B&M chairman Peter Bamford to step down after six years at the top January 23, 2024 The chairman of discount retail giant B&M is to retire later this year, it has been announced.
5 Tips To Enhance Your Corporate Volunteering Strategy January 23, 2024 | Sponsored From additional days off to financial contributions to employees’ favourite charities, organisations are increasingly offering rewards and incentives to staff who volunteer in the community. The reasons are varied, ranging from supporting the local community, increasing employee engagement, and developing skills, to enhancing business reputation. But is corporate-sponsored volunteering indeed helping organisations reach these goals? [...]
Central London Alliance calls for government to cut VAT for hospitality, tourism and leisure January 23, 2024 | City Talk Central London Alliance (CLA) calls on the Government to address the UK’s lack of competitiveness on the global tourism market, beginning with a cut to VAT for the hospitality, tourism and leisure industries. Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that visits to the UK increased 112 per cent year-on-year, generating £30 billion [...]
Ryanair spat with online travel agents at turning point as it unveils new partnership January 23, 2024 Ryanair has announced a new partnership with the online travel agent loveholidays. Is this a turning point in its spat with the industry?
CorpAcq: $1.6bn New York Stock Exchange listing ‘on track’ after London snub January 23, 2024 Revenue and profits jumped at an investment group ahead of its $1.6bn merger in the coming months, a new filing has revealed.
Crest Nicholson’s profit slumps over high-cost ‘legacy sites’ as potential £13m legal bill looms January 23, 2024 Crest Nicholson reported a slump in profits for 2023 amid runaway costs and has prepared for a possible legal bill of £13m over a 2021 fire, after the FTSE 100 housebuilder issued a profit warning last week.
The Notebook: The future of work, from bees to smart offices January 23, 2024 Where the City’s movers and shakers have their say. Today, Dan Drogman, CEO and co-founder of Smart Spaces with the Notebook pen. The new tech-driven transformation of London’s work spaces Working in the City of London has changed hugely in the last five years – with one of the big post-pandemic changes being the rise [...]
FTSE 100 today: London markets poised to follow global uptrend January 23, 2024 Asian stocks mirror Wall Street's rally; Nikkei surges on BOJ's dovish tone, while China lags behind. All eyes on Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, and Procter & Gamble earnings, shaping a day of market anticipation.
Market spotlight on today’s earnings: Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, and Procter & Gamble take center stage January 23, 2024 Investors are eagerly awaiting earnings reports, particularly from Netflix, and expectations are generally positive.
Heather Mills hits back after striking rescue deal for collapsed vegan food firm VBites January 22, 2024 Heather Mills's vegan food business owed more than £10m when it collapsed into administration at the end of 2023, new documents have revealed.