Retail & Consumer

East Midlands Railway says strikes mean no services on May 31 and June 3, and limited services on June 1 and 2

'Customers are being advised to travel by rail only if absolutely necessary'

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Vegan luxury handbag brand looks to create 'revolutionary' new bag with the help of Kickstarter

Amschela has featured in London Fashion Week as well as in top fashion magazines such as Vogue and Tatler

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Office equipment supplier creates 60 Leicester jobs and says more needed

Viking has moved its customer service from South Africa to Leicester

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Bridgestone investing millions in Lincolnshire retread factory

A new Bandag Hotread brand has been developed to cover the HGV, bus and coach markets

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Former In The Style owner fails to secure shareholder backing to de-list from AIM and enter liquidation

In The Style's operating company, In The Style Fashion was bought by Baaj Capital LLP in March

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Reebok made first substantial UK profit since 2014 as it was sold by Adidas for over €1.6bn

Reebok was founded in Bolton in 1958 and now has its UK head office in Altrincham

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Billionaire Issa brothers to announce £10bn merger between Asda and EG Group

Both EG Group and Asda are chaired by former Marks & Spencer and Ocado Group chair Lord Rose

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The Handbag Clinic launches in Selfridges' luxury London department store

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Selfridges has launched the Stock Market to turn the shop floor into a trading floor for buying, selling, repairing and upcycling

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Pub owned by cricketers Stuart Broad and Harry Gurney reopening one year after big fire

£1.3m has been spent restoring and renovating The Tap & Run, near Melton Mowbray

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Boohoo CEO handed £650,000 bonus despite fashion giant making almost £91m loss

Boohoo has been affected by rising costs, including shipping, staffing and energy, as well as shoppers returning to the high street

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Boots to open first store at Bristol Airport following £4m refurbishment of departure lounge

Retail & Consumer

Located in the airside departure lounge, the new retail store will offer holiday essentials

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Pets at Home wants to become the 'world's best' after record sales

Its strong trading performance was partly offset by higher energy costs and increased investment in digital assets

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South West late invoice numbers fall by over 141,000, according to new research by R3

Insolvency and Administration

South West’s year-on-year reduction in overdue invoices was the third highest of all the regions and nations in the UK

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Severn Trent says big players should have acted faster over pouring raw sewage into our seas

Utility company said 'we should have given sewage activations much more attention and acted faster'

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Europe’s most efficient cold store facility taking shape following £130m investment

Commercial Property

Lincolnshire site will hold 101,000 pallets, be 155ft high and run on 100% renewable energy

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Big interview: Cosmetics brand Lush lifts lid on new green hub in Dorset

The 40,128 sq ft of warehouse space, in Poole, will play a crucial role in Lush’s commitment to creating a cyclical business model

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New Aggregate Industries surface at Donington Park helps smash lap records

Some 6,500 tonnes of asphalt were removed and replaced over a 22 day period

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Screwfix and B&Q owner Kingfisher reports 'resilient' core performance in latest results

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Kingfisher said that trading in the first quarter remained stable but blamed wet weather for lower sales of items like garden furniture

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Cornwall wine specialist expands with the opening of second store

John Wines, which has a store in St Ives, will open a new branch in Fowey

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Cornish fashion brand Seasalt expands into Ireland with Marks & Spencer

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The Falmouth-based company will open three stores this month as part of its ongoing partnership with the department store

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Record Topps Tiles sales but inflation takes edge off profits

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Though profits are down, margins are heading the right way again as shipping and gas prices normalise

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Sales soar for South West cheese exporter as grants support transformation of production line

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Wiltshire dairy company, Coombe Castle, has scaled up its operations to meet continued global demand

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John Allan to stand down as Barratt chairman early

Barratt wants to 'prevent the ongoing impact of the allegations against John from becoming disruptive to the company'

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Pets at Home supply deal secured for Cranswick's new dog food business

£9m investment to boost growth at Lincolnshire plant made as leading retailer becomes top customer

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North West Billionaire Issa brothers to announce £10bn merger between Asda and EG Group Both EG Group and Asda are chaired by former Marks & Spencer and Ocado Group chair Lord Rose

Salvage Hunters TV star has closed his North Wales antiques shop

Retail & Consumer

Antiques dealer Drew Pritchard is looking for 'new pastures' after his unit in Conwy shut

Transport East Midlands Railway says strikes mean no services on May 31 and June 3, and limited services on June 1 and 2 'Customers are being advised to travel by rail only if absolutely necessary'

Vegan luxury handbag brand looks to create 'revolutionary' new bag with the help of Kickstarter

Amschela has featured in London Fashion Week as well as in top fashion magazines such as Vogue and Tatler

Office equipment supplier creates 60 Leicester jobs and says more needed

Viking has moved its customer service from South Africa to Leicester

Bridgestone investing millions in Lincolnshire retread factory

A new Bandag Hotread brand has been developed to cover the HGV, bus and coach markets

Former In The Style owner fails to secure shareholder backing to de-list from AIM and enter liquidation

In The Style's operating company, In The Style Fashion was bought by Baaj Capital LLP in March

North West Who is Mark Stott? The businessman in charge of Stockport County FC and property giant Vita Group He has previously been branded Stockport's most successful businessman ever

Billionaire Issa brothers to announce £10bn merger between Asda and EG Group

Both EG Group and Asda are chaired by former Marks & Spencer and Ocado Group chair Lord Rose

Mark Stott wipes out £7.7m debt used to invest in Stockport County following takeover

Mark Stott bought the then National League side in January 2020

Billionaire Elon Musk would 'strongly consider' North East for next Tesla gigafactory

The multi billionaire was put on the spot over his gigaplant plans by regional entrepreneur Ian Baggett at a CEO event in London

Salvage Hunters TV star has closed his North Wales antiques shop

Retail & Consumer

Antiques dealer Drew Pritchard is looking for 'new pastures' after his unit in Conwy shut

property news Work to start on huge new Northumberland holiday park within weeks Park Holidays is driving plans for the Widdrington Lakes Holiday Park which will welcome first guests next year

NatWest teams up with Warwick Manufacturing Group for new green business initiative

WMG runs programme identifying energy use among businesses which will now be rolled out to bank's customers

Billionaire Elon Musk would 'strongly consider' North East for next Tesla gigafactory

The multi billionaire was put on the spot over his gigaplant plans by regional entrepreneur Ian Baggett at a CEO event in London

PD Ports invests millions in electric harbour cranes as part of carbon neutral push

The operator has brought in the equipment to its Tees Dock terminal

South Yorkshire's Premtech snapped up by Welding Alloys

Global operator Welding Alloys said the move would strengthen its UK presence