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.


Office Space Boost for York’s Micro-businesses

Posted on 24 January, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Developments, Industry News

Micro-businesses, entrepreneurs and freelancers in York are to be given a boost after a new business centre is set to open at the end of the month.... Read More

London Skyscraper Promises to Set New Standard for Serviced Offices

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

A recent report from Barclays Capital highlights what it describes as an “unhealthy correlation” between the building of skyscrapers and looming economic disaster.... Read More

William Hill’s Online Market Strengthens, but Retail Commercial Properties Still Earn their Keep

Posted on 23 January, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

William Hill have recently announced their operating profit of £274 million, which is only £2 million less than what they made at the same time last year.... Read More

Only a Third of Commercial Property SMEs Implement a Social Media Policy

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

Small commercial business owners in the UK understand the benefits of online PR and marketing however are “too slow to realise their enormous benefits”,... Read More

Commercial Property Retailer Argos Feels the Pinch at Christmas

Posted on 22 January, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Christmas sales at Argos slumped by £150 million as cash-strapped shoppers cut back on computer games and gadgets.... Read More

Retail Commercial Properties Feel the Costs of Crime

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

The total cost of retail crime has soared by 31 per cent to £1.4 billion as the sector is increasingly under attack by serious, organised crime.... Read More

Will Pound Commercial Property Stores Soon be Called £1.20 Stores ?

Posted on 21 January, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Generally it’s easy to spot inflation when you’re doing your shopping because the prices have gone up. For one group of commercial property retailers that has never been an option, up until now.... Read More

Tesco Questions Out-of-Town Commercial Property Developments after Fall in Sales

Posted on by Neil Bird under Business News, Economy, Industry News

The news that the UK’s biggest supermarket chain has issued a profit warning has caused shockwaves on the stock market. Tesco, which has 2,700 retail commercial properties in Britain, made the announcement after reporting its worst Christmas trading period... Read More

Administration Leads to More Retail Commercial Property Closures

Posted on 20 January, 2012 by Neil Bird under Business News, Economy, Industry News

The latest retail sector news offers little hope that the New Year might see an upturn in fortunes on the high street.... Read More

What Will Become Of the Media Centre Post-Olympics?

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

The Olympics have been a somewhat contentious issue in this country since the announcement that London had won the bid.... 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.