Retail sales were up 0.8% in October, figures out today show. Clothing sales are now just 0.5% below pre pandemic levels and second-hand stores contribute the most to non-food sales… The post Christmas comes early for retailers appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Gordon Gekko, the insider-trading corporate raider of 1987’s Oliver Stone film Wall Street, may have been a villain but that did not stop him talking a degree of sense, especially as… The post Does Wall Street fail the Gordon Gekko test? appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Any gains in interest rates increasing will be lost by increasing tax bills and many people will be worse off, say leading tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Paul Haywood-Schiefer,… The post Interest rate increases may make some people worse off appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
New polling by Savanta ComRes shows women are significantly less likely than men to try and negotiate a higher salary than first offered. Just over one third of UK women… The post Just over one third of women say they would likely negotiate a higher salary than first offered appeared first on London Business News…
Naked Wines shares plummeted in early trading as a result of supply chain issues which affected the availability of their stock. The company had expected sales of between £355m and… The post Naked Wines shares plummet as they downgrade revenue expectations by millions appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Holiday company Jet2 have had first half losses widen and will remain in the red for the rest of 2021. This comes as there is a “range of cost pressures”… The post Jet2 warns of further losses due ‘to a range of cost pressures’ in ‘fuel and carbon costs’ appeared first on London Business News…
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has responded to the government’s Integrated Rail Plan. The plan confirmed vital and significant new routes such as the eastern leg of HS2 to Leeds… The post Cancelling HS2 to the North will affect the ‘economy’ and ‘a wide range of job opportunities’ appeared first on London Business News |…
XPS Pension Group’s Transfer Value Index rebounded during the month, with DB pension transfer values hitting a new record high of £265,200 on 28 October, before falling back to end… The post Falling gilt yields push DB transfer values to record high appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
UK SMEs need more Government support to help them be greener – with 50% saying that reducing their CO2 emissions isn’t a priority for the coming year, a new survey… The post SMEs need more government support to help them be greener appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Skillshare, the world’s largest online learning community for creativity, today announces the appointment of Natacha Cullinian as UK Market Director as it spearheads UK growth. Prior to joining Skillshare, Natacha… The post Skillshare announces the appointment of Natacha Cullinian as UK Market Director as it spearheads UK growth appeared first on London Business News |…