Dominos presses on with expansion plans March 28, 2012 Britain’s biggest pizza delivery firm Domino’s Pizza UK reported a rise in first quarter sales, helped by a recovery in Ireland, and said it was sticking with plans to open 72 new stores in 2012, including 12 in Germany. Domino’s, which operates the British and Irish franchises of the global delivery brand, said on Wednesday [...]
Dominos presses on with expansion plans March 28, 2012 Britain’s biggest pizza delivery firm Domino’s Pizza UK reported a rise in first quarter sales, helped by a recovery in Ireland, and said it was sticking with plans to open 72 new stores in 2012, including 12 in Germany. Domino’s, which operates the British and Irish franchises of the global delivery brand, said on Wednesday [...]
The global supply chain bringing every part of the Games to the UK April 10, 2012 COUNTDOWN TO THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES 107 DAYS TO GO Q What was your brand’s primary reason for being involved with the Games? A To showcase our complete supply chain capability. The Games is the largest peacetime logistical event that’s ever staged. The supply chain is extremely complex, it covers air, ground, customs brokerage, [...]
House prices slip further to mark a year of decline August 8, 2011 UK house prices slipped further in July – with only London bucking the trend with increased sales figures. According to today’s Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ UK housing market survey, 22 per cent more chartered surveyors reported a fall in prices than a rise in July, an improvement on June’s net balance of -26. Figures [...]
House prices slip further to mark a year of decline August 8, 2011 UK house prices slipped further in July – with only London bucking the trend with increased sales figures. According to today’s Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ UK housing market survey, 22 per cent more chartered surveyors reported a fall in prices than a rise in July, an improvement on June’s net balance of -26. Figures [...]
PROPERTY NEWS January 19, 2012 HOUSE PRICES FALL AGAIN Knight Frank/Markit’s January House Price Sentiment Index (HPSI) shows the rate of decline in house prices was similar to December. Around five per cent of households said the value of their home had risen since December, while around 19 per cent reported a fall. The resulting HPSI figure of 43.2 is [...]
Li Ka-Shing: the Superman who soared from the factory floor February 20, 2012 LI Ka-Shing, Hong Kong’s richest man and chairman of Cheung King Infrastructure, is one of the largest foreign investors in the UK following two major acquisitions over the past two years. Last year, the octogenarian billionaire snapped up Northumbrian Water for £2.4bn, in the largest takeover of a UK publicly listed company since Kraft bought [...]
House prices reverse January fall as confidence increases March 1, 2012 HOUSE prices rose across the country in February, according to data published yesterday – although asking prices for prime properties have taken a hit from the seasonal dip in buying activity. Average prices rose 0.6 per cent in the month, Nationwide figures showed, rebounding from the 0.3 per cent fall in January. Prices were up [...]
Persimmon wary as UK housing market struggles November 15, 2010 HOUSEBUILDER Persimmon warned yesterday that the housing market remained flat throughout autumn, with a lack of available mortgages and mounting consumer worries stunting sales. Persimmon, which posted a 27 per cent jump in annual revenue in August, said it has reached sales targets for the year and has homes worth £460m reserved for 2011. However, [...]
Persimmon wary as UK housing market struggles November 15, 2010 HOUSEBUILDER Persimmon warned yesterday that the housing market remained flat throughout autumn, with a lack of available mortgages and mounting consumer worries stunting sales. Persimmon, which posted a 27 per cent jump in annual revenue in August, said it has reached sales targets for the year and has homes worth £460m reserved for 2011. However, [...]