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.
Upmarket bar-restaurant concept The Botanist will soon be opening its doors in Birmingham city centre, having taken-up space on the ground floor of Cheltenham House on Temple Street. The property has recently undergone a £1.2 million refurbishment... Read More
Towns and cities in the north of England have twice as many empty shops as those in the south — with the North-East boasting the highest rate of vacancies in the country. The latest figures from the Local Data Company (LDC) — which monitors 3,000 town... Read More
Many retailers struggled to adapt to the growing trend for online retailing during the recession, with the lower prices of cheap imports and the ease of home delivery proving immensely attractive to consumers. However, thanks to initiatives such as click and... Read More
Although the upturn in the economy has seen shopping centre vacancy rates plummet in the past two years, centre owners in areas with high levels of competition continue to struggle to attract top names. In Coventry, however, Shearer Property Group has... Read More
Just days after it announced it was about to start work on its latest £1bn regeneration project, developer St Modwen has reported a record breaking 68 per cent rise in its annual profits. In its accounts to the end of last November, the Birmingham-based... Read More
Salford based Hydes Brewery is to open a new boutique hotel, pub and restaurant in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. The brewery chain has acquired the Abel Heywood after receiving financial backing from the Royal Bank of Scotland, which will act as a... Read More
As Birmingham continues to grow in popularity as both a business and tourist destination, city centre hotels are seeing a huge rise in demand with occupancy levels skyrocketing over the past few years. In fact, November last year proved to be a record breaker... Read More
It has been reported that JLL have been appointed to begin a search for 350,000 sq ft of office space in Birmingham on behalf of an unknown client. If completed, the deal will be one of the largest single transactions the city has ever seen and would be... Read More
If Liverpool is going to succeed as a regional commercial capital it needs to offer more than its name and its pop music heritage, one of the city's leading businessmen has warned. Speaking at an Invest in Liverpool breakfast, marketing guru Bryan... Read More
The once-troubled British and Irish hotel chain, Jurys Inn, has become the latest target for American distressed-debt investor Lone Star. The US specialist has paid £680m for the firm's 31 hotels. This week's acquisition follows years of uncertaintly... 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.
