Future of Selfridges in question as co-owner hit by cash crunch November 5, 2023 Shareholders on Friday ousted the Signa's chairman Rene Benko, who is fighting for control over his £20bn empire amid a cash crunch.
Old Vic Theatre: £20m needed to keep historic London venue running ‘a challenge’ June 12, 2024 The Old Vic Theatre said it faces a challenge to raise the more than £20m needed to keep its historic Waterloo home in working order, as it battles to create a financial model robust enough - despite the success of its record breaking musical Groundhog Day.
St Austell Brewery: Tribute beer maker hails record sales as profit rises June 10, 2024 St Austell Brewery, the maker of beers including Tribute and Proper Job, saw its sales rise to record levels during 2023 despite the increase in costs hitting the industry.
China’s Covid wave fails to spook Rolls-Royce Motor Cars as carmaker dismisses future IPO January 9, 2023 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has suggested that the recent spike in Covid cases in China is unlikely to impact demand for its luxury cars, despite a slight drop in sales in China last year. Chief executive Torsten Muller-Otvos told journalists today that the carmaker’s sales were slightly behind 2021 levels due to Beijing’s strict zero-Covid policy, [...]
The Notebook: Female pensioners are keen investors – and they’re outperforming men June 25, 2024 Victoria Scholar takes the notebook pen to talk rising mortgages, how pensioners spend their money, and a new £11m London property.
Billionaire Issa brothers’ £2bn Asda deal sees petrol stations empire EG Group surge back to profit May 20, 2024 The petrol forecourts empire built by the billionaire Issa brothers, who also own Asda, surged back into the black in 2023 following its £2bn deal with the supermarket giant.
How to exploit London Theatre Week, where West End shows offer exclusive prices February 19, 2024 This London theatre event starting today gets you into loads of West End shows
Ann Summers: Turnover reaches over £100m as lingerie retailer plots store expansion September 6, 2023 The erotic retailer, which has 88 stores across the UK and Ireland, plans to open four or five more stores in 2024, a new filing posted on Companies House shows.
Home sellers in for a shock as house prices drop across UK and overall growth slows November 7, 2022 House prices across Britain recorded the biggest monthly fall in October since early 2021, according to an index out this a.m. The average property value fell by 0.4 per cent, marking the third month-on-month drop seen in the past four months, Halifax said. The latest month-on-month decrease follows monthly falls of 0.1 per cent in [...]
AO saves more than 70 jobs at mobile phone retailer which entered administration February 15, 2024 AO has saved more than 70 jobs after acquiring certain assets from a mobile phone retailer in administration.