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Joules cheers online success as Christmas sales jump
Upmarket clothing firm Joules has thanked a strong online performance for helping send festive sales surging by nearly 12%. The group –..
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Upmarket clothing firm Joules has thanked a strong online performance for helping send festive sales surging by nearly 12%. The group –..
Water companies’ response to the Beast from the East was poor and resulted in mixed levels of customer service, the industry regulator ..
Challengers Aldi and Lidl continued to put pressure on the “big four” supermarkets over Christmas, new market share data shows. Two-thi..
Building supplies firm SIG blamed economic uncertainty for contributing to tough conditions in the construction industry as the group p..
Supermarkets rang up another record Christmas, new data has shown, despite a slowdown in sector growth. Shoppers spent a record £29.3 b..
Morrisons has unveiled an increase in Christmas sales thanks to stronger growth in its wholesale arm, despite a slowdown in retail shop..
House prices recorded a surprise jump in December, according to an index. Halifax said house prices increased by 2.2% month on month in..
Pub group Greene King has cheered strong festive trading after customers brushed aside Brexit fears to send sales surging over Christma..
Retailer Footasylum has warned over pressure on full-year earnings after it slashed prices amid heavy discounting on the high street. T..
Amazon has eclipsed Microsoft as the most valuable publicly traded company in the US as a see-sawing stock market continues to reshuffl..
HSBC has been criticised for an advertising campaign that claims the UK "is not an island" with thousands reacting on social media, with some claiming the…
Barclays activist investor Edward Bramson is to seek shareholder approval to make changes at the board of Britain’s third biggest bank.
The FTSE 100 ended in negative territory on Monday, dragged down by a weaker dollar and lingering concerns over global growth. London’s..
A US investment firm is to fork out nearly £800 million to take a majority stake in the British hospitality company behind the Benugo, ..
Consumers plan to rein in their spending in 2019 – with takeaways, technology and meals out being the most likely outgoings destined fo..