Britain’s oldest brewery unveils £15m plan to move to new site October 29, 2026 Britain’s oldest brewery is to sell off land and move to a new site, in a £15m investment plan that seeks to safeguard the future of its operations. Shepherd Neame, which is based in Faversham, Kent where it has been brewing ale since the 17th century, intends to put much of its existing footprint in [...]
Poundland on brink of collapse as it files notice to appoint administrators October 29, 2026 Poundland is teetering on the edge of collapse after its directors filed a notice of intent to appoint administrators, in a move that puts the future of its thousands of workers in doubt. The company made the filing to the High Court on Thursday, suggesting that AlixPartners, its administrators, could be formally called in to [...]
TradeStation Europe Expands Options Capability, Including Extended-Hours Trading October 29, 2026 Expanded intraday and options trading capability, combined with lower options and equities commissions across the Netherlands and the EEA
AB InBev Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results October 29, 2026 Solid top- and bottom-line performance with volume growth, revenue up 4.9% and Underlying EPS up 22%
Everest Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results October 28, 2026 Annualized Total Shareholder Return of 14.2% Strengthened Casualty Reinsurance Reserves Repurchased $474 million of Common Shares During the Quarter
Jobs on the line as Poundland poised to appoint administrators October 28, 2026 Poundland’s directors are poised to appoint administrators as the beleaguered discount retailer staggers towards collapse. The company is preparing to make a filing to the High Court, which could come as soon as Wednesday evening, which would fire the starting gun on its race to find buyers for its assets and new homes for its [...]
Ridgeview Partners Completes Acquisition of Pinewood Technologies Group October 27, 2026 Ridgeview Partners LLC (“Ridgeview”), a growth-oriented technology private equity firm, today announced the completion of the acquisition of Pinewood Technologies Group plc (“Pinewood.AI”), a leading cloud-based, AI-first, full-service technology provider to automotive retailers and OEMs. Pinewood.AI is redefining how automotive retailers run their businesses. Its platform unifies mission-critical software for sales, aftersales, accounting, CRM and [...]
Poundland owners push retailer towards insolvency October 27, 2026 Poundland’s owners are resisting a takeover bid from an Irish property firm and instead pushing the discount retailer close to collapse. The leading bidder to take over the struggling discount retailer, Martin Property Group (MPG), has failed to win the favour of Poundland’s owners because it has not offered to pay for a loan up [...]
Top court rejects Tesco appeal in ‘equal pay’ case October 23, 2026 The Supreme Court has blocked Tesco from appealing a key ruling in a long-running equal pay claim brought by more than 16,000 shop workers. Tesco is one of several UK supermarkets caught in a legal battle over allegations that it underpays its store workers, mainly women, compared with distribution centre workers, who are mostly men. [...]
Supermarkets blindsided by ‘shambolic’ stockpiling warning October 23, 2026 Supermarkets have been caught off guard by the government’s “shambolic” campaign to urge Brits to stock up on supplies of food and water, industry sources told City AM. Retailers were not told the details of the government’s “Be Ready” campaign until days before it was announced and expected it to be a more “low key” [...]