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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Hamleys: More loss-making stores closed by iconic toys seller

July 9, 2025

Hamleys has closed another raft of loss-making stores as it battles to boost its bottom line. The retailer shuttered 29 shops during its latest financial year, having also closed 40 in the prior 12 months. Hamleys, which also opened 22 new locations in the year, now operates 11 stores in the UK and has 176 [...]
Taxpayer-backed gaming studio collapses into administration

July 8, 2025

A company backed by the UK government’s British Business Bank and has worked with some of the world’s largest gaming companies has collapsed into administration. Airship Interactive provides artwork for the likes of Disney, Microsoft and Blizzard and has contributed to titles such as Spider-Man, FC24 and Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order. The British Business [...]
M&S shares sink lower after failing to recover from cyber attack

July 8, 2025

Shares in FTSE 100 giant M&S are now lower than they were at the height of the cyber attack that hit the British icon earlier this year. The retailer’s shares are currently changing hands for 337p, after declining steadily from their 374p price on 16 June. That price was itself a recovery from the low [...]
Rolls-Royce investors ‘have made a mint’ as shares near £10

July 7, 2025

FTSE 100 darling Rolls-Royce is on the cusp of hitting its latest impressive milestone as its shares edge closer to being worth £10 each. The Derby-headquartered giant has enjoyed an almost unprecedented run of success on the London Stock Exchange since the low of the Covid-19 pandemic. The company recently became worth more than £80bn [...]
Burberry shares back in fashion after doubling in value to near FTSE 100 return

July 7, 2025

Shares in Burberry have doubled in value in the space of just three months as the fashion label seeks a return to the FTSE 100. The fashion label’s market capitalisation has been on the rise after its shares fell to 654p on 18 April after having commanded a price of more than 1,200p on 7 [...]
Apple: UK tax bill surges as profit passes £1bn

July 7, 2025

The amount Apple paid into the Treasury’s coffers surged to more than £300m for its latest financial year as its profit jumped to over £1bn. The US giant paid £303.7m in UK corporation tax in the 12 months to 28 September, 2024, according to new accounts filed with Companies House. The figure is up significantly [...]
Mike Ashley tightens grip on Hugo Boss amid dividend demand

July 4, 2025

Frasers Group, the retail empire controlled by billionaire Mike Ashley, has tightened its grip on Hugo Boss after upping its stake. The owner of Sports Direct and House of Fraser has increased its shareholding in the German giant to in excess off 32 per cent. In a statement, Frasers Group said it “continues to consider [...]
Rachel Reeves’ cash ISA plans would ‘choke mortgages’

July 3, 2025

Rachel Reeves’ plans to slash the tax-free cash ISA allowance “would be effectively choking mortgage availability” for those who need them the most, a building society’s CEO has said. Darlington Building Society was reacting to the news that the Chancellor is set to announce a lowering of the current £20,000 cap that savers are allowed [...]
Bill Shankly’s grandson opens Liverpool hotel in Titanic landmark

July 3, 2025

The grandson of legendary Liverpool football manager Bill Shankly has opened a hotel in Liverpool based in the former headquarters of White Star Line – the company which owned the Titanic. Christopher Carline and his business partner Brian Gamble have launched the White Star Line Hotel in Albion House, a grade II*-listed building which has [...]
Bensons for Beds: ‘It would have been easy for staff to lose heart’

July 3, 2025

Bensons for Beds has admitted it “would have been easy” for its employees to “lose heart” during its latest financial year which saw the chain battle a worsening retail environment. The Lancashire-headquartered business paid tribute to its more than 1,800 members of staff for what it called a “strong set of results”. Those results, for [...]

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