Harpin-backed Flooring Superstore weighs restructure as sales slip
The 50-strong flooring chain backed by Sir Richard Harpin’s Growth Partner has appointed restructuring advisers, raising the prospect of store closures and redundancies as the...
Grosvenor takes flex workspace model out of London with £40m bet on Manchester’s Northern Quarter
Grosvenor, the property company controlled by the Duke of Westminster, has broken ground on a £40m repositioning of The Hive in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, in...
Beijing Auto Show 2026: The domestic brands
After detailing the notable foreign brands at the Show, it is now time to go through the notable domestic brands, still in alphabetical order. We...
Why Your Nissan X-Trail’s Wiper Blades Are Probably Failing Right Now
Here’s something most Nissan X-Trail owners don’t think about until they’re stuck in a downpour on the motorway with spray coming off every truck around...
Starmer urged to chair new cabinet committee on economic security as supply-chain shocks bite
Sir Keir Starmer is facing fresh calls to spearhead a new cabinet committee charged with shielding British businesses from the mounting cost of global economic...
Jamie Oliver warns ministers are ‘battering’ Britain’s entrepreneurs
Jamie Oliver has launched a withering attack on the government’s tax treatment of British entrepreneurs, warning that ministers are “battering” the very people who power...