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Retail & Consumer
Morrisons to close 100 convenience stores as supermarket blames º£½ÇÊÓÆµ retail cost pressures
Retail & Consumer
The retailer said the former McColl's shops have been loss-making for years, with Morrisons claiming 'Government policy choices' have made returning the stores to profitability even more difficult
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EasyJet losses balloon to £552m as airline reports no jet fuel disruption
easyJet
The low-cost carrier says it has kept fare rises to a minimum despite the ongoing Middle East conflict
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Leeds' North Star Coffee Roasters expand in city following investment
Food and Drink
Next month will see the firm open new sites on George Street and in the Victoria Quarter
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GWR resumes direct trains from Bristol and Swindon to Oxford after more than 20 years
Transport
The service restarted this week and will run from Monday to Saturday
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Company that makes Henry vacuum cleaner to use new £1m solar farm to help build products
Energy
Numatic International says harnessing the power of the sun will also cut its carbon emissions
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Rivals Season 2: Bristol 'integral' to television show's success, says Disney boss
Creative & Digital
The second season of the award-winning series is streaming now on Disney Plus
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Avanti West Coast to axe one in seven trains after DfT cost-saving request
Transport
The Department for Transport (DfT) asked the operator to cut costs, with about 38 daily weekday services set to be removed from July 20
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Iconic jean maker Hiut Demin Co looking to expand
Retail
It has appointed Growth Society to supports its next phase of e-commerce growth
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Ryanair says it is 'better prepared' for European jet fuel crisis than rivals
Ryanair
Dublin-based budget airline upbeat despite Strait of Hormuz uncertainty
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Welsh retailers report a fall in shoppers
Retail & High Street
The Welsh Retail Consortium said footfall combined in March and April was down on the same period in 2025
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British Gas to pay £20m into Ofgem redress fund over prepayment meter scandal
British Gas
Investigation looked into British Gas' treatment of customers who had PPMs installed without permission
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Weaver Vale Garden Centre expansion plans backed
North West
New centre could create dozens of jobs
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Currys CEO Alex Baldock named as new Boots chief executive amid £7bn IPO reports
Boots
Former Shop Direct boss will succeed Anthony Hemmerdinger
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Watches of Switzerland shares soar as US luxury watch market booms
Retail
The º£½ÇÊÓÆµ's largest luxury watch retailer hailed a 13 per cent jump in revenue to £1.8bn in the year to May
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Vertu delivers solid results as it urges Government to fast-track review of 'distorting' EV targets
Automotive
'New vehicle market conditions were heavily influenced by the Government’s ZEV mandate, which continued to distort manufacturer behaviour'
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On the Beach shares plunge as º£½ÇÊÓÆµ holidaymakers delay summer bookings
Travel
Manchester business saw a more than 12 per cent fall in sales to £52.2m for the six months to the end of March
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Fund manager Terry Smith sells entire Unilever stake after McCormick mega-merger
Food and Drink
Terry Smith, the star stockpicker behind the £12.5bn Fundsmith Equity Fund, makes big move following controversial merger
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Greggs hails rising sales as new Spanish airport opening is announced
Retail & High Street
The company's new food items are proving popular and 'appealing to new and younger customers'
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Co-op store openings 2026: Full list as retailer to open and refurbish 24 stores across the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ
The Co-operative
The Co-op has announced plans to open or refurbish 24 stores in the next few weeks as part of a º£½ÇÊÓÆµ expansion drive in 2026
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Protein Works hails record revenues in ‘pivotal and transitional year’ as German sales grow
North West
Company moved to new Liverpool campus
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New Cornwall restaurant will improve 'forgotten corner' of town, says owner
Restaurants
Glas, a new Mediterranean restaurant and bar in Falmouth, is set to transform an area its owner says has been blighted by homelessness and drug use
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German energy giant E.ON agrees deal to buy Stephen Fitzpatrick's Ovo Energy
OVO Energy
The agreement is subject to regulatory approvals but would create one of the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ's biggest household suppliers
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Wetherspoon v Ryanair: Tim Martin takes on Michael O'Leary over the airport pint debate
Food and Drink
Wetherspoon chair brands any limit on early morning airport alcohol sales a 'Big Brother' approach after Ryanair chief questions airport drinking
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JD Sports warns of 'muted growth' amid º£½ÇÊÓÆµ consumer spending slowdown
JD Sports
Chief executive Régis Shultz says sportswear giant planning 'control the controllables' strategy
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