Finance
Persimmon boss leaves as his £75 million pay is distracting people
The boss of Persimmon Jeff Fairburn is to leave after a fallout over his £75m pay award. Persimmon said he left by “mutual agreement and at the request of the company”. Which is weird, is
Qatar buys famous London Hotel, despite sanctions by its neighbours
Reuters are reporting that The Famous Grosvenor House Hotel is about to be sold to the Qatar investment group. Qatar, the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, already owns London’s Savoy and Connaught hotels
Harry Potter author sues former PA after finding out she has spent almost £1,500 on Candles
Famous author JK Rowling claims that her PA, Amanda Donaldson had used a work Credit Card which was given so she could cover expenses of her role to spend lavishly on candles, makeup and Starbucks
Lloyds axes 6,240 jobs but says its a good thing
Lloyds Banking Group has started confusion on a Thursday morning, with an announcement that is will axe 6,240 job which will mainly face back office roles. But wait, Lloyds have also said it will create
Burberry profits up as Superdry pray for rain
Burberry saw like-for-like retail sales jump by 3% in the six months to 29 September. Profits are also up almost £50million year on year as pre-tax profits grew to £174.1million. This is in stark comparison
The UK Economy has grown!
The Office for National Statistics have released its figures that GDP (Gross domestic product) in the 3 months to September was 0.6 percent higher than in the previous quarter. Today’s (Friday’s) figures should help the
French Authorities seize Ryanair plane full of Passengers
Ryanair doesn’t seem to be pausing for breathe as it lurches from one catastrophe to another. Following last years issues over Pilot Holidays and flight cancellation which carried on for six months, Ryanair have tried
Brides left without Wedding Dresses as Berketex Bride goes bust
Berketex Bride went into Administration this week in another collapse on the High Street, with 15 stores closing almost overnight. A message pops up on the Bertex Bridge website stating : DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE Sorry
12 North West Business Leaders make it onto the 100 Faces of a Vibrant Economy
Grant Thornton unveils 2018 Faces of a Vibrant Economy, the Campaign highlights leaders who inspire by example and show how better business can be done Created in 2016, the programme connects Business Leaders with similar
500 Million Marriott customers have had their data hacked
The Marriott hotel chain has confirmed a data breach of its guest reservation database for the Starwood division. Records of 500 million customers have been compromised, with information for about 327 million guests containing “some
Marketing bosses landed with six-year disqualifications
Two marketing bosses disqualified for total of 12 years after causing their company to pay more than £830,000 to businesses they had connections with. With offices in London and Sheffield, White Space Communications Ltd was
Director who is already disqualified gets disqualified again
Married pair who ran a printing company have been disqualified for a total of 14 years after the husband breached a previous disqualification Sticky Print was incorporated in April 2014, with Stephen Clarke (49), from
Grant Thornton to be investigated over Patisserie Valerie’s accounts
The accounting watchdog has confirmed that it will investigate the auditor’s work for the parent firm of Patisserie Valerie as it looms on a pretty unstoppable collapse. The examination by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC)
Costa Coffee launches £15 contactless cup
As innovation and tech find their way more and more into the Retail and F+B industry, Barclaycard has joined forces with Costa Coffee to launch a reusable coffee cup with integrated contactless payments technology that
12 North West Business Leaders make it onto the 100 Faces of a Vibrant Economy
Grant Thornton unveils 2018 Faces of a Vibrant Economy, the Campaign highlights leaders who inspire by example and show how better business can be done Created in 2016, the programme connects Business Leaders with similar
Brides left without Wedding Dresses as Berketex Bride goes bust
Berketex Bride went into Administration this week in another collapse on the High Street, with 15 stores closing almost overnight. A message pops up on the Bertex Bridge website stating : DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE Sorry
French Authorities seize Ryanair plane full of Passengers
Ryanair doesn’t seem to be pausing for breathe as it lurches from one catastrophe to another. Following last years issues over Pilot Holidays and flight cancellation which carried on for six months, Ryanair have tried
The UK Economy has grown!
The Office for National Statistics have released its figures that GDP (Gross domestic product) in the 3 months to September was 0.6 percent higher than in the previous quarter. Today’s (Friday’s) figures should help the
Burberry profits up as Superdry pray for rain
Burberry saw like-for-like retail sales jump by 3% in the six months to 29 September. Profits are also up almost £50million year on year as pre-tax profits grew to £174.1million. This is in stark comparison
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