Gambling giant blames job cuts on Burnham high street crackdown Retail Ladbrokes owner Entain has hit out at Andy Burnham’s plans to shake up the high street as the gambling giant blamed the Prime Minister for its decision to cut 400 jobs. The group, which also owns Coral, has announced that it will cut about a fifth of the headcount of its global customer care team, [...]
Luxury gym chain Third Space muscles up with record revenue ahead of potential sale Leisure Luxury gym operator Third Space has grown its turnover by more than a third, topping £100m for the first time, as City workers flock to the upmarket health club. The gym provider notched a 36 per cent bounce in revenue to £135m in the year to December 2025, while its pre-tax profit rose by more [...]
Gym Group upgrades outlook as Gen-Z shrugs off heatwave and World Cup Leisure Gym Group has upgraded its outlook after tempting Gen-Zers into its gyms throughout the summer, despite the distractions of the World Cup and multiple heatwaves. Will Orr, chief executive of the no-frills gym provider, said the group is still on course to deliver three per cent sales growth despite a “noisy macro [environment], some hot [...]
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Bingo giant takes hit from rising employment costs September 1, 2026 The country’s biggest bingo hall operator has hit out at the “significant” hikes to employment costs which dragged down its earnings despite surging Gen-Z interest in the pastime. Buzz Bingo, formerly Gala, blamed recent increases in employer national insurance contributions (NICs) and the minimum wage for its six per cent dip in underlying earnings, to [...]