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.
The Co-operative Group food arm has announced that it is planning to increase its property estate from 2,800 to 4,000 shops by adding around 150 convenience stores a year. Steve Murrells, the group's retail chief executive, told Retail Week that the... Read More
The weather may not be perfect — windy, cold and above average rainfall — but the Dutch city of Eindhoven is fast becoming Europe’s ideal location for high-tech start-ups. Okay, in a recent Financial Times survey of European cities of the future... Read More
Investor competition is being blamed for a 50 per cent rise in supermarket property deals last year. Between them the big five food retailers set a new record by clinching £1.8bn in land and building transactions. A report by property consultants and... Read More
Since the advent of online shopping, retail destinations have had to evaluate their place in the retail industry and take steps to make themselves more appealing to consumers. The majority of shoppers now seek a lot more from their local shopping centre, and... Read More
Newcastle is to get its first start-up hub devoted exclusively to high-tech businesses — and which will rely on worldwide crowdfunding to keep it running. The project is being launched by Ignite, one of Europe’s top accelerator programmes for... Read More
Birmingham City Council has announced that it has put the NEC Group up for sale. The asset has an annual income of £2 billion per year and supports around 29,000 jobs within the city. Birmingham City Council leader Sir Albert Bore The sale will help... Read More
Coffee shop chains have become major features of high streets, shopping centres and motorway service stations in the UK, with brands such as Costa Coffee and Starbucks continually raising profits even while other retail businesses failed during the recession.... Read More
For many years, numerous British firms have chosen to locate an aspect or even their entire manufacturing operations overseas as a means of reducing costs. This, for the most part, is due to employment laws in countries such as China and India allowing... Read More
The Gherkin is a landmark on the London skyline and one of the most significant commercial developments in the City. Now the architect behind the building, Ken Shuttleworth, has set his sights on rejuvenating Britain’s ailing high streets. Mr... Read More
The floodwaters which devastated homes and businesses over the Christmas and New Year period may be beginning to abate, but that does not mean that affected areas of the south of England can put the experience behind them immediately. Instead, it ushers in... 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.
