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UK retail sales return to growth
After a dismal month in April, sales in May were up 1.8% on the same period in 2012 as offers and discounts tempted shoppers
Saturday 7 November 2026
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After a dismal month in April, sales in May were up 1.8% on the same period in 2012 as offers and discounts tempted shoppers
The Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group cut lending to the economy by £2.6bn in the first three months of the year, as the…
Research by pensions firm shows less than half of workers over 30 are saving enough to guarantee a comfortable income
Peninsula launches campaign weeks after David Cameron asks overseas territories to 'get houses in order' over tax
Last week, a report on German software firm SAP's recruitment drive for autistic programmers hailed the company's innovative step to attracting new talent. But for one…
The Financial Skills Partnership has made a fresh call to businesses to offer apprenticeships as more people are applying for each position than ever.
Entrepreneurs are the ‘rock stars’ of the business world, according to a start-up expert and best-selling small business author.
Banks are very poor predictors of the risks on their balance sheets, according to a report by analysts at Barclays.
The British Chambers of Commerce has raised its hopes for three years of UK growth for the first time in memory.
If anyone is under any doubt about the legality of facilitation payments under UK law, they should check the website of the Serious Fraud Office.
Cash is still the most popular form of payment in UK shops but the popularity of vouchers and coupons is on the rise, research has suggested.
Almost 40 per cent of manufacturing firms say apprentices, graduates and new recruits don't have the work ethic to succeed in industry, according to poll released…
The jobs market remains weak and is likely to continue to struggle well into the second half of the decade, making this a more severe downturn…
Britain's struggling high streets will be hit by more than 60,000 store closures in the next five years, a report out today warns.
The UK economy is showing more signs of getting back on its feet as new figures out today show parts of the services sector expanding at…