Government expected to trigger £7billion Natwest sale for ordinary investors...
THE Government is expected to trigger a £7billion Natwest sale for ordinary investors next month.They will be offered discounts — and possibly even a free share — as the taxpayers’ stake is sold off 16...
View ArticleUK mining giant Anglo American ditches De Beers to save itself from...
DIAMONDS are no longer mining firm Anglo American’s best friend — as it ditches De Beers.The move comes in a bid to save itself from a £34billion takeover.AlamyUK mining giant Anglo American is...
View ArticleRoyal Mail ready to accept £3.5bn takeover bid after workers & pensions are...
ROYAL MAIL is ready to accept a sweetened £3.5billion takeover bid from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky — after he pledged to protect workers and pensions.His commitments are designed to soothe...
View ArticleEasyJet boss packs bags after seven turbulent years – with firm naming successor
EASYJET’S boss is jetting off after seven turbulent years.The budget airline said Johan Lundgren would be leaving at the start of next year.EasyJet’s boss has left the firm after seven yearsHis...
View ArticleCzech billionaire bidding to buy Royal Mail will face national security review
THE Czech billionaire trying to buy Royal Mail will face a national security review, the Chancellor confirmed yesterday, amid concerns about the takeover.Daniel Kretinsky this week made a sweetened...
View ArticleSummer boost for holidaymakers as Ryanair says its tickets will be cheaper...
HOLIDAYMAKERS are in for a summer flights boost after Ryanair said its tickets will be cheaper than expected.The budget airline’s boss Michael O’Leary blamed “a recessionary feel around Europe” for...
View ArticleRomance scams hit record high in 2023, with victims duped out of £36.5m
ROMANCE scams hit a record high last year, with victims duped out of £36.5million.But fake Romeos raked in only a fraction of the overall total lost to bank payments fraud, which hit...
View ArticleEnergy firm bosses dish out scathing staff reviews from treehouse – before...
HIPSTER bosses at energy firm OVO have been dishing out scathing performance reviews in a treehouse — then telling the staff to exit down a tubular slide.Rivergate Treehouse, a 15ft-high structure, was...
View ArticleMarks & Spencer gains a million new customers and delivers some of its best...
MARKS & SPENCER has delivered some of its best results in almost three decades.The high street giant says it has gained a million new customers — providing its healthiest finances since 1997.More...
View ArticleSales plunge 2.3 per cent across retailers as bad weather prompts Brits to...
APRIL showers were a washout for retailers — as shoppers stayed home.Last month’s sales plunged 2.3 per cent — much more than March’s 0.2, Office For National Statistics figures show.Retailers were hit...
View ArticleI was rejected by entire Dragon’s Den panel – but now I make £1million a year...
ENTREPRENEUR Katherine Swift was devastated after she was turned down by the entire Dragon’s Den’s panel six years ago.But fast-forward to now and the former events manager’s business is on track to...
View ArticleHalf-term staycation surge gives huge boost to holiday park operator Haven
A HALF-term staycation surge has given thriving holiday park operator Haven another reason to celebrate.It is the latest sign of a boom in business which has led the chain to recruit an extra 10,000...
View ArticleCovid boom ‘over’ for Pets At Home as annual profits plummet by 14% to...
THE Covid boom appears to be over for Pets At Home as its annual profits slumped 14 per cent to £106million.The retail chain enjoyed a good pandemic as Britain’s cat and dog population soared by five...
View ArticleAuto Trader sees its profits soar by a fifth as second-hand motor market booms
BOOMING second-hand motor sales helped boost the profits of online car marketplace Auto Trader by a fifth.Used vehicles are selling quicker than before the pandemic— as high prices put hard-up...
View ArticleJD Sports banks on growth by planning to open further 200 stores despite...
HIGH street sports chain JD Sports is banking on growth despite profits falling 8 per cent last year to £912million.The firm blamed a “challenging market” as the news sent its shares tumbling around 6...
View ArticleOnline fashion giant Shein set for record-breaking listing on London stock...
ONLINE retail giant Shein could be fashioning a London stock market revival with the biggest listing on record.The company, described as Asos and Boohoo on steroids, has been valued at £50billion in...
View ArticleTobacco giant making fortune from nicotine pouches as it shifts towards a...
NICOTINE pouches have become big business for British American Tobacco in the cigarette giant’s strategy shift towards a “smokeless world”.Like its rivals, the maker of Rothmans, Dunhill and Vogue...
View ArticleProfits rise but shares fall for B&M Bargains after store chief keeps media...
THE City should have cheered B&M Bargains’ rise in sales and profits yesterday, but the firm’s decision to keep the media and investors in the dark bit it on the behind.Shares in B&M fell by up...
View ArticleBritish firms suing Amazon for damages of up to £1.1 billion after ‘squeezing...
A GROUP of UK retailers is suing Amazon for up to £1.1billion over claims it misused their data to squeeze them out of the market.The British Independent Retailers Association said it was the...
View ArticleAsda owning billionaire brothers break up parts of their business empire with...
THE billionaire brothers who part-own Asda have started to break up parts of their shared business empire.Zuber Issa yesterday sold his 22.5 per cent stake in the supermarket for £500million.The Issa...
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