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.
Discounters have become something of a force to be reckoned with in the UK supermarket sector, with the Big Four (Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons) increasingly losing market share to German imported brands such as Aldi and Lidl. In a bid to... Read More
One of the world’s biggest accountancy firms has moved part of its digital team to East London’s Tech City. Deloitte — one of the “Big Four” professional services firms alongside PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young and KPMG — will... Read More
The luxury cars sector has become one of Britain’s strongest export markets, with consumers in the Middle East and China in particular keen to get their hands on brands such as Jaguar Land Rover, Bentley and Rolls Royce. However, since the end of the... Read More
Community service sentences handed out to two shopping centre managers who masterminded a £200,000 property service scam have been condemned as “excessively lenient”. Juliet Coard and Michael Lawson were employed at the 200-store Galleries... Read More
During the recession betting shops became the saviours of many high streets, taking up empty units and lowering vacancy rates. However, with the end of the recession came calls to slow the rapid expansion of bookmakers, with many local authorities voicing... Read More
Competition on the high street has become increasingly intense leading to many brands offering numerous promotions in order to win back customers from rivals. Unfortunately, while this has seen brands such as Next and River Island thrive, others such as Marks... Read More
Although the recession may be over, and the retail industry gradually recovering from one of the worst downturns in living memory, there is no guarantee of financial security for retailers in the increasingly competitive 21st century. Home furnishings... Read More
Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent has become one of the most successful retail complexes in the UK, with units in high demand.The popularity of the centre has become so great that a growing number of overseas brands have examined the possibility of taking up... Read More
In what it describes as an exclusive, the Daily Star reports that three high-profile Premier League figures face a HMRC probe into a multi-million pound property scheme. The newspaper claims that Manchester United stars Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney,... Read More
With AstraZeneca preparing to move to its new global headquarters in Cambridge, the new owners of Alderley Park has vowed to maintain its drive to attract world class science and technology companies to the Manchester campus. The pharmaceutical... 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.
