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.
Since the introduction of enterprise zones in the UK, thousands of small businesses have benefited from the business rate incentives, investment opportunities and boost to the commercial property stock in their local area. However, it has now emerged that the... Read More
The merger between electrical goods retailer Dixons and mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse earlier this year saw two of the strongest brands on the high street unite. As expected, this has had a positive impact upon sales performance, with the newly... Read More
Birmingham is swiftly becoming one of the top European destinations for visitors from the Far East and America. This has been reinforced by its inclusion on travel guidebook series Rough Guides’ top ten most exciting global destinations to visit in 2015 and... Read More
The Autumn Statement has been largely welcomed by retail bodies, with the much awaited review of business rates the icing on the cake of a programme of funding initiatives for small businesses. However, this week “high street guru” Mary Portas has hit out... Read More
The Government is contributing a third of the money needed to launch a high-tech Merseyside university business hub that could house 300 new businesses and create 1,000 new jobs. Sensor City — described as a "sensor-systems business incubator" — is... Read More
With people leading increasingly busy lives, many office workers place value and speed above all other factors when looking for a bite to eat at lunchtime. This has caused profits at high street bakery chain Greggs to skyrocket, meaning that executives... Read More
Three care homes and a day centre in North Wales are under risk of closure after the authority approved £5.4 million worth of budget cuts. In a bid to save around £700,000, Dolwen, Cysgody Gaer and Awelon care homes look to be the ones that will be... Read More
HSBC's private client investment division has paid almost a quarter-of-a-billion pounds for Scotland's second largest retail complex. The Centre and Almondvale West Retail Park in Livingston were sold on by Land Securities as part of the property... Read More
At MPIPM Asia 2014 - the international real estate show for professionals, which took place in Hong Kong, one of the popular topics discussed was the UK and London property price growth due to high demand from Taiwanese and Chinese investors. Managing... Read More
Edinburgh-based Buccleuch Property has invested in the buoyant Cambridge office market with the £6.3m acquisition of a distressed business park. Mill Court, which currently has 15 tenants, is situated next to Shelford railway station on the south side... 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.
