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.
This time last year the retail industry was thrown into controversy when it emerged that some retailers, including department store chain Debenhams, had put pressure on suppliers to cut their prices as a means of “investing” in the bigger business. A year... Read More
New Scotland Yard — the home of the Metropolitan Police since 1967 — has been sold to an Abu Dhabi developer for £120m more than the guide price. The Westminster office complex was put on the market by the London Mayor’s Office for Policing and... Read More
Supermarket giant, Morrisons, has caused fifteen complaints since it aired their new price matching campaign, Match & More. The scheme, launched in October 2014 by Morrisons chief executive Dallon Philips, claims that they can price match with rival stores,... Read More
Commercial property advisors GVA has been named as the design team leader to mastermind a £74m investment plan for a Northumberland town. Heading a consortium appointed by the Arch, the Northumberland Development Company, GVA will act as team managers... Read More
A pub and leisure group which pumped more than a million pounds into rejuvenating Newcastle Quayside has unveiled a new scheme to transform an historic corner of the city. The family-owned Ladhar Group's investment in the Quayside involved the opening... Read More
A Merseyside-based shipping line is about to become the first in more than a century to get its own purpose-built Liverpool headquarters. The last was built for the Blue Funnel Line in 1924. Atlantic Container Lines (ACL) will move into its new... Read More
Five years after they were abandoned under a barrage of opposition, plans have been revived for a new motorway services station on the M42 near Solihull. A similar but smaller scheme stalled in 2009 after it was faced with bitter opposition from... Read More
A planning wrangle over a 900-acre energy park that could create as many as 4,000 jobs has escalated with Associated British Ports (ABP) demanding a Judicial Review into of the Government's approval for the scheme. The ABP move to block the Able Marine... Read More
When the holiday season approaches, tensions run high, as everyone is out to get their loved ones the gifts they desire. With the modern age that we live in, the ideal presents are very expensive and for many, seem unattainable. But over the past couple of... Read More
With the economy steadily growing in the UK, it would be rational to think that the government’s focus would remain entirely upon capitalising upon this fact and improving circumstances for firms across the country. However, this is not the case according... 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.
