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.
One of Europe's largest military ammunition dumps is being offered for sale by the Ministry of Defence as a potential logistics hub. MoD Longtown, on the Scottish border close to Gretna, is Britain's sole survivor from a trio of central ammunition depots... Read More
Work has started on a €50m (£39m) plan to enlarge one of Ireland's most successful fashion hotspots — which already lists actress Elizabeth Hurley, model Suki Waterhouse and American socialite Olivia Palermo among its regular celebrity... Read More
In the past few years, pubs have struggled to attract consumers through their doors – due to changing shopping habits and a stronger desire to save money on luxuries many of those who once frequented their local now choose to purchase cheaper alcohol for... Read More
The results of Quarter 3, 2014 Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) Global Commercial Property Monitor have been released, and Japan is on top when it comes to expectations of growth in commercial property values and rents. The survey also found... Read More
The office market in Washington, DC has lagged behind that of other major cities. The federal government has made budget cuts and corporations have slashed costs, which have meant vacancy rates for office space has increased and rents have stalled in The... Read More
A brewery site, which has stood empty for 14 years, is to become a high-tech business centre as part of a 20-year rolling redevelopment of Sunderland city centre. Construction and services giant Carillion has signed a pioneering deal with the city council... Read More
Enterprise zones have proven invaluable in providing support for small start-up firms, with the business rate breaks, low rental costs and good locations encouraging more entrepreneurs than ever before to take the plunge and launch their own businesses.... Read More
Sports Direct has become something of a dominant force on the High Street, with the rapid expansion of stores, the collapse of key rival JJB Sports and the purchase of shares in major firms such as Debenhams by founder Mike Ashley creating a solid financial... Read More
Computer and software innovative giant Apple is about to open a research and development base in the university city of Cambridge. Internationally recognised as Britain's innovation capital, Apple's arrival would be seen as a prestige capture for Cambridge... Read More
In recent months, a number of lobby groups have called for local governments to have more control over business rates income in their own constituencies, with communities secretary Eric Pickles even agreeing that councils should be able to keep around 80 to... 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.
