Five questions with Apinke Efiong, founder of EKÓ Botanicals April 12, 2024 Every week, Ambition A.M. passes the pen (or keyboard) to a founder eager to share the unfiltered stories fuelling Britain’s entrepreneurial spirit.
Best of 2023: Please, God, no more of The Apprentice December 27, 2023 We have suffered through 17 seasons of The Apprentice – now it's time to put this wheezing old walrus out of its misery
HMRC’s Covid fraud taskforce to leave billions unaccounted for November 14, 2022 An HMRC unit set up to tackle Covid fraud is set to leave £3.3bn outstanding when it winds down in March 2023, campaigners have warned. The Taxpayer Protection Taskforce, which was set up by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in March 2021, will be phased out, despite having collected less than 25 per cent of the money [...]
Wall Street edges higher as FTSE 100 falls flat despite recovery hopes May 21, 2021 Wall Street opened higher this afternoon as investors turned their attention to key business surveys at the end of a volatile week of trading. The Dow Jones rose 0.11 per cent on open and the S&P 500 gained 0.23 per cent, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq pushed 0.59 per cent higher. It came after the London’s [...]
FTSE 100 and Wall Street on the rise on Biden stimulus hopes January 14, 2021 The FTSE 100 and Wall Street rose today on the news that President-elect Joe Biden will tonight unveil a fresh trillion stimulus package to boost the US’ flagging economy. Biden is expected to reveal details of the deal, which is expected to top $1.5 trillion, in an television address tonight. London’s premier index rose 0.5 [...]
Pret A Manger: Back to profit for first time since 2018 July 18, 2023 Pret A Manger has announced an annual profit for the first time since 2018 thanks to a successful international push and its revamped coffee subscription service. The high-street favourite recorded revenues of £429.9m, growing by 20.2 per cent compared to the same period in 2022 when it reported a loss of £226m. Its last profitable year [...]
Let’s be honest, reusable plastic bags are actually terrible for the environment September 8, 2022 Since 2015, single-use plastic bags have declined by 97 per cent. There’s just one problem: this probably hasn’t helped the environment.
All night long: Greggs feels benefit of evening opening hours October 3, 2023 Sausage rolls are proving a hit long into the evening as high street baker's longer opening hours begin to pay off
UK workers clocked zero productivity growth in last year continuing long trend of sluggishness April 26, 2023 British workers clocked no improvement in the amount of goods and services they can produce per hour over the last year, official statistics released today show. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), output per hour worked in the three months to December last year was no different compared to the same period in [...]
‘A few people tried to talk me out of it’: The Deutsche Bank analyst who opened up thriving Farmer J lunch chain October 31, 2023 Farmer J is on track to hit sales of c.£17m in 2023 and it has plans to open six more site launches next year.