Tag: unemployment



Supermarket Chain Morrisons to Open 25 New Commercial Properties

Posted on 24 December, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

Morrisons, the fourth biggest commercial property supermarket chain in the UK has announced that it is to create 7,000 jobs in 2012 as the commercial property retailer continues to focus on expansion.... Read More

Business Representatives Call for Measures to Ease Skills Shortage Facing Commercial Properties

Posted on 22 December, 2011 by Neil Bird under Economy, Industry News

The latest UK unemployment figures show that the total has risen by 128,000 to 2.64 million in the three months up to the end of October. The percentage of those out of work now stands at 8.3% up from 7.9% the previous quarter.... Read More

Commercial Property Shoe Retailer calls in administrators

Posted on 18 December, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Commercial property footwear group Barratts has collapsed into administration for the second time in two years, leaving nearly 4,000 jobs at risk just in time for Christmas.... Read More

Thomas Cook To Close 167 Per Cent More Commercial Properties Than Anticipated

Posted on 16 December, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

Thomas Cook had previously announced earlier this year, its plans to close 75 UK commercial properties after slow sales, which caused shares to plummet. The firm, however, has since revised this figure to 200 stores, and plans to close them over a two year... Read More

Another Commercial Property Bookshop Succumbs to Closure

Posted on 10 December, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

A Blackwell’s bookshop, which is located at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) main campus, has decided to close its commercial property for good.... Read More

Commercial Property Starbucks to Create 5000 Jobs

Posted on 5 December, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee chain, has announced its plans to open up 300 new commercial properties, which in turn will create around 5000 jobs over the next five years.... Read More

Plans to Ease Credit Crunch Could Spell Good News for Commercial Property

Posted on 3 December, 2011 by Neil Bird under Business News, Economy, Industry News

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne’s Autumn Statement offers little short term cheer for the economy as a whole.... Read More

Grim Economic Predictions For 2012

Posted on 30 November, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), who predicts the UK’s economic growth, has reviewed their original forecast for 2012, reducing it by 1.3 percent.... Read More

British Gas Cuts Jobs As Unemployment Rises

Posted on 18 November, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

It seems that British Gas has taken a leaf out of the Government’s book as recently they have declared that they will cut 850 jobs in commercial properties all over the UK, in an effort to cut costs.... Read More

New Commercial Property and Job Creation For Jaguar Land Rover

Posted on 16 November, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Following the announcement in September that Jaguar Land Rover is to create 750 jobs at a new factory to be built as commercial property on the Staffordshire-Wolverhampton border.... Read More