Business Matters
- How to ensure your business is on the right side of history in 20 years March 18, 2019History has a habit of looking unfavourably towards individuals and corporations who don’t hold up to the scrutiny of modern morality. Read more: How to ensure your business is on the right side of history in 20 years
- M&S plans big store shift towards weekly food shop March 18, 2019Marks and Spencer is planning a big shift towards food at its stores, the retailer has said. Read more: M&S plans big store shift towards weekly food shop
- JD Sports in deal to buy Footasylum for £90m March 18, 2019JD Sports has made an offer to purchase clothing and shoe retailer Footasylum for £90.1m. Read more: JD Sports in deal to buy Footasylum for £90m
- WorldPay sold in $43bn sale to US rival March 18, 2019A UK payment processing firm that used to be owned by Royal Bank of Scotland has been sold in a deal worth $43bn (£32bn). Read more: WorldPay sold in $43bn sale to US rival
- Economic uncertainty not impacting scale up businesses’ confidence about growth March 18, 2019New research from Barclaycard, which processes nearly half of the nation’s credit and debit card transactions, identifies that even in an uncertain environment, UK businesses remain confident of their growth prospects – over both the short and long term. Read more: Economic uncertainty not impacting scale up businesses’ confidence about growth
- Patisserie Valerie black hole doubles previous estimate to £94m March 16, 2019The accounting black hole at Patisserie Valerie has swelled to £94m, more than double a previous estimate, according to a new report by its administrators. Read more: Patisserie Valerie black hole doubles previous estimate to £94m
- Brexit ferry contracts could cost government millions more if March deadline is missed March 16, 2019The government will be forced to spend tens of millions of additional costs to keep its no-deal ferry contracts in place if Brexit is delayed. Read more: Brexit ferry contracts could cost government millions more if March deadline is missed
- UK business owners believe women are underrepresented in media March 16, 2019Business owners in the UK believe that women are underrepresented in the media, according to new research Read more: UK business owners believe women are underrepresented in media
- International standard shows how businesses “can do health and safety better” March 16, 2019A year on from the launch of a global standard for health and safety in workplaces, more businesses are being urged to join forward-thinking organisations in strengthening the way they look after employees. Read more: International standard shows how businesses “can do health and safety better”
- UK SMEs do not have sufficient skills to prevent cyber attacks March 16, 2019Nearly all UK SMEs admit employees lack the necessary skills to carry out security testing Read more: UK SMEs do not have sufficient skills to prevent cyber attacks