By: Jon Robinson

Jon Robinson is City AM's UK Editor and is tasked with leading the expansion of the publication's business coverage beyond London. Based in Manchester, he focuses on regional stories, aiming to give a national platform to companies outside the M25. He is also the host of Boardroom Uncovered, City AM's podcast featuring candid conversations with the UK's top business leaders about their journeys, challenges and successes.

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Golf brand Ping hails another record year as sales pass £100m

September 13, 2024

The European arm of golf brand Ping has hailed another record year as its sales passed £100m for the first time. The Lincolnshire-headquartered business has posted a turnover of £107.5m for 2023, up from the previous record of £90.8m, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The firm has also reported a pre-tax profit of [...]
Plans for UK’s first coal mine in 30 years quashed by High Court

September 13, 2024

The decision to grant planning permission for what would have been the UK’s first coal mine in 30 years at Whitehaven in Cumbria has been quashed by a High Court judge. The Government first granted permission for the new coal mine in December 2022. Then-levelling up secretary Michael Gove greenlit the Whitehaven mine, in line [...]
Reel Cinemas: Evolution is ‘critical for long-term survival’

September 13, 2024

Reel Cinemas has said the evolution of its business model is “critical for its long-term survival” after its profit was slashed during its latest financial year. The Leicestershire-headquartered independent chain added that it is optimistic for the despite rising costs and the industry remaining “challenging”. The admission comes in newly-filed accounts with Companies House which [...]
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group buys city hot spot

September 13, 2024

Mike Ashley’s retail empire, Frasers Group, has acquired a major shopping centre in Lancaster. St Nicholas Arcade has been snapped up by the Derbyshire-headquartered listed giant in a move which it has described as “further strengthening the group’s commitment to physical retail in the UK”. Frasers Group added that the 160,000 sq ft shopping centre [...]
Price rises and smaller data packages: Regulator voices concerns over Vodafone’s £15bn Three merger

September 13, 2024

The planned £15bn merger between Vodafone and Three could lead to price increases for tens of millions of mobile customers, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned. The watchdog added that the deal, which was first announced last year, could also see customers get a reduced service such as smaller data packages in their [...]
Seedrs: Fewer deals and lower investment hits revenue at crowdfunding platform ahead of Republic Europe name change

September 12, 2024

Seedrs suffered a 10 per cent cut in its revenue after fewer deals and less investment were made through its crowdfunding platform in 2023. The business has reported a revenue of £6.1m for the 12 months, down from the £6.8m it posted in 2022. The London-headquartered company provides an online platform for investing in early [...]
UKTV Player helps boost viewers at BBC-owned TV giant ahead of U rebrand

September 12, 2024

The BBC-owned company behind TV channels such as Dave is to invest more in its UKTV Player after its viewership jumped by more than 40m during its latest financial year. UKTV, whose channels also include Gold, W, Alibi, Drama, Yesterday and Eden, saw its monetisable views surge from 114m to 160m in the 12 months [...]
BNY signs deal for major Manchester office in city centre landmark

September 12, 2024

BNY (The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation) has signed a deal to for a major new office in Manchester city centre. The bank will be the single occupier of 4 Angel Square in the NOMA district when was completed in September last year. The global financial services company will be relocating its existing Manchester [...]
Luke 1977: UK’s economic woes to hit fashion industry for next three years

September 11, 2024

Menswear brand Luke 1977 has warned that the “current economic climate” will continue to impact on the fashion industry for the next two to three years. The Oxfordshire-headquartered business said the fashion industry is also “experiencing challenges relating to climate control”, ranging from the reduction of carbon foot prints to the use of recyclable materials. [...]
Garmin predicts further sales boost as wearable fitness tech surges

September 11, 2024

Wearable technology giant Garmin has predicted its European sales will surge by 14 per cent in 2024 thanks in part to new products being launched. The Southampton-headquartered division made the forecast in newly-filed accounts with Companies House which revealed an increase in both its turnover and pre-tax profit during 2023. The results show that Garmin [...]

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