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.


Commercial Property Companies Leave Staff Confused over Snowy Days

Posted on 7 February, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Research shows that many commercial property businesses still do not have clear plans in place for damaging threats, particularly snowstorms, even with Britain suffering heavy snow falls in recent years.... Read More

SWFC to Regenerate Industrial Site with New Community Commercial Property

Posted on by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Developments, Industry News

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club (SWFC) has submitted plans to build a new community complex costing £7 million.... Read More

Dublin’s Office Developments Freeze in 2012

Posted on 6 February, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

Dublin only completed 12,000 sq m of new office space in 2011 and is planning no new office developments at all in 2012.... Read More

Commercial Property Gymnasiums Under Investigation for Unfair Contracts

Posted on by MOVEHUT under Business News, Industry News

Gym memberships are to be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) after complaints were raised about unfair cancellation procedures and long contracts.... Read More

Commercial Property Developers Drawn Into Westfield Battle

Posted on 5 February, 2012 by Neil Bird under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

A number of the UK’s leading commercial property development and investment companies are engaged in a battle with Australian giant Westfield over the future of a London shopping mall.... Read More

Government to Cash-in from Vacant Offices to Boost the Economy

Posted on 3 February, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

The Government is planning to kick-start the economy by offering their unused Government offices to small businesses and entrepreneurs looking for affordable office space.... Read More

Starbucks Commercial Property Coffee Chain Reports 10% Rise in Profits

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

Starbucks, the world’s largest commercial property coffee-shop chain has posted a 10 per cent rise in profits for the three months to 1 January 2012... Read More

How a Little Girl Changed the Weekly Shop

Posted on 2 February, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Industry News

Have you had any giraffe bread? You may know it better by the name tiger bread, but in Sainsbury’s that will be a thing of the past, thanks to a three year old girl.... Read More

Stephen Hester – Hero, Villain or Victim?

Posted on 1 February, 2012 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Following what was presumably a rather uncomfortable weekend for Stephen Hester, it was announced today that the Chief Executive of The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) would not be accepting his annual bonus.... Read More

Subway to Open 600 Commercial Properties, Creating 6000 Jobs

Posted on 31 January, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

Global commercial property sandwich chain Subway is defying the economic gloom by announcing that it will open 600 new stores in the UK and Ireland over the next three years as part of its plans for continued expansion.... 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.