º£½ÇÊÓƵ

Load mobile navigation

Retail

Warehouse on wheels concept creates driver roles for North Lincolnshire timber specialist
Employment
Arbor Forest is transforming its distribution methods
Bookmark
Slump in European sales at tuna giant John West fails to impact profits
North West
John West is currently owned by Thai Union Group of Thailand after being acquired in 2010
Bookmark
Losses near £21m at discount fashion chain Matalan as search for buyer continues
North West
The company put itself up for sale last month
Bookmark
Ultimate Products signs Russell Hobbs deal worth £20m
North West
Ultimate Products has had the licence for cookware lines since 2011
Bookmark
Global investment giant JP Morgan becomes second largest shareholder in Boohoo
North West
Boohoo's brands include PrettyLittleThing, Karen Millen, Nasty Gal, Warehouse, Oasis, Debenhams, Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton
Bookmark
SoftBank sells entire THG stake to Matthew Moulding and Qatar
North West
THG said it will receive £31m in proceeds after agreeing to sell 67.8 million shares to Qatar Investment Authority
Bookmark
Eve Sleep sold to Bensons for Beds after confirming administration
North West
The appointment of the administrators follows the announcement of a formal sale process in June 2022
Bookmark
Matalan agrees deadline extension to pay £350m debt
North West
The deadline to refinance its £350m of debt has been moved back from January to July 2023
Bookmark
In Pictures: 2022 LeicestershireLive Business Awards
Leicestershire Live Business Awards
The evening was hosted by TV presenter and magician Ben Hanlin
Bookmark
JD Sports invests further €20m in Spanish online equipment retailer
North West
JD Sports has now acquired an extra 18% of the business, bringing its total ownership to 98%
Bookmark
Loungers on track to open record number of bars as sales grow
Retail & High Street
The Bristol-founded bar and restaurant chain said it had 'significantly' outperformed the market in the face of a 'challenging macroeconomic backdrop'
Bookmark
Cost-of-living crisis to halt 'extraordinary' progress at high-end supermarket chain, warns Booths boss
North West
The company, which is still run by the Booth family, serves Cumbria, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Cheshire
Bookmark
Gloucester Rugby appoints new director to continue club's growth
Appointments
The Premiership Rugby side has hired Huw Warren, who previously held senior commercial roles at Glamorgan County Cricket Club, Bath Rugby and Ospreys
Bookmark
The winners are revealed at the 2022 LeicestershireLive Business Awards
Leicestershire Live Business Awards
Rutland Hall Hotel & Spa, The Access Group and creative agency Cite among big winners on the night
Bookmark
Seafood restaurant comes home for Young's as Gastro brand rings up £72m sales
Food and Drink
New product launches come as customers tighten belts on out-of-home spending
Bookmark
º£½ÇÊÓƵ shop fit-out specialist which has supplied Christian Louboutin and Lanvin goes into administration
Insolvency and Administration
Staff being helped with ‘statutory entitlements’ at what has been called ‘difficult time’
Bookmark
High street and travel store sales helps Boots offset slump in pharmacy sales
Pharmaceuticals
Impairment charges for º£½ÇÊÓƵ operation helped drag US parent firm Walgreens Boots Alliance to significant loss
Bookmark
Walkers crisps investing £14m to roll out more sustainable packaging
Food and Drink
The business is also planning to trial recycled plastic snacks bags
Bookmark
Long-serving senior JD Sports boss to quit next year
North West
JD Sports has now launched a process to recruit a successor
Bookmark
Waterstones owner in talks to back Matalan takeover bid by John Hargreaves
North West
Matalan was founded by Mr Hargreaves in 1985
Bookmark
Marks Electrical boss on how his business is the filling gap left by the big retailers
Retail & High Street
Marks announced sales of £43.1 million for the last six months – up 15 per cent on the same time last year
Bookmark
Frasers Group buys into Simply Be and JD Williams owner N Brown
North West
Frasers Group has bought North West-based Studio Retail Group, Missguided and I Saw It First so far this year
Bookmark
Final part of our round-up of finalists in the 2022 LeicestershireLive Business Awards
Leicestershire Live Business Awards
Winners will be announced during a black tie awards night on Thursday, October 13, at the King Power Stadium
Bookmark
Bristol live music venue extends partnership with events firm
Music
Marble Factory is part of the same complex in Bristol as nightclub Motion
Bookmark
Story Saved
You can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.