Poundland takes £639million hit to value as profits crash and costs soar
POUNDLAND is facing an uncertain future as tumbling profits have prompted its owner to admit it was considering what to do with it.Polish owner Pepco…
Food and agriculture will not be on the table in any trade deal talks with US, says Business Secretary – The Sun
FOOD and agriculture will not be on the table in any trade deal talks with the US, the Business Secretary has said. Jonathan Reynolds was…
Prices at budget shops Lidl and Aldi set to rise with other high street favourites to follow
BRITS on a budget are to face even higher prices at discount shops such as Aldi and Lidl because of the Chancellor’s tax raid.Low-cost retailers…
PizzaExpress announces new Christmas menu that will start in DAYS – and there’s a major change to family favourite
THE CHAIN PizzaExpress has laid its cards out on the table - in the form of a brand new Christmas menu.Fans can expect to see…
Parents are being ‘ripped off’ by makers of baby milk & ban on discounting it ‘should end’
PARENTS are being ripped off by makers of baby milk — and the ban on discounting it should end, the competition watchdog has said.Formula price…
Mike Ashley threatens WWE-style smackdown at Boohoo by demanding they make him chief executive
MIKE Ashley is threatening a WWE-style smackdown at Boohoo by demanding the retailer makes him chief executive.Just one day after dropping a separate £111million bid…
Major fund to boost women in business snubbed by big banks despite Chancellor Rachel Reeves calls for greater support
A £250MILLION fund set up to boost women in business and backed by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been snubbed by City institutions.Only Barclays, asset…
Pubs and restaurants face ‘cliff edge’ unless Rachel Reeves axes looming tax hike, warn bosses
PUBS and restaurants face a “cliff edge” unless Rachel Reeves axes a looming tax hike, anxious bosses have warned.Some 170 hospitality chiefs - including booze…
Water giants want even more cash from hard-pressed customers – by adding £100 to bills over five years
WATER giants want to flush out even more cash from hard-pressed customers by adding another £100 to bills over five years.The biggest suppliers in England…
Tech giant Google faces being taken apart by US government as fears grow over ‘stifling’ dominance
GOOGLE faces being taken apart by the US government in what could be a dramatic break-up of one of the world’s biggest tech firms.The Department…
Post Office chief quits weeks before he’s set to give evidence in Horizon IT inquiry
POST OFFICE boss Nick Read is stepping down after a torrid five years and just weeks before he gives evidence in the next stage of…
Mortgage approvals at highest since Liz Truss’s mini-Budget cratered market two years ago
Mortgage approvals are at their peak since Liz Truss’s mini-Budget cratered the market nearly two years ago.There were nearly 62,000 in July, up 29 percent…
Price of gold breaks records as Pound hits highest level against the dollar in more than a year
BETS on lower interest rates have sparked a gold rush with the price of the precious metal breaking records.The Pound also hit its highest level…
Dairy giant’s solar panel vision will help offset greenhouse gases from farting cows
THE boss of dairy giant Arla says putting solar panels on cattle sheds will help offset greenhouse gases from farting cows.Bas Padberg said members of…
William Hill’s owner says company is getting ‘stronger’ despite earnings crashing by two-thirds
WILLIAM HILL and 888 owner Evoke is counting the cost of rejigging the business this year.The gambling giant saw earnings crash by two-thirds in the…
Package holidays making a comeback as TUI reports revenue of £5billion
OLD-STYLE package holidays are bouncing back — as TUI reports a summer stampede to Spain, Greece and Turkey.Europe’s largest travel operator says its revenue has…
Mars eyes £20billion ‘takeover bid’ with maker of huge crisp band
CHOCOLATE giant Mars has the munchies — as it holds talks to gobble up the maker of Pringles.The firm, which also makes M&Ms, Snickers, Dolmio…
Defence giant Bae Systems opens door to more ‘like-minded’ countries joining UK-led fighter jet scheme
DEFENCE giant Bae Systems has opened the door to more “like-minded” countries joining the UK-led Tempest project amid speculation about the fighter jet scheme.BAE has…
Brits spent 2.1billion hours watching Sky content over the past six month
BRITS spent 2.1billion hours watching Sky content in just the past six months alone.It works out at 240,000 years of viewing — far longer than…
Water bills could soar after General Election as firms insist they need more money to fix pipes and sewage spills
A DELAYED verdict on water bill price rules will be of big interest to Labour — as well as to hedge funds. Water regulator Ofwat…