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Shoe Zone shares step up as annual profits jump
Shares in Shoe Zone rose on Wednesday after the footwear retailer dished out £4 million to shareholders as a result of bumper annual pr..
Thursday 5 November 2026
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Shares in Shoe Zone rose on Wednesday after the footwear retailer dished out £4 million to shareholders as a result of bumper annual pr..
Mothercare’s UK sales dropped in the third quarter as the beleaguered retailer cut back on promotions amid its dramatic transformation ..
Sainsbury’s has said sales dropped over its festive quarter after general merchandise trading was hit by consumer caution and as it hel..
Ted Baker has seen its Christmas sales jump despite allegations against its founder and challenges on the high street. The fashion bran..
Bakery chain Greggs has upped its profit guidance and pledged to continue innovating, a week after the launch of its vegan sausage roll..
Britain’s tech sector saw more venture capital investment and stock market flotations in 2018 than any other European country, as the l..
Nearly £5.4 million was spent on “paupers’ funerals” by local authorities in the financial year 2017-18, a mutual insurer has found. Th..
Companies making nuisance calls about pensions now face potential fines of up to half a million pounds. From Wednesday, firms making un..
Major energy providers are bunching their charges just below the new price cap, analysis suggests. Ofgem set a price cap of £1,137 per ..
All flights out of the UK’s busiest airport, London’s Heathrow, were briefly suspended after a reported drone sighting, just weeks after a similar report at Gatwick…
Norwegian energy firm DNO has upped its takeover offer for Faroe Petroleum to £641.7 million as it continues its dogged pursuit of the ..
London’s blue-chip index and oil prices traded higher on Tuesday as investors were bullish over a possible breakthrough in trade talks ..
Monzo is to appoint the former boss of collapsed lender Northern Rock as its chairman, months after the challenger bank became a unicorn
Fraudsters are sending people a wave of fake TV Licensing emails in order to steal their personal information and trick them into handi..
Economy Energy has become the latest small energy firm to go bust, leaving hundreds of thousands of customers in limbo. Regulator Ofgem..