Full reopening key for West End landlord Shaftesbury after its £338m loss over winter lockdown May 25, 2021 West End landlord Shaftesbury banking on a summer revival after its £338m loss over winter lockdown
WH Smith’s airport takeover is InMotion after Dixons Travel shop deal July 8, 2021 WH Smith's airport takeover is InMotion after Dixons Travel shop deal
Chancellor urged to keep London economy competitive through tax measures in Budget March 1, 2021 Chancellor urged to keep London economy competitive through tax measures in budget
Marks & Spencer set to buy more food from EU amid border disruption in Northern Ireland May 23, 2021 Marks & Spencer will reportedly start buying more food from the EU as it looks to reshape some of its supply chain amidst chaos on the Northern Ireland border. The retailer is looking to source more products from companies on the Continent as well as from Ireland and Northern Ireland, the Telegraph reported. It comes [...]
Heathrow to open separate terminal for red list arrivals May 21, 2021 Heathrow Airport will open a dedicated terminal for arrivals from red list countries in a bid to minimise mixing between passengers from different destinations. The UK’s largest airport said it would introduce segregated arrivals for people travelling from high-risk red countries in Terminal 3 from 1 June. They will then travel to a hotel to [...]
Fight for the high street: Sunak’s Budget will stop the bleeding, but we must look long-term March 5, 2021 For London’s struggling retailers and leisure operators, Rishi Sunak’s budget provided some welcome respite. The three month extension to the business rates holiday, the £5 billion Restart Grant scheme and the extension to the furlough initiative should enable some of the brands on the high street to survive, at least until they have the opportunity [...]
Traffic light system could cost UK airports £2.6bn this summer June 9, 2021 The UK’s airports risk losing at least £2.6bn for the second year running this summer under the current traffic light travel system, as more travel and aviation leaders called for the scheme to be scrapped. Compared to last summer’s travel corridor system, trade body the Airline Operator’s Association (AOA) said that there were far fewer [...]
London shopper numbers surge as return of indoor dining drives up trips to city centre May 24, 2021 shopper numbers surge as return of indoor dining drives up trips
‘Green’ status should be default for most of world, say BA and Easyjet bosses August 2, 2021 The UK’s airline industry has called for more countries to be added to the “green list” for travel this week, and it should be the “default” for most places. Transport secretary Grant Shapps is due to update the current traffic light system for international travel later this week. In a letter to Shapps signed by [...]
Watches of Switzerland repays furlough cash as it clocks surge in sales during pandemic December 17, 2020 Watches of Switzerland has raised its full-year guidance and announced it will repay furlough cash, after clocking a major boost in profits and sales during the pandemic. Operating profit at the luxury watchmaker beat expectations over the six months to 25 October, hiking 52 per cent year on year to £45.6m. Adjusted earnings before tax [...]