Kent -based sustainable clothing brand DBT’s has received a £40,000 funding package from HSBC UK to support national growth.

Aldi is set to upgrade more than 20 of its UK stores before the end of the year, including two major extensions in Cumbria and Wales.

Lidl GB will increase hourly pay rates for store and warehouse staff from September, marking its fifth wage rise in two years. Entry-level pay will rise from £12.75 to £13.00 na ...

Marks and Spencer has appointed former Asda chief people officer Hayley Tatum to the same role, effective from October 2025.

Overall, the UK supermarket sector employs 2.8 million people and has faced rising costs from increases in employers’ national insurance contributions and the minimum wage . Large supermarkets, which ...

UK GDP grew 0.3% in the three months to June, behind the 0.7% it grew in the first quarter, as a result of US tariffs and higher business costs, according to data from the Office for National ...

Shoe Zone expects annual profits to fall by half after seeing a drop in footfall and revenues during June and July, as higher ...

At Affinity Lancashire, the centre remained fully let , with footfall also up by 4.68% year-on-year. Within the scheme, ladieswear has seen a 17.52% year-to-date rise, with the home category also ...

Claire’s is set to appoint administrators in the UK as the jewellery retailer nears collapse, with around 2,150 jobs at risk, the BBC has reported. Interpath Advisory will be appointed as ...

The early estimate of payrolled employees for July 2025 decreased by 164,000 (0.5%) on the year, and by 8,000 (0.0%) on the month, to 30.3 million. Although the ONS stressed that the July 2025 ...

AO World has announced that Sophie Tomkins has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company with ...

Prosus has received European Commission approval for its acquisition of Just Eat Takeaway.com, the final regulatory clearance needed to complete the deal. The decision allows it to move ahead with ...