UK’s biggest Christmas cracker designer warns on ‘soft’ market April 30, 2024 London-listed IG Design said it expects to deliver full year revenue of around $800m (£639m) for 2024, a 10 per cent drop on 2023.
The Ballad of Hattie and James: Powerful acting in a tale of friendship, music and guilt April 29, 2024 The Ballad of Hattie and James | ★★★★☆ | Kiln Theatre In the middle of the bare stage is a grand piano. It is so central to the narrative and to the production of The Ballad of Hattie and James that it should get its own credits. The opening scene sees Hattie (Sophie Thompson) playing [...]
Matches racked up debts of over £200m as Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group failed to turnaround luxury fashion brand April 24, 2024 Fashion brand Matches owed more than £200m as it was put into administration by Mike Ashley's Frasers Group , it has been revealed.
Chocolate and discount-loving Brits drive food inflation down for 14th straight month April 23, 2024 Grocery price inflation fell to 3.2 per cent over the four weeks to 14 April, marking the fourteenth monthly drop in a row, new figures by Kantar show.
Hornby: British model railways maker’s shares tumble as Red Sea delivery delays hit sales April 22, 2024 Hornby, the British manufacturer of iconic model railway sets, has flagged a dip in sales after deliveries were delayed by Red Sea ship attacks.
Retail sales stagnant in March despite improving prospects for UK economy April 19, 2024 A survey from Deloitte, released today, showed that consumer confidence had reached its highest level in two years.
Consumer confidence hits highest level in two years as UK ‘turns a corner’ April 19, 2024 "The revival in consumer confidence speaks to a wider story of an economy that has turned the corner," Ian Stewart said.
Over 400 Stonegate pubs in London risk closure, GMB claims April 19, 2024 Almost 450 pubs in London face closure after one of the UK’s biggest hospitality groups Stonegate warned on its profitability, the GMB Union has said.
Cum-Ex: Billion pound Danish tax authorities trial starts on Monday in London. Here is what you need to know April 13, 2024 The Cum-Ex scandal is the name given to a huge volume of transactions prior to 2012 that involved exploiting a loophole on dividend payments that enabled a number of parties to claim the same tax refund.
Player Kings review: Ian McKellen is hilarious in immensely cool show April 12, 2024 Ian McKellen is absolutely hilarious in Player Kings, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry IV