Pieminister serves up just £1,000 profit after absorbing costs to keep menu prices down February 6, 2024 Pieminister made a pre-tax profit of just £1,000 during its latest financial year after absorbing rising costs in a bid to keep menu prices down as much as possible.
Electric vehicle sales tumbled in January as private buyers opted out February 5, 2024 New electric vehicle (EV) registrations by private buyers fell by a quarter in January, as high costs continue to perturb customers.
UK companies facing second-highest level of financial ‘distress’ in Europe February 5, 2024 UK businesses are facing the second-highest level of “deepening” financial distress in Europe due to inflation and high interest rates.
Three-quarters of HR leaders say cost of living pressures impact staff performance February 3, 2024 Research has found that 74 per cent of HR leaders fear the cost of living crisis is affecting employee performance.
How a ‘hands-on approach’ is helping drive sales at national butchers Althams February 2, 2024 Turnover at national butchers Althams continued its post-pandemic rise during its latest financial year while its profits also grew, newly-filed documents have confirmed.
Insolvencies rise helps Leonard Curtis back into the black February 1, 2024 The rise in company insolvencies across the UK helped Leonard Curtis back into the black during its latest financial year, new documents have revealed.
Yeo Valley makes plans to weather UK recession after returning to profit January 26, 2024 Yoe Valley returned to the black as its turnover surged passed the £300m mark during its latest financial year, recently-flied documents have revealed.
Fed’s preferred measure of inflation slowed in December – how will this impact rates? January 26, 2024 US core personal consumption expenditure (PCE) inflation, the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, fell to 2.9 per cent in December, below expectations of three per cent and down from 3.2 per cent in November. PCE inflation differs from the traditional measure of inflation, the consumer price index (CPI), by including a wider scope of [...]
Are The Fortune 500 Afraid Of The Dark? Metrikus Is Back With Dark January To Get Companies To Go #LightsOut January 25, 2024 It definitely feels like that when you look up at the skyline of the City of London well after office hours. All these towering skyscrapers are lit up with absolutely no one in. And while the legend of the occasional graduate banker burning the midnight oil and napping in sleep pods may well be the [...]
Let’s be honest, demonising landlords won’t solve Britain’s housing crisis January 25, 2024 Landlords are an easy target for our housing grievances, but fewer of them won't help renters, writes Matthew Lesh.