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...
ATM Usage

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...
ScS Store

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...

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...

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...
Deliveroo extension plans

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...
Greggs

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...
Thorntons

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...

Operations Experience provider, parcelLab, debuts in FT1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies

parcelLab, global Operations Experience leader, has been named by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies. Headquartered in Munich and with offices...

Online Retail Maintains Strong Start to the Year as February Sales Remain High

With the strict lockdown still in place, online retail sales held strong in February, rising by +69.5% Year-on-Year (YoY). That’s according to the latest...

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