Thorntons to shut all 61 shops with more than 600 jobs at risk
Chocolate shop chain Thorntons is to shut all its 61 stores, putting 603 jobs at risk. The retailer said it has been hit hard...
Greggs sinks to first loss in 36 years
Sausage roll purveyor Greggs has sunk to its first loss in 36 years as the Covid-19 pandemic hit one of the stalwarts of the...
Deliveroo set to raise £1bn in London stock market float
Deliveroo has said it plans to raise £1 billion from its impending listing on the London Stock Exchange.
The takeaway delivery business confirmed its fundraising...
Apple reveals rise in UK app developer economy despite pandemic
App developers on Apple’s iOS platform saw an increase in jobs and earnings in the UK last year – despite the pandemic, according to...
Pandemic brings spending one kilometre closer to home
The coronavirus pandemic has typically pulled people’s spending around a kilometre closer to their homes, analysis by a bank of its customers’ behaviour has...
ScS pledges £1.3m furlough repayment after record first half
ScS vowed to return some of the furlough money it has claimed from the Government as the sofa seller swung to a profit in...
ATM transactions have plunged by 43% during the ‘coronavirus year’
The number of ATM transactions plunged by 43% during the “coronavirus year”, according to Link, the UK’s main cash machine network.
Link said the sharp...
Mobile firms spend more than £1.3 billion in latest 5G spectrum auction
The UK’s biggest mobile operators have committed to pay more than £1.3 billion in the first stage of latest bidding for airwaves for 5G...
Pandemic sales surge boosts Just Eat chief’s pay packet by 57%
The boss of Just Eat Takeaway has seen his pay packet for the past year jump by more than half as sales rocketed during...
SSP taps shareholders for £475m as sales remain slow in airports and stations
Upper Crust owner SSP will ask shareholders for close to half a billion pounds to tie it over until the travel market recovers from...
