Companies need to take responsibility for their contribution to climate change. When you’re parting with your money for a service, you want to know it’s going to the right place. You want to be rewarding companies that are pushing for a sustainable world, rather than exploiting their surroundings.
There are websites that can help inform you on the environmental steps...
The UK’s rate of inflation cooled in July to 2%, down from near three-year highs of 2.5% in June, but was pushed higher by petrol prices hitting highs not seen for nearly eight years.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) is now in line with the Bank of England’s target and was reduced due...
Regional high streets will see a £17 billion tourist spending boom this year, with 29 million Brits holidaying in the UK, according to new research by Direct Line business insurance. 1
British tourists are spending big with local businesses, giving them a helping hand after more than a year of difficulty. Nearly 7 in 10 (67 per cent) domestic tourists...
The Government’s latest proposals for business rates reform will create more difficulties for businesses launching appeals than benefits, property consultants have warned.
Experts at real estate advisory firm Colliers have called for ratepayers to push back against the plans during a consultation process which ends next week.
In June, the Government launched a consultation paper which proposed that business rates –...
UK grocery sales have tumbled by 4% over the past three months as shoppers continue to steadily return to pre-pandemic habits, according to new figures.
Data firm Kantar found that sales declined for the 12-week period to August 8, against the same period in 2020, although the decline slowed down to 0.5% for the last four weeks of the quarter.
It...
The number of orders placed on Just Eat in the UK soared by 58 million in the first six months of 2021 to 135 million compared with a year earlier, the online takeaway platform has revealed.
Households placed orders 3.2 times a month on average – up from 2.5 times a month during the first half of 2020 as the...
Peter Williams, founder of the iconic Jack Wills and Aubin & Wills brands, relaunches iconic Aubin brand and unveils the details of a pioneering new hybrid business model for a post-covid world.
Applying key learnings from previous tenures, Peter has announced the relaunch of British menswear brand Aubin following a nine-year hiatus. The new structure is designed to overcome challenges...
Hotter, the comfort footwear brand, which has more than 4 million customers worldwide, has this week announced that the sale of active and outdoor shoes jumped up by 65% in July 2021 compared to July 2019, a category which now accounts for 20% of its total footwear sales, up from 11% in July 2019.
Ian Watson, CEO of Hotter Shoes,...
Today M&S is announcing the addition of six new clothing & footwear brands to M&S.com over the coming weeks including Albaray, Celtic & Co, Craghoppers (outdoor clothing), FatFace, Frugi (kids’ clothing) and Jones Bootmaker.
This is part of the retailer’s plan under its MS2 division to curate a platform of brands that are relevant for the M&S customer and offer...
UK retailers are gearing up for a strong back-to-school shopping season in the coming weeks as “brick and mortar browsing” regains momentum, research suggests.
Retail sales, excluding petrol, are expected to grow by 12% during the August 16 to September 19 back-to-school period, compared with the same period in 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic.
Year-on-year, sales are expected to grow by...