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Greggs opens 49 new shops with sales of chicken goujons soaring
Greggs has said it has a “good” start to 2022 after launching 49 new shops in the first 19 weeks of the year.
Sunday 25 October 2026
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Greggs has said it has a “good” start to 2022 after launching 49 new shops in the first 19 weeks of the year.
Lifestyle brand Made.com lowered its expectations for the rest of 2022, with both gross sales and revenue expected to drop 15 per cent and seven per…
As Boris Johnson prepares for a visit to Northern Ireland later today, the Prime Minister has warned the EU the UK will have a “necessity to…
The cost of living could be the next frontline for scammers, the head of the UK’s specialist police unit for fraud has warned, with criminals using…
Barely a quarter of employers will offer pay rises to their workers despite difficulties in hiring talent, adding to the cost-of-living pressures facing Britons, research suggests.
Just-in-time global manufacturing supply chains have been replaced in British factories with “just-in-case” arrangements and more local suppliers after the pandemic and Brexit caused havoc in…
The energy price cap will be updated every three months from October under Ofgem proposals to pass on changes in wholesale prices to households more quickly.
HMRC collected a record £157.2bn from VAT bills in in the last tax year, a 55 per cent jump on the £101bn collected in 2020/21, after…
The chairman of NatWest bank has argued that changes to the benefits system would be the most effective way for the government to help the poorest…
Deliveroo has been accused of “seeking endorsement for exploitative practices” after signing a deal with the GMB union that does not ensure its couriers will be…
In a year in which all its rivals have reported record profits, Jaguar Land Rover has slumped to losses of £455 million largely due to a…
The Bank of England will have to continue to raise interest rates to control inflation despite sluggish growth, a senior Bank of England official said.
Boris Johnson has said he will look at introducing a windfall tax on oil and gas companies but believes they are not the “right way forward”.
An electrician called a 'bald c***' by supervisor is set to win compensation for having 'dignity violated'
Agreement for riders in the self-employed delivery sector provides an innovative blueprint for the future of work, says the GMB and Deliveroo