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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The £582m plan to create new UK economic powerhouse

May 21, 2025

Plans to create a new economic growth zone in the West Midlands which is tipped to provide a £582m boost to the UK have been revealed. Land on the Wolverhampton/South Staffordshire border has been earmarked for ‘The Central Edge’ project while 14,700 jobs could be created. According to project leaders, the scheme would include 16.4 [...]
Shoe Zone given a kicking as shares slump after losses revealed

May 21, 2025

Shares in Shoe Zone have suffered a huge drop after the retailer revealed it had fallen to a loss during the first half of its financial year. The Leicester-headquartered company has reported a pre-tax loss of £2.3m for the six months to 29 March, 2025. The business had previous posted a pre-tax profit of £2.6m [...]
Easyhotel significantly slashes losses as return to profit nears

May 21, 2025

Easyhotel significantly slashed its losses as it took a huge step towards returning to profit for the first time since before the Covid-19 pandemic. The London-headquartered budget hotel chain has posted a pre-tax loss of €1.8m (£1.5m) for 2024, down from the €10.5m (£8.9m) it reported for 2023. The latest pre-tax loss figure is the [...]
Zoe advert featuring Steven Bartlett banned for being ‘misleading’

May 21, 2025

An advert featuring Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett for nutrition brand Zoe has been banned after being ruled to be misleading. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has found against the Facebook advert for Zoe’s Daily30+ supplement which the brand claimed contained “just real food” and “no ultra-processed” ingredients. The watchdog said the advert, which included [...]
Greene King vs Spoons: Who is winning the great British pub battle?

May 20, 2025

There are few well-populated areas of the UK where you can’t find either a Greene King or JD Wetherspoon pub. The two titans of the British pubs industry together operate thousands of locations each across the country and are staples of most urban areas. Both are major contributors to the UK economy – providing employment [...]
Saga CEO’s pay nears £2m as losses widen

May 20, 2025

The chief executive of Saga, the insurance, travel and financial services giant, took home almost £2m for its latest financial year, it has been revealed. Mike Hazell has received a pay packet of almost £1.9m for the London-listed group’s year to 31 January, 2025, according to its annual report – his first full year in [...]
Card Factory CEO takes home bumper pay rise

May 20, 2025

The chief executive of Card Factory has seen his pay packet jump to more than £1.5m after the company’s sales surged. The West Yorkshire-headquartered retailer has handed Darcy Willson-Rymer the pay rise for its latest financial year, taking home £942,559 in the prior 12 months. The main change to the CEO’s salary was the £531,567 [...]
What Gary Lineker’s early BBC departure means for his podcast empire

May 19, 2025

Gary Lineker’s early departure from the BBC will also have an impact on his growing podcast empire, it is understood. It was confirmed this morning that the TV presenter is to leave the corporation after this weekend’s Match Of The Day. Gary Lineker is to depart the broadcaster earlier than planned and will not front [...]
Yodel’s £106m takeover by InPost put on ice after High Court order

May 19, 2025

Yodel’s £106m acquisition by InPost has been put on ice after an injunction was filed with the High Court in the latest twist in a long-running legal spat. Last month, City AM reported that Poland’s InPost had agreed to buy Liverpool-headquartered Yodel in what was described as a “pivotal milestone” at the time. InPost said [...]
Liz Truss: UK’s shortest-serving PM rakes in the cash

May 19, 2025

Liz Truss, the UK’s shortest-serving Prime Minister, has seen her earnings rise after leaving Number 10. The former PM has raked in £112,657 in the year to 31 March, 2025, through a business she and her husband set up. The figure is up from the £104,715 the firm reported in net assets during its prior [...]

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