While London remains the most active area in the UK for business growth, a growing number of entrepreneurs have turned away from the capital in order to pursue ventures elsewhere. This has seen start-up growth boom in regional areas, with the Northern... Read More
Sainsbury’s has become the latest retailer to post a negative report for the past three months, marking the second consecutive quarter of falling sales for the group. During the 12 weeks to the 7th of June, like for like sales excluding fuel fell by... Read More
Tourists heading north of the border spent more last year, with spending growth outstripping London for the first time. During 2013, the number of visitors to Scotland grew by 9.8 per cent to 2.44 million, with Edinburgh attracting 1.3 million tourists... Read More
Last week, a report by property agent CBRE showed that London has become the most popular city in the world for international retailers seeking to expand into new markets, paving the way for these companies to grow in other areas of the UK. Now, it has... Read More
Hiscox has confirmed it’s state-of-the-art offices to be built at York will be the insurance giant’s biggest base outside London. The £19m flagship development could bring as many as 500 new jobs to the city. The company has also appointed... Read More
Cape Town has opened South Africa’s first high-rise office building for more than two decades. It’s hoped the completion of the 32-floor Portside Tower will now trigger a return of international business investment to the republic. “Investing in... Read More
Newcastle-based property developers Adderstone Group has secured planning permission to build a series of offices in Gateshead as the the second phase of its Saltwell Business Park scheme. Started in 2009, the initial redevelopment of the Joicey Road... Read More
The manufacturing industry has proven to be one of the strongest drivers of growth within the UK economy this year, with many firms choosing to expand their operations in order to capitalise on a boom in domestic and overseas demand. Not only has this boosted... Read More
Fifty years to the day that it started trading a Warwickshire property firm has signed the lease on its new under-one-roof headquarters. The Wigley Group — which first opened its doors as a plant hire and earth moving company before moving into... Read More
The retail industry remains one of the slowest areas of the British economy to gain full recovery status, yet this does not mean that all retailers within the sector are struggling. Conversely, budget retailers in both the supermarket and fashion categories... Read More
