Nathan Bissitt, Author at Business Ideas UK

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KPMG faces probe over failed Bargain Booze owner

ByNathan BissittJuly 3, 2018

KPMG is to face an investigation into its audit of Conviviality, the company behind the Bargain Booze and Wine Rack chains, which collapsed in the spring. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said it was to focus on the company’s final set of full-year results

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Former Royal Mail boss takes top Asos post

ByNathan BissittJuly 3, 2018

Adam Crozier, the former chief executive of ITV and Royal Mail Group, has been named the next chairman of Asos, the British online fashion retailer. Sky News reported on Monday how he had been identified by AIM-listed Asos’s board as the leading candidate to

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Firms 'reaching breaking point' over Brexit

ByNathan BissittJuly 3, 2018

Theresa May is being warned that businesses are running out of patience on the lack of Brexit clarity, more than two years after the vote to leave the EU. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) urged politicians to cast aside “squabbling” and work in the

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MPs request Bank and Treasury Brexit analysis

ByNathan BissittJuly 2, 2018

The Treasury and Bank of England have been asked to draw up analysis of the impact of any Brexit deal struck with the UK. The Commons Treasury select committee said it had also requested research from the financial conduct authority on the potential impact of the

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Crozier fashions new role as Asos chairman

ByNathan BissittJuly 2, 2018

Adam Crozier, the former chief executive of ITV and Royal Mail Group, is being lined up as the next chairman of Asos, the British online fashion sensation. Sky News has learnt that Mr Crozier has been identified by AIM-listed Asos’s board as the leading

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Davis to host Chevening business summit

ByNathan BissittJuly 2, 2018

Executives from some of Britain’s biggest businesses will hold talks with the Brexit Secretary later this month, days after the Government is due to set out plans for the UK’s future relationship with the EU. Sky News has learnt that David Davis has

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OSCAR Pet Foods is ‘Leading the Way’ … to a new business opportunity

ByNathan BissittJuly 2, 2018

The UK’s largest pet food home-delivery franchise is extending its expertise to a new and exciting franchise opportunity. With over twenty years of experience in a growth industry, it comes as no surprise that OSCAR Pet foods have pin-pointed the gap in the market for

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Administrators hit back in Poundworld rescue bid row

ByNathan BissittJuly 2, 2018

Administrators for collapsed high street chain Poundworld have fired back at its founder, who accused Deloitte of ignoring his bid to save the company. Chris Edwards, who sold the business in 2015 for £150m, warned there are just a few days left to prevent the

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EU: Trump risks $294bn trade tariff reprisals

ByNathan BissittJuly 2, 2018

The European Union has warned Donald Trump that imposing import tariffs on cars would lead to countermeasures on $294bn of US exports. Brussels delivered the threat amid growing fears of an escalating trade war, as the US president targets the bloc and others,

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Tesco moves to bolster 'value' through alliance

ByNathan BissittJuly 2, 2018

Tesco is aiming to tie-up a “strategic alliance” with Carrefour in France in a move aimed at cutting costs which can then be passed on to customers. The UK’s largest grocer announced the plan on Monday morning against a backdrop of consolidation in