Did you know that your high street may have a champion? High Street Champions is a scheme launched by Business in the Community (BITC) to help support the high street. Mary Portas The scheme has a number of large companies involved, which include:... Read More
Fashion favourite Next has posted positive first-half results contributing to growing indicators which suggest recovery for the retail sector is in full swing. During the six months to July 2013, pre-tax profits climbed by 8.2 per cent to £271.8... Read More
Supermarket giant Tesco is to lend Investment Company Yucaipa Companies £80 million to take the loss-making Fresh & Easy stores off its hands, marking the end of a six-year struggle to crack the U.S. market. Tesco has confirmed Yucaipa will... Read More
A High Court judge yesterday ordered the Metropolitan Police to settle a multi-million pound bill for the destruction of an Enfield warehouse during the riots that took place in the summer of 2011. Many commercial properties were damaged during the... Read More
The government has today confirmed that the Royal Mail will be privatised “in the coming weeks” and has officially notified the stock exchange of the impending floatation. However, at this point it is not certain exactly how much of the business will be... Read More
Many companies have offices based abroad, or have clients who they must regularly make trips to see. The cost of travel and accommodation are already expensive but mobile phone charges from the UK to Europe and vice versa are also costing business huge sums... Read More
The manufacturing sector has become a powerhouse of British industry in the past year, with many firms choosing to rapidly expand thanks to a booming exports market. However, there are concerns that a shortage of skilled workers such as engineers may limit... Read More
Now that Tokyo has been chosen to play host to the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, British SMEs need to get involved and win business ahead of the event. Speaking at a conference in Canary Wharf, Mayor of London Boris Johnson addressed 500... Read More
The government has today published guidance to help local authorities administer the new empty property rate relief for newly built commercial buildings which will be available from next month. The scheme, which the government estimates will benefit... Read More
Pressure is mounting on Justice Secretary Chris Grayling to outlaw squatting in commercial property. Last year squatting in residential property was made a criminal offence and the industry has been calling for the law to be brought into line to cover... Read More
