Half term: Brits to inject £4.5bn into economy with Halloween staycations October 21, 2021 Families will inject £4.5bn into the economy with half-term staycations this month. Just under half of UK families will take a short break this half-term, according to the Travelodge Holiday Index. The hotel chain found London topped the list as most popular city and Halloween-themed destination. Those looking to enjoy Halloween on a staycation can [...]
Women plan boycott of clubs after police investigate reports of spiking via injection October 21, 2021 London women have said they will boycott nightclubs following reports of spiking via injections while venues called on the Home Office to open an inquiry. Nottinghamshire police received a dozen reports of spiking via an injection, rather than contaminated drinks, since September. Police forces are also investigating reports in Glasgow, Exeter, West Yorkshire and the [...]
Gymshark director buys majority share in HERA October 21, 2021 Gymshark director and former chairman Paul Richardson has purchased the majority share in streetwear brand HERA London. Richardson has taken the position of executive chairman at the fashion firm, which aims to grow into a £100m label over the next three to five years. In his new position, Richardson will oversee company strategy, create significant [...]
‘Headaches’ for Innocent as fruit for smoothies held up at ports October 21, 2021 Innocent’s CEO Douglas Lamont has warned decisions on hiking prices of the brand’s smoothies are “imminent,” as retailers face mounting cost pressures. Speaking to CityAM, Lamont said there were “huge challenges out there,” with cost pressures and limited driver availability. “We’ve all been quite battle-hardened [after the pandemic], in terms of keeping service levels. We’re [...]
Man charged with murder of MP David Amess October 21, 2021 Ali Harbi Ali has been charged with the murder of MP Sir David Amess, as well as the preparation of terrorist acts. The Conservative MP for Southend West, in Essex, was stabbed to death during a constituency surgery on Friday October 15. Nick Price, head of the CPS special crime and counter terrorism division, confirmed [...]
House sales surged by more than two-thirds in September October 21, 2021 There were 160,950 residential transactions last month, considerably higher than last year, but the market is expected to slow following the stamp duty holiday stimulus. The provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of UK home transactions in September was up 68.4 per cent on September 2020, according to HMRC figures. There was a 67.5 per cent leap [...]
Rentokil revenue grows despite disinfection demand slowing October 21, 2021 Pest control and hygiene firm Rentokil Initial revenue grew over the past three months thanks to recent acquisition. The Camberley-based company reported revenue jumped 0.5 per cent to £761.9m for the third quarter of 2021. Shares dropped almost two per cent on Thursday morning, although the business said it had seen a strong performance across [...]
Vivo Energy will open more sites than planned this year October 21, 2021 Shell fuel distributor Vivo Energy has reported a slight increase in gross cash profit, in a trading update. The pan-African retailer posted gross cash profit was grew four per cent compared to the third quarter of 2020, in an update for the quarter ended 30 September 2021. Gross cash profit hit $195m, compared to $187m [...]
Fintech PensionBee revenue jumps following listing October 21, 2021 Fintech PensionBee has reported year on year revenue growth of 110 per cent. Its revenue hit £8.9m over the nine months to September 2021, compared to £4.2bn in September 2020, it revealed in results for the nine months to September 30. The company hit 602k registered customers in the third quarter of the year. Adjusted [...]
AJ Bell customer numbers leap as Covid measures ease October 21, 2021 Investment platform AJ Bell’s customer numbers swelled 30 per cent in its previous financial year. Results for the year ended September 30 showed total customer numbers increased to 382,754. In the final quarter of the financial year, net new platform customers increased 16 per cent and platform net inflows increased by 78 per cent, compared [...]
