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Fortnum & Mason takes the biscuit as sales and profits rise
Fortnum & Mason has unveiled rising sales and profits as the 300-year-old retailer reported a jump in sales of tea and biscuits.
Overal..
Retailer Ted Baker to report amid tough climate on high street
Ted Baker is expected to report another set of disappointing figures next week as a combination of low consumer confidence, Brexit and ..
Ashley swoops on new Intu property amid public bust-up
Mike Ashley has acquired a new property from Intu amid a public bust-up with the retail landlord, it can be revealed.
The Press Associa..
Former Autonomy chief Mike Lynch facing fraud charges in US
British entrepreneur Mike Lynch is facing fraud charges in the US over the sale of software company Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard (HP) in..
US hygiene giant Ecolab snaps up UK’s Bioquell for £141m
A British company which decontaminates hospitals and research labs is to be sold to US hygiene giant Ecolab in a deal worth almost £141..
House price growth picks up but increases remain ‘subdued’
House price growth picked up in November from a previous five-year low, although increases remain “relatively subdued”, according to an..
Go-Ahead trumpets improvement in Thameslink rail service
Go-Ahead Group has lauded improving performance on Govia Thameslink rail service, which made headlines in summer following timetable change
Brexit uncertainty hits consumer confidence, report shows
Consumer confidence tumbled in November as shoppers dropped plans for spending amid intensifying Brexit uncertainty, figures show.
GfK’..
Intu shares tumble after bidders abandon £2.8bn deal
Shares in the owner of shopping malls including Manchester’s Trafford Centre have tanked after suitors pulled a £2.8 billion takeover b..
Over half of ethnic minority Brits told to be ‘more realistic’ about career aspirations
Half of the UK’s ethnic minority workforce do not have an ethnic minority leadership role model to aspire to.
German antitrust agency opens Amazon investigation
Germany’s antitrust agency said it has begun an investigation of online retailer Amazon over complaints it is abusing its position to t..
‘Bad bank’ sets aside £44.1m for PPI claims
The “bad bank” created to manage the assets of failed lenders Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley after the financial crisis has set a..
Revealed: The true cost of food waste in the food service industry
A recent scheme was unveiled by the environment secretary, Michael Gove, announcing a £15m investment working with businesses and charities to redistribute food that would usually go to waste.
Record number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions, report finds
More tenants are successfully negotiating rent reductions – although further price hikes could be on the way, a report has found.
















