Profits almost halve at Britain’s 100 biggest restaurant groups
Profits at Britain’s 100 biggest restaurant groups have fallen by almost half in the past year as hospitality businesses grapple with mounting employment costs. The...
Business rates review to reset how pubs and hotels are valued
Andy Burnham has launched a review into how business rates are calculated for pubs and hotels, in an attempt to make the tax fairer for...
Britain’s hidden productivity boom masked by ‘flawed’ ONS data
Britain’s economy has undergone a silent productivity boom over the past two years, according to new research which suggests that official statistics have masked a...
Uber faces €825m GDPR fine over automated driver deactivations
Uber is facing an €825 million fine from a Dutch watchdog for breaching Europe’s general data protection regulation (GDPR) by deactivating driver accounts through automated...
Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies takes stake in Not On The High Street turnaround
Sara Davies has joined Not On The High Street as a non-executive director and taken a stake in the Bristol-based online marketplace, as its new...
JLR pauses Defender redesign, pushing all-electric version into the 2030s
Jaguar Land Rover has delayed plans for an all-electric version of the Defender, its bestselling model, after placing a two-year pause on a full redesign...