Retail sales were up in March – and are expected to grow further in the coming months as warm weather and events such as Taylor Swift’s UK tour...
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The former head of Tesco has been announced as the new chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, one of the biggest and most high-pressure jobs in retail. Jason...
One of the UK’s largest vet companies has been hit by a “cyber incident” with disruption caused across all operations and a risk of...
Santander UK, Britain’s fifth-biggest high street bank, is cancelling its membership of a key lending standards body because of the duplication of regulatory...
English cricket chiefs will next week take another step towards a radical revamp of the sport’s ownership structure by launching plans to sell stakes in The...
The crisis enveloping Thames Water has deepened after its holding company announced it had been unable to meet debt repayments. Kemble Water said it missed an...
House prices slipped by 1% in March following five consecutive months of growth, according to new figures from Halifax. The lender said affordability remained...
Administrators to The Body Shop are drawing up plans to launch a further restructuring process in a bid to salvage a future for one of Britain’s best-known...
British billionaire Joe Lewis has avoided a jail sentence after admitting he orchestrated an insider trading scheme that helped those around him make millions...
The Dutch banking giant ING has been thrust into a pivotal role in determining the future of stricken Thames Water’s parent company amid growing...
Tube strikes planned for Monday and next month have been called off, the Aslef union announced. The walkouts had been planned for 8 April and 4 May. The Mayor...
A planned merger between Vodafone and Three is in doubt after the competition watchdog said it would launch a major investigation into the deal. The...
The Post Office’s IT helpdesk was instructing Fujitsu, the maker of faulty accounting software, to change sub-postmaster accounts more than a decade ago...
Tens of thousands of people are facing crippling tax demands from HMRC for tax their employers failed to pay. It’s an injustice that has been compared...
The Post Office’s IT helpdesk was instructing Fujitsu, the maker of faulty accounting software, to change sub-postmaster accounts more than a decade ago...
The leading representative body for small businesses in Britain has criticised the City watchdog over its approach to a ‘super-complaint’ about...
