions or even ceasing to open new stores entirely, instead concentrating on the retail space they already operate within the United Kingdom.... Read More

Major High Street Banks Fall out of Favour with Customers

Posted on 23 September, 2012 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

In the past few years, it is fair to say that major high street banking chains have somewhat fallen out of favour with the general public.... Read More

Manchester Airport Pioneers New Generation of Privacy Friendly Security Scanners

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Visiting an airport can often be one of the most stressful aspects of going on holiday for many travellers.... Read More

Hamleys Sold to French Retailer

Posted on 21 September, 2012 by Neil Bird under Business News

Hamleys, ‘the finest toy shop in the world’, has been sold to French retailer Groupe Ludendo in a deal worth around £60 million.... Read More

Learn more about our Business news category

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.