WP Engine Partners with Commerce to Help High-Growth Brands Scale Without Starting Over July 29, 2026 New strategic partnership will help growing brands modernize their eCommerce storefronts while preserving the WordPress content, SEO, and customer experiences they've already built
Quality Pays: New Vrbo Research Finds Travelers Will Spend More on Vacation Rentals They Trust July 29, 2026 Vrbo’s new ‘Built to Stay’ Report reveals the quality standards and trust signals that matter most to travelers 86% of travelers would pay more for a vacation rental with a higher-quality listing, rising to 92% among Gen Z 81% would pay more for a property with strong trust signals: verified, recent, and detailed reviews top the list
Mortgage approvals inch up yet gains to be ‘retracted’ July 29, 2026 Mortgage approvals rose slightly in June, according to Bank of England data, yet growing fears of a rise in interest rates could set the property market back again. Net mortgage approvals climbed by around three per cent, from 56,565 in May to 58,200 in June. That remained below the six-month average of around 61,400, and [...]
Smurfit Westrock Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results July 29, 2026 Smurfit Westrock plc (NYSE: SW) today announced the financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. Key Points: Net Sales of $8,031 million Net Income of $88 million, with a Net Income Margin of 1.1% Adjusted EBITDA1 of $1,140 million, with an Adjusted EBITDA Margin1 of 14.2% Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities [...]
Bureau Veritas: Delivering on Our Commitments With Higher Sequential Organic Growth in Q2 and Continuous Margin Improvements July 29, 2026 Bureau Veritas (BOURSE:BVI): H1 2026 key figures1 › Revenue of EUR 3,258.4 million in H1 2026, up 2.1% year-on-year and up 5.0% organically (with a sequential improvement in Q2 2026 at 5.5% organic growth), › Adjusted operating profit of EUR 506.5 million, up 3.1% versus EUR 491.5 million in H1 2025, representing an adjusted operating [...]
Healey faces £24bn spending squeeze as inflation puts tax rises in play July 29, 2026 Chancellor John Healey is facing a £24bn real terms squeeze on the public purse due to higher inflation and will be forced to hike takes to fund the government’s spending plans, a top think tank has warned. Price growth will peak at 3.8 per cent early next year before a slow return to the Bank [...]
Luxfer Enters Into Agreement to Be Acquired for $17.37 Per Share in All-Cash Transaction; Reports Second Quarter Results July 28, 2026 On July 26, 2026, Luxfer Holdings PLC entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Wynnchurch Capital, L.P. (“Wynnchurch”) in an all-cash transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, unanimously approved by the directors in attendance at a meeting of Luxfer's Board of Directors, Luxfer shareholders will receive $17.37 per ordinary share in cash. Second Quarter 2026 Highlights* GAAP Net Sales of $95.7 million from $106.6 million, Adjusted Sales 1 declined 3.7% GAAP Net Income was $4.8 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, compared to $2.6 million and $0.10 per diluted share Adjusted EBITDA1 decreased to $13.4 million, down 4.3%, and Adjusted Diluted EPS1 decreased 3.3% to $0.29 Strong Margin Performance, with adjusted gross margin up 130bps to 25.2% and Adjusted EBITDA1 margin of 14.3% GAAP Measures now include the Superform business, previously reported as a discontinued operation. * Comparative information is relative to prior-year second quarter. 1 Note: Adjusted results exclude Superform and Graphic Arts businesses.
Logitech Announces Q1 Fiscal Year 2027 Results July 28, 2026 Strong First Quarter Marks Tenth Consecutive Quarter of Growth
‘I thought this would be drama-free’: Games Workshop pockets tariff reprieve July 28, 2026 Games Workshop pocketed a £7.8 refund from the US administration after the Supreme Court rules Donald Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs to be illegal, the company has said in another positive trading update. The Warhammer maker told investors it had initially paid US customs £12m to continue trading across the Atlantic, a considerable hit to the [...]
Student housing giant Unite faces £400m loss amid property value slump July 28, 2026 Unite Students has plunged to a more-than £400m loss after being hit by a £500m revaluation of its properties and “extremely challenging” building costs. The UK’s largest student landlord slumped to a £417m pre-tax loss in the six months to June, reversing a £186m profit the year before, as its earnings slipped by two per [...]