City reveals new strategy to ‘retain and enhance’ small business growth in the Square Mile June 12, 2024 The City of London Corporation has revealed its first-ever small and medium-sized (SME) Strategy to focus on key areas of growth for the community.
Walgreens shelves plans to take Boots public in another blow for London market June 11, 2024 The American owner of Boots has parked plans to list the high street chemist on the London Stock Exchange, in another blow for the market.
Greene King: Profit halves at pub giant before Euros despite extra Bank Holiday June 11, 2024 The cost of living crisis and no major international football tournament being staged in 2023 led to profit being slashed in half at pub giant Greene King, it has been revealed.
Vianet slashes debt as demand for customer data continues to rise June 11, 2024 Drinks and vending data specialist Vianet is continuing to claw its way out of debt following substantial disruption to its market during the Covid-19 pandemic and into the cost of living crisis.
St Austell Brewery: Tribute beer maker hails record sales as profit rises June 10, 2024 St Austell Brewery, the maker of beers including Tribute and Proper Job, saw its sales rise to record levels during 2023 despite the increase in costs hitting the industry.
JP Morgan: Labour election win would be ‘positive’ for markets June 10, 2024 Wall Street giant JP Morgan is forecasting a "net positive" impact on markets if Labour wins the UK general election on 4 July.
Issa brothers: How to turn a petrol station into an empire for billionaires June 7, 2024 How did the Issa brothers transform a single petrol station in Greater Manchester into an empire and become billionaires in the process?
N Brown Group shores up bottom line amid slump in revenue June 6, 2024 The owner of the Jacamo and Simply Be clothing brands has blamed macroeconomic challenges for the slump in revenue it reported in its full year results which also included a jump in profit.
Salt tears won’t wash: why those viral charity campaigns aren’t all they seem June 6, 2024 From Carly Burd’s salted allotment to Captain Tom, social media charity campaigns are ripe for exploitation. The regulator needs to wade in and people need to wise up about who exactly they are pledging money to, says Fergal Parkinson Carly Burd became a social media sensation – by crying. She racked up 5m views on Tiktok alone [...]
Forget the skills – here’s what’s really important when it comes to talent June 5, 2024 When is the right time to bring someone else onto the team, and how do you choose who's going to join you?