Greggs on track to roll out 150 new stores across UK – and could accelerate plans June 10, 2023 The boss of Greggs has said the bakery chain is on track with plans to open 150 new shops across the UK. The sausage roll seller said it will open new stores in Cornwall and other areas where it currently has fewer sites as part the group’s rapid expansion plan. Greggs currently runs around 2,300 [...]
England’s last match before flight to India for ODI World Cup abandoned September 26, 2023 England’s final match before they travel to India to defend the One-Day Cricket World Cup ended with a no result after heavy rain caused the match to be abandoned. The hosts therefore won the three-match series against India 1-0 with just one of three matches played through until its conclusion. It is Matthew Mott’s last [...]
Rachel Reeves could shuffle fiscal rules to invest £50bn in UK economy September 27, 2024 Rachel Reeves is hoping to make more than £50bn available to invest in the UK at next month’s budget by changing how the government measures debt in the fiscal rules. Senior government sources have told The Times that Reeves has asked officials to draw up options for allowing the government to offset assets against national [...]
Check out 2021’s top ten most read articles in ICAS’ CA magazine December 15, 2021 Read December/January’s CA magazine now Explore our top ten most read articles from this year’s CA magazine This past year has marked many milestones as the world has moved through another 12 months of the Covid pandemic, featuring large-scale but uneven access to vital vaccinations, the tentative reopening of economies and attempts to blend the [...]
Old Trafford development could be worth £7.3bn to UK economy each year September 23, 2024 A new Old Trafford development could boost the UK economy by over £7bn per year should Manchester United’s masterplan become a reality. United, who last year had a 27 per cent stake in the club purchased by chemicals billionaire and Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe, are looking to spend £2bn on a new 100,000 capacity [...]
Inside Fulham’s Riverside Stand, the ‘premium experience unlike anything in football’ March 27, 2024 Fulham hope Michelin-starred chefs will make it a year-round destination.
Bodycare edges toward the black as it reveals huge expansion plans June 24, 2024 Toiletries retailer Bodycare has revealed plans to open 40 new stores in the south of England as it edged closer to returning to the black during its latest financial year, according to new documents.
Pret grows globally as £1 in every £4 now spent outside the UK September 17, 2024 Pret a Manger may be a London lunchtime staple but it has made a firm push for international growth, with over a third of its stores and a quarter of its sales now in international markets. In its half-year results, the sandwich and coffee chain said its sales grew by 10 per cent year on [...]
Fouquet’s New York, hotel review: the ritziest new Manhattan hotel February 5, 2024 Review: The Martin Brudinzki designed Hotel Fouquet's New York, which opened just over a year ago
Hargreaves Lansdown extends deadline for £5.4bn private equity takeover July 19, 2024 Hargreaves Lansdown has extended a deadline for its potential £5.4bn takeover by a consortium of private equity bidders today, as it looks set to become the latest London firm to shift into private hands this year.