Thatchers: Historic cider maker cheers record sales after Aldi legal battle win February 25, 2025 Sales at family-owned cider maker Thatchers have surged to a new record as they passed the £200m mark for the first time in its 120-year history. The Somerset-headquartered business, which was established in 1904, has reported sales of £203.9m for the 12 months to 31 August, 2024. The new figure comes after the firm’s turnover [...]
The best music festivals 2025: an event for every vibe February 24, 2025 Everyone’s talking about Glastonbury, but if you didn’t get a ticket, fear not: dozens of other amazing music festivals take place in the UK every summer. While Glastonbury is obviously a stonking good time, it isn’t the only good time. In fact, going to a smaller event can have plus points, like fewer crowds, and [...]
Consumer confidence rises in February but cost-of-living crisis ‘far from over’ February 21, 2025 Brits’ confidence rose in February, fueled by better personal finances and a brighter outlook on the general economy. However, confidence remained down on last year. GfK’s index measuring changes in personal finances during the last year rose three points to -7, seven points better than February 2024. The major purchase Index rose three points to [...]
Amazon Prime Video offers French football for £2.49 February 20, 2025 Amazon Prime Video has expanded its sport portfolio in the UK by offering live French Ligue 1 football matches on a pay-per-view basis. Up to three games per weekend will be available on the streaming platform for the price of £2.49 each – to Prime subscribers and non-subscribers alike. It is designed to appeal to [...]
Vitality: ‘Why your health and life insurance premium won’t go down’ February 18, 2025 In this episode of Boardroom Uncovered, Neville Koopowitz, the chief executive of health and life insurance giant Vitality.
Club L London almost triples in size as it targets international expansion February 18, 2025 Fashion retailer Club L London is targeting international expansion after almost tripling its sales and headcount over a two-year period. The Manchester-headquartered company achieved a turnover of £44.4m for the 14 months to 31 March, 2024, newly-filed accounts with Companies House have revealed. The latest sales figure comes after Club L London’s turnover stood at [...]
Ann Summers slips further into the red as sales dip February 18, 2025 Ann Summers slipped further into the red as it battled “significant external pressures” including the cost-of-living crisis, rising inflation and Google’s safe search restrictions. The retailer fell to a pre-tax loss of £13.1m for the year to 29 June, 2024, after it also made a loss of £3.8m in the prior 12 months. Newly-filed accounts [...]
Live forever? Why the future of Brit pop depends on pubs February 15, 2025 Bands like Oasis honed their craft playing on sticky carpets in pubs, but with the sector struggling the future of live music is in peril too, says Mick Forster The recent rush for Oasis tickets proved one thing – Britain’s love for live music is as strong as ever. It’s woven into our culture and [...]
Unilever: Amsterdam chosen for primary ice cream listing in blow for London February 13, 2025 Shares in Dove and Marmite maker Unilever have dipped despite an uptick in profit, with some additional concern as London will miss out on the primary listing of its ice cream arm. Shares dipped more than seven per cent in early trades due to “exceptionally weak” guidance, analysts said. “Unfortunately for Unilever… the market doesn’t tend [...]
Reform UK call for windfall tax on renewable energy in anti-net zero push February 12, 2025 Reform UK has said they would introduce a windfall tax on renewable energy as they announced they were “serving notice” on the industry. The party has detailed a set of “policies to undo the effects of net zero”, in the wake of a series of polls and voting intention surveys that saw it beat Labour [...]