Fashion giant Shein could spark a revival in the City with the biggest ever...
FAST fashion giant Shein could spark a revival in the City with the biggest ever listing in London after butting heads with regulators in New York.Bosses at the Chinese firm — valued at £32billion...
View ArticleHalfords slashes profit forecasts as cost of living crisis deters customers...
THE wheels came off Halfords today — one of three companies to disappoint with a profit warning.The bike and garages chain lost over a quarter of its value after spooking the City, while Cillit...
View ArticleOnline retailer Ocado threatens to sue UK supermarket giant in a row over...
THE boss of Ocado has threatened to take partner Marks & Spencer to court in a row over an outstanding payment.M&S food became available online for the first time when it bought half of Ocado...
View ArticleHouse prices 0.7% higher than last year as first annual growth is recorded
HOUSE prices are more expensive than they were a year ago, the first time annual growth has been recorded in over a year.Figures from Nationwide showed they were 0.7 per cent higher this February than...
View ArticleEaster eggs shrunk in size AND hiked in price as cost of cocoa hits 40-year high
CHOCOLATE manufacturers are shrinking Easter eggs and hiking prices — because the cost of cocoa has hit a 40-year high.Storms and disease have clobbered crops in Ghana and the Ivory Coast in West...
View ArticleThousands of Greggs staff to get £700 bonus after fast food chain’s record...
THOUSANDS of Greggs staff will get a bonus of more than £700 after the baker made record profits last year.The high-flying chain will split £17.6million between 25,000 employees who have worked there...
View ArticleLondon Stock Exchange becomes car boot sale for foreign buyers amid flurry of...
THE London Stock Market has become a car boot sale for foreign buyers looking to snatch a bargain.British tech firm Spirent Communications is the latest company to fall prey to an overseas bidder —...
View ArticleWhat Jeremy Hunt’s Budget did and didn’t do for British businesses
BUSINESS was underwhelmed by yesterday’s Budget — aimed to appeal to the City.London stock markets rose and the pound lifted showing the markets were pleased that Jeremy Hunt had been...
View ArticleHigh street bank with 6.6million customers to be sold to rival in £2.9billion...
VIRGIN Money has agreed to a takeover by Nationwide Building Society in a £2.9billion deal, the lenders have announced.Nationwide said the merger would enable the company to provide members with a...
View ArticleMajor high street bank with 18million customers AXES popular payment method
A HIGH street bank is getting rid of a popular payment method for all customers in the spring.Natwest is preparing to axe its Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) option less than two years after launching it,...
View ArticleBoots HQ staff ordered back to the office five days a week
STAFF at Boots HQ have been ordered back to the office five days a week.The pharmacy and retail chain’s managing director Seb James told employees that he wanted the office to be the “normal place of...
View ArticleScathing report into sexism in the City finds lack of progress in tackling...
A SCATHING report into sexism in the City found a lack of progress in tackling harassment and bullying of women.The Commons Treasury Select Committee launched an investigation after claims of sexual...
View ArticleNew BP boss lands 20 per cent salary boost to £8m as oil giant’s profits soar
BP’s new boss has pocketed an £8million pay packet after the oil giant’s profits gushed even higher.The huge award to Murray Auchincloss shows “the sickening reality of our broken energy system”, say...
View ArticleTakeover drama at Currys cools as US bidder walks away after cut-price bid of...
THE takeover drama at Currys cooled yesterday as US bidder Elliott Advisors walked away. It had tried to take the fridges-to-computers electrical chain private with a cut-price bid of...
View ArticleMetro Bank ending seven-day operation that set it apart from rivals — with...
Metro Bank is ending the seven-day operation that set it apart from its rivals — and 1,000 jobs are being slashed.The high street lender — saved in a £925million rescue deal last October — will no...
View ArticleJohn Lewis denies staff their bonuses AGAIN- and warns of job losses as...
JOHN LEWIS has denied staff their cherished bonus again — and warned yesterday there may be more job losses as it battles to revive its fortunes.The employee-owned retail group, which has 70,000 staff...
View ArticleCompetition watchdog to probe proposed £2.5billion takeover of housebuilder...
THE competition watchdog is set to sink its teeth into the proposed £2.5billion takeover of housebuilder Redrow by rival Barratt.The deal, which was announced last month, would cement Barratt’s status...
View ArticleRishi Sunak launches scheme to boost apprenticeships for small firms – amid...
RISHI Sunak and Kemi Badenoch yesterday launched a charm offensive on small firms, amid accusations the Government prioritises big business.The Prime Minister and his Business Secretary unveiled plans...
View ArticleUnilever set to spin off ice cream brands Magnum, Walls & Ben and Jerry’s as...
UNILEVER is spinning off its Magnum, Wall’s and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream business and wielding the axe on 7,500 jobs.The shake-up comes as new boss Hein Schumacher tries to reinvigorate the consumer...
View ArticleMarks and Spencer closures – which M&S stores are shutting and are there any...
MARKS and Spencer has shuttered dozens of stores in recent years in a blow for shoppers.The posh retailer has 405 stores across the country and is a staple of the high street.Marks and Spencer has...
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