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.


More Mothercare Commercial Properties Set to Close Over Three Years

Posted on 16 April, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

In November last year, Mothercare planned to close 110 commercial properties by March 2013 to bring its portfolio to 266 stores.... Read More

Sainsbury’s Commercial Property ‘Feed your Family for £50’ Campaign Banned

Posted on 14 April, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Commercial property supermarket chain Sainsbury’s £10m “feed your family for £50” advertising promotion has been banned because its meal plans failed to offer enough calories and cost more than marketed.... Read More

Sunny March Warms Sales in Retail Commercial Properties

Posted on 13 April, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

March was a great month; the sun was shining, flowers were blooming and tills were ringing – but unfortunately the sunny weather didn’t last into April. However, thanks to the hot weather in March, sales in retail commercial properties increased by 1.3... Read More

London Commercial Property Retail Sales Soar for Office Furniture

Posted on by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Is working from home becoming the norm, as more and more people end their daily commute by simply crawling out of bed and turning on the computer?... Read More

Commercial Property Supermarket Chain Tesco Rebrands Value Range

Posted on 12 April, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Commercial property supermarket chain Tesco has abandoned its well-known Value range of goods, in favour of an updated line of foods, as it continues its fight back against competitors.... Read More

No you are not Going Back in Time – Kwik Save is Back on the High Street

Posted on by MOVEHUT under Business News, Industry News

After going into administration five years ago, Kwiksave is back on the high street as its first pilot commercial property opens in Little Lever, in Bolton. But if the business failed five years ago, why would is succeed now?... Read More

Commercial Property Administrations Up by 64 Per Cent in 2012

Posted on 11 April, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

The number of commercial properties that have gone into administration has increased by 64 per cent in the first three months of this year, when compared to 2011.... Read More

Commercial Property Titanic Belfast Buoyed by Huge Interest

Posted on by MOVEHUT under Business News, Industry News

Titanic Belfast has already been dubbed The Iceberg. A neck-craning 125ft tall, resembling the mammoth hulls of four ocean-liners and clad in glistening silver shards, it’s not hard to see why.... Read More

Commercial Property Discount Stores Take Over the High Street

Posted on 10 April, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

While Britain’s biggest commercial property supermarket Tesco has found life hard-hitting, with underlying sales tumbling, a handful of independent commercial property chains are flourishing... Read More

Meadowhall Shopping Centre Welcomes new Government Sunday Trading Laws

Posted on by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Managers of commercial property retail shopping centre Meadowhall have welcomed the easing of Sunday trading laws during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.... 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.