Tenth of UK restaurants lost during lockdowns May 16, 2021 A new poll suggests as many as one in ten UK restaurants has gone to the wall since the beginning of Covid-19 lockdowns. The Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and Alex Partners also suggests mid-market venue options have fallen by nearly 20 per cent. Read more: Shopper numbers surge as stores reopen but retail footfall [...]
itim Group plans to float in London as Justin King joins board June 8, 2021 Itim Group plc has announced its intention to float on London’s AIM market, capitalising on structural shifts in the retail sector as coronavirus restrictions ease. The retail software as a service (SaaS) company is seeking to raise between £10 million and £12 million in an IPO. WH Ireland will act as sole broker and the [...]
Record volume of UK factories hike prices in bid to survive inflation assault December 13, 2021 UK factories are hiking prices en masse in a bid to withstand an inflation onslaught, reveal fresh figures released today. A record number of British factories are raising prices as the sector scrambles to offset swelling costs to protect margins, research by BDO and Make UK found. The “eye watering impact of escalating cost pressures” [...]
Retailers brace for tough Christmas trading as confidence slumps October 8, 2019 Retailers are bracing themselves for a challenging Christmas trading period as consumer confidence this autumn slumped to a five-year low. Only 21 per cent of shoppers think they will have more disposable income in the coming year, while 28 per cent expect their amount of extra cash to decrease, marking the lowest autumn sentiment levels [...]
Top traded stocks within stocks and shares ISAs April 12, 2022 As the new tax year commences, we look at why you should make the most of your ISA allowance within an IG stocks and shares ISA and dig into the most popular shares in IG clients’ stocks and shares ISAs. Utilising your ISA allowance The new tax year is almost upon us and with this [...]
doceo Watch List July 5, 2022 Discount Watch: 9 That’s the number of trusts whose discounts hit 52-week highs over the last seven days – an improvement on last week’s 14. Of the nine, three make an appearance for the second consecutive week: UK investor Diverse Income Trust (DIVI); Baillie Gifford European Growth (BGEU); and European big box investor Tritax EuroBox (EBOX). Sector-wise, property and private equity [...]
LinkedIn: Barclays, Tesco and NatWest ranked top three UK workplaces April 28, 2021 Barclays has been crowned the best company to work for, followed by Tesco and NatWest, according to LinkedIn’s list of the 25 top workplaces in the UK. The list ranks workplaces on their capacity to build and sustain a long-term career and have been compiled based on actions taken by the platform’s 30m UK members [...]
DS Smith reaps rewards of online shopping boom, but sees costs climb September 7, 2021 Packaging giant DS Smith has reaped the rewards of Europe’s pandemic-induced ecommerce boom, with its box volumes swelling past pre-pandemic levels. In its latest trading update, the European group said growth in box volumes had been recorded both in 2019 and in 2020 in the months to 1 May, driven by the demand in ecommerce [...]
SME crisis: Late payment of invoices and spiralling costs threaten survival of more than 400,000 small businesses January 3, 2022 Paying invoices too late is threating the survival of hundreds of thousands of small firms, a businesses group warned this morning. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) fears that late payments, high inflation and mounting administration for firms that trade internationally could see numbers shrink if something is not done about these issues. Of the [...]
Euro 2020: What an England win could mean for the UK economy July 9, 2021 “England don’t do that – they don’t win those types of games” so said a friend after the three lions beat Denmark 2-1 after extra time in their Euro 2020 semi-final on Wednesday. They do – just once every 55 years. Scenes of jubilation across London after Gareth Southgate’s men reached their first final since [...]