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.
Only a few months ago, it seemed that Tesco had fallen to an irreversible low – its high profile financial scandal, teamed with many consecutive months of falling sales and a steadily ebbing market share, led many market analysts to wonder whether the... Read More
Harry Ramsden’s — which boasts that it serves the world’s most famous fish and chips — is set to return to the roots of its eponymous founder with the biggest franchise deal in the company’s 87 year history. The agreement, which includes the... Read More
Three of the UK’s best known seaside piers are up for grabs for a combined total of £12.6 million.The attractions - two in Blackpool and one in Llandudno – have been placed on the market by current owner Cuerden Leisure. Llandudno Pier, known as... Read More
Legal & General Capital has secured a half share in Europe’s biggest purpose-built creative, digital and technology campus for an undisclosed sum. Manchester-based developer Peel Group will continue asset management at the 37-acre MediaCityUk and... Read More
The First Minister has welcomed the launch of a state-of-the-art “hatchery” at the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Edinburgh headquarters. The state-backed lender has announced it is converting the executive wing of its Gogarburn building, west of the... Read More
A British developer and an American real estate investment firm have teamed up to build “lasting and liveable” commercial and mixed-use schemes in London and across the UK. Argent Related — formed from a partnership between Argent, one of the... Read More
Midtown, the central London district comprising Bloomsbury, Holborn and St Giles, is set to receive £15 million in private investment after local business leaders voted overwhelmingly to support inmidtown Business Improvement District (BID) and its ambitious... Read More
More than 40,000 new jobs could be created in the East Midlands if land already earmarked for distribution and logistics projects is delivered, claims a new study. Commissioned by Leicester and Leicestershire Housing Planning and Infrastructure Group,... Read More
Business rates are currently subject to widespread calls for reform, as highlighted by the recent open letter to the Chancellor from Hammerson boss David Atkins, which describes the system as anachronistic, opaque and no longer fit for purpose. In... Read More
Private investors are becoming increasingly active in the hotels market, with destinations including the Lake District and the Peak District proving popular with small chains looking to expand. This week, the four star Stone Manor Hotel in Worcestershire has... 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.
