Post Office workers are set to strike over pensions on the busiest day for international Christmas post November 28, 2016 About 720 managers will walk out of Post Offices over pension disputes on the busiest day for international post. The 24-hour strike, set for Saturday, 3 December, is the third instance of industrial action in a long-running pension dispute. The workers are members of Unite, the country's largest union, who join the Communication Workers Union (CWU) to target 300 [...]
Portobello Road Gin is opening the UK’s first gin restaurant, hotel and distilling experience November 28, 2016 Portobello Road Gin is capitalising on the UK's "ginaissance" by opening an all-in-one gin-themed restaurant, bar, hotel, museum, distillery and off-licence shop. The venue, called The Distillery, is the first of its kind in the UK. The ground floor features a bar stocked with gin and a range of other spirits created on-site and abroad. The spirits verge on the experimental [...]
Bingo! Stride Gaming sets its sights on further acquisitions after establishing a strong platform for growth November 28, 2016 Stride Gaming has hit the jackpot with recent acquisitions and strong organic growth adding up to revenue growth in its year-end results. The group will look for further acquisitions in the new financial year. The figures The bingo group's net gaming revenue increased 22 per cent to £47.8m, while profit before tax fell to £131,000 from £360,000 in 2015. Yield [...]
President-elect Donald Trump now claims to have won the popular vote, citing no evidence November 27, 2016 There are plenty of sore losers in the world, but it takes a special type of person to be a sore winner. President-elect Donald Trump has claimed to have won the popular vote in the US presidential election, citing no evidence. Trump won the 8 November presidential election based on the Electoral College. Read more: Trump risks damaging [...]
Sadiq Khan’s new tech-heavy business advisory board will include executives from Facebook, Citymapper and Love Home Swap November 27, 2016 Sadiq Khan will name executives from companies including Facebook, Citymapper and Love Home Swap as part of his business advisory board Monday, according to Sky News. Nearly one-third of the 16-memeber-group work directly in the tech sector, including Nicola Mendelsohn, vice-president of Facebook and head of its European operations. Last week, Facebook announced plans to create [...]
François Fillon defeats Alain Juppe in the French conservative primary November 27, 2016 François Fillon was voted the presidential candidate of the French centre-right party and will likely be the main challenger to far-right leader Marine Le Pen in next year's election. Votes from over a third of 10,228 polling stations were counted showing Fillon winning with 68.6 per cent of the vote compared with 31.4 per cent for Alain Juppe, [...]
BrightHouse is working to recover sales, but the rent-to-own sector is still taking hits from FCA rulings November 27, 2016 BrightHouse is believed to be investing in new technology that will speed up its sales process after taking hits from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), but a report on the company's operations is rumoured to be published this week, raising fears of bondholders. Formerly known as Crazy George's, BrightHouse is part of a controversial industry [...]
Marston’s broad base of casual dining pubs creates new opportunities and steers clear of industry headwinds November 27, 2016 City centres like London are oversaturated with pubs and casual dining restaurants, but investing outside the obvious locations opens up new opportunities, according to Marston's chief executive Ralph Findlay. While the company's city centre pubs are performing well, analysts said Marston's broad geographic base is what will help the company meet the cost pressures and headwinds facing the industry. Instead of [...]
High street footfall increased as consumers looked to do more than shop on Black Friday November 27, 2016 High street footfall had a shocking Black Friday comeback as British consumers looked for an "experience" with their shopping trip, new research suggests. Online sales fell well below expectations, increasing just 6.7 per cent and failing to meet both the forecast of 25 per cent and the 31 per cent rise in 2015. At the same time, high street footfall was [...]
Saturated fats have been shown to lead to heart disease, but the Food and Drink Federation will wait to see what the government rules November 24, 2016 Another study was published about what we should and shouldn't be eating. A high intake of saturated fats is linked with increased coronary heart disease risk, but the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) said the industries are waiting to see what the government says. This research published by the BMJ follows the controversial recommendations of [...]
