Yodel receives £85m in funding – but how should it be spent? August 8, 2024 Yougov’s chief executive Steve Hatch takes a closer look at the data behind the biggest stories in business. Liverpool-based delivery firm Yodel recently announced an £85m funding package from a consortium of investors. The deal has dealt the final blow to the proposed merger between the parcel company and Shift, which led to a rescue deal for [...]
Prospective Everton buyers back £160m software PE fund June 20, 2024 The prospective buyers of Everton Football Club have backed a $200m (£157.7m) private equity fund investing in European software Companies.
Business leaders are concerned about facing litigation over missed ESG targets February 29, 2024 Nearly two thirds of British business leaders are concerned that their ESG targets will put them at risk of litigation.
General Election 2024: What Britain’s entrepreneurs are hoping for May 31, 2024 Ambition A.M. takes a look at what some of Britain’s entrepreneurs are hoping to see in the upcoming General Election.
Gap posts surprise jump in sales as online business doubles August 28, 2020 Fashion retailer Gap posted a surprise jump in quarterly sales as its online business almost doubled due to consumers buying comfortable “stay at home” clothes during the coronavirus pandemic. The US firm said same-store sales were up 13 per cent in the second quarter, compared to analysts’ forecast of a 20.97 per cent drop. The [...]
Arm’s IPO won’t save us from the ‘valley of death’ Britain’s tech scene is facing September 19, 2023 Last week, Arm’s return to the stock market with a $54.5bn valuation ignited a wave of optimism in the UK tech community. Heralded as the biggest initial public offering (IPO) of the year, the British chipmaker’s listing on the NASDAQ generated hopeful whispers that the IPO drought may finally be coming to an end. Since [...]
Number of new homes built plunges by a quarter as housing crisis grows July 23, 2024 The number of new homes registered to be built in the UK fell by 23 per cent year on year in the second quarter of 2023, according to figures from the NHBC.
What happened when I asked my male friends about women’s bodies? March 5, 2024 Male ignorance of female issues is nothing new, but poor education around fertility is catching up with us, writes Phoebe Arslanagic-Little.
Tory mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey closes gap to Sadiq Khan September 13, 2020 Tory mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey is just seven points behind mayor of London Sadiq Khan in shock internal Conservative party polling. The private polling reportedly shows Khan is leading Bailey by 42 per cent to 35 per cent on first preference voting, according to the Sunday Telegraph. The internal Tory polling has Khan winning on [...]
Russian gas flooding Europe: New government should “seize the opportunity” to close loopholes in sanctions regime, warns lawyer July 2, 2024 A British business that trades in Russian liquefied natural gas by operating an "unusual ship", has not been breaching the sanctions put in places after the Russian invasion into Ukraine