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April sun brings cold comfort as retail sales droop
Retail sales fell last month, but spending was above pre-pandemic levels as the cost of goods continued to rise.
Sunday 25 October 2026
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Retail sales fell last month, but spending was above pre-pandemic levels as the cost of goods continued to rise.
New research from Google reveals that 60% of small business owners agree that they are operating in a ‘new normal’ post-pandemic, with customer and employee expectations…
Morrisons is understood to be set to seize control of McColl’s after a last-ditch bid battle for the failed convenience store chain with EG Group, the…
Baroness Mone faces the prospect of being interviewed under caution by investigators probing a £200million Covid PPE deal.
Thieves are targeting digital currency investors on the street in a wave of “crypto muggings”, police have warned
Administrators of McColl’s were last night considering last-ditch improvements to bids from Morrisons and EG Group, after the Asda owner bowed to pressure to look after…
Jeremy Clarkson’s hopes of extending his Diddly Squat Farm Shop in Oxfordshire have been dealt a blow after he was refused planning permission for a larger…
The BBC is to spend £50 million on research into what viewers are watching in an attempt to improve its programmes and other content.
Boris Johnson will try to reboot his government tomorrow with a series of post-Brexit reforms designed to boost the economy and reunite the coalition of voters…
British Airways owner International Airlines Group (IAG) today said it believes the easing of global restrictions and the return of global travel will see it bounce…
The company recently revealed that owners of items from two of its NFT projects, SuperGucci and Gucci Grail, would be given special access to pre-order a…
The convenience store chain McColl’s has said it is increasingly likely to call in administrators as it battles to secure a rescue deal with 16,000 jobs…
A new tech watchdog will be given the power to impose multibillion-pound fines on major firms such as Google and Facebook if they breach rules designed…
Tesco has been criticised over its failure to support crisis-hit British pig farmers, as smaller rival Waitrose extended a £16m lifeline to help suppliers manage the…
The motor industry has downgraded sales forecasts for the year by 9 per cent after rampant inflation in car prices, the cost-of-living crunch, rising interest rates…