Hollywood Bowl: Record revenue for ten-pin bowling operator but shares drop December 17, 2024 Ten-pin bowling operator Hollywood Bowl has reported record revenue this year as Brits continue to flock to competitive socialising venues. The firm, which operated 85 venues across the UK and Canada, said revenue rose 7.1 per cent in the year ended 30 September 2024, from £215.1m to £230.4m. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation [...]
Haribo boss: How I went from being too ‘optimistic and challenging’ to leading sweet giant December 17, 2024 The UK boss of Haribo has revealed how he's changed from being too "optimistic and challenging" now he's leading the sweets giant.
UK wages continue to surge as Bank of England set to decide on interest rates December 17, 2024 UK unemployment remained steady over the last three months as wage growth surged over the quarter to October. Unemployment was unchanged at 4.3 per cent for the second straight month during October, data from the Office for National Statistics revealed. The number of people claiming jobless benefits climbed by just 300 in November, beating the [...]
Rolls-Royce chair and Octopus founder named among industrial strategy panel December 17, 2024 Octopus founder Greg Jackson, Rolls-Royce chair Dame Anita Frew and former Tory business secretary Greg Clark are among the heavyweight names appointed to a new Industrial Strategy Advisory Council, launched by the government on Tuesday to help stimulate growth. The panel, which also includes private sector top dogs like Prudential chair Baroness Shriti Vadera and [...]
Starmer’s diplomacy downplays “epic scale” of Chinese spying December 17, 2024 Yang Tengbo insists that he is not a spy and that he would “never do anything to harm the interests of the UK.” He was speaking yesterday after instructing his legal team to disclose his identity following the “high level of speculation and misreporting in the media and elsewhere.” Much of that reporting focused on [...]
How the ‘Littler Effect’ helped Target Darts hit a commercial bullseye December 17, 2024 The Littler Effect helped Target to double its business and earned the teenager over £1m.
The Notebook: What I learned at Westminster’s Christmas parties December 17, 2024 Where the City’s movers and shakers have their say: Today it’s Michael Martins, founding partner at Overton Advisory, with the pen… We have entered the final week before Westminster breaks up for Christmas and I would like to continue a tradition that I started at the US embassy in London: a Christmas cable The weeks [...]
Water firms to be forced to increase customer compensation for failures December 17, 2024 The changes come after a series of outages earlier in May left tens of thousands of homes in Brixham without clean drinking water.
All I want for Christmas is a pint of Guinness December 16, 2024 Whispers of a Guinness shortage in the Square Mile are not something City AM takes lightly. Some sleuthing in the financial district’s watering holes calmed a few nerves yesterday but the picture remains far from certain. While a good number of pubs had either run out or were down to their last barrel or two, [...]
London holds global litigation crown amid calls for reform in funding industry December 16, 2024 Litigation funding is a leading key concern among City litigators as the majority believe the Labour should prioritise regulatory reforms