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.
Scottish businesses occupying office or retail premises are being invited to take part in a Government-backed energy consumption experiment. The SME Energy Challenge is a free scheme funded through Innovate UK, a collaborative project collecting and... Read More
Six weeks before the opening of its landmark incubator business hub a North-East development company has signed its first tenant. The Blyth Workspace scheme — aimed at kick-starting the re-development of a neglected industrial quayside — is partly... Read More
Although supermarkets continue to struggle against the rise of the discounters, certain specialist stores still find that they often lose consumers to the “all under one roof” principle. This has been especially true at chocolatier Throntons, as along... Read More
Barwood Developments Ltd (BDL) has sold 60 per cent of its holding to clients of specialist investor and property adviser Delancey to form a new logistics joint venture. The new company will be known as db symmetry. The majority acquisition is a strategic... Read More
The Home Office is paying more than £12.5m a year in business rates on its London headquarters, according to Valuation Office Agency (VOA) figures. The Ministry of Defence also earns a place in the capital's top ten rate payers. The remaining eight... Read More
Consumers have continued to up their spending on luxury items as the economy recovers which, along with the retail industry, has hugely benefited operators of leisure businesses across the country. This week, developer Birchall Estates has confirmed that... Read More
During the recession, the overwhelming focus of the retail industry was directed towards the high street and the ensuing drop in occupancy levels that occurred after the financial crisis. However, although street teams such as the Portas Pilots continue to... Read More
LDC, which is part of Lloyds banking group, has acquired Birmingham’s NEC Group in a £307m deal, making it privately owned for the first time. The NEC Group includes the National Exhibition Centre, the International Convention Centre and the... Read More
During the recession, many specialist retailers were hit hard by the rising number of discounters which aimed to provide a wide variety of stock at low prices for consumers. One of the chains which struggled was undoubtedly Mothercare, yet there are now signs... Read More
Argos has been one of the largest turnaround successes on the high street in recent years, with store revamps and huge investment into services such as click and collect proving popular with consumers. However, the chain and its owner Home Retail Group’s... 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.
