Author: Nathan Bissitt

There is a long and often dishonourable tradition of businesses deciding to reinvent themselves to take advantage of the latest investment trend. Sometimes, it is merely cosmetic, with a name change seeking to tap into the new zeitgeist. During the dot com boom, for

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Sainsbury’s has upgraded its profit outlook after reporting a 1.1% rise in like-for-like sales over the Christmas period. The supermarket group, which also owns Argos, was lifted by growth in grocery and clothing sales though general merchandise revenues were

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Train passengers are facing delays and cancellations today as workers from four rail companies go on strike. South Western Railway (SWR), Arriva Rail North (Northern), Merseyrail and Greater Anglia are affected by the 24-hour walkout being staged by the RMT union. It

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Theresa May is to declare war on the UK’s “throwaway culture” by demanding the 5p levy on plastic bags is extended from supermarkets to all shops. The Prime Minister is also being urged to back demands from a committee of MPs earlier this week for a

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The shortage of skilled workers in the UK is reaching “critical levels” and a large number of companies are struggling to recruit qualified staff, a business group has warned. Research by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) showed 71% of businesses in

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The Daily Mail has accused Virgin Trains of censorship after the rail operator stopped selling the newspaper. Virgin announced in an internal note that it had ceased stocking the paper in November because of matters raised by staff. The note said workers expressed

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The European Union has said it is “surprised” David Davis complained the bloc is planning for a no-deal Brexit. The Brexit Secretary sent a letter to Theresa May last month saying he would urge the EU to drop measures and guidance which could require UK

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Customers and consumer groups have rounded on Just Eat after the company imposed a new service charge on its orders ahead of a looming ban on all card surcharges. The takeaway delivery app imposed the 50p cost on all its customers from Monday having previously only

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Byron, the struggling burger restaurant chain, has placed 20 sites at risk of closure under a restructuring plan aimed at securing its future. The announcement, by business services firm KPMG, was brought forward shortly after Sky News revealed that Byron was seeking

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Microsoft said on Tuesday that it was suspending a security update after it was found to be freezing PCs. In a support blog Microsoft said that machines running on AMD chipsets were not going to be protected against the Spectre vulnerability, which was disclosed last

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