Property tycoon Nick Candy seeks to up his stake in trendy London gym chain 1Rebel By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 16 December 2019 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 16 December 2019 Property tycoon Nick Candy has bumped up his stake in a trendy chain of London gyms. The 46-year-old already owned … Read more
Struggling fashion chain New Look sees losses narrow after shake-up despite another fall in sales By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:08 BST, 11 February 2020 | Updated: 23:08 BST, 11 February 2020 Struggling fashion chain New Look has narrowed losses despite another fall in sales. It lost £1.2million in the first nine … Read more
Now Wetherspoons refuses to pay breweries: Pub chain warned it faces legal action after claiming it does not have enough cash By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 01:23 GMT, 28 March 2020 Wetherspoon could face legal action unless it pays breweries. The pub chain has said … Read more
Chiquito set to become the first big coronavirus casualty in the restaurant sector with 1,500 jobs at risk By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 26 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 26 March 2020 Chiquito was on the brink of collapse last night – making it the first big coronavirus casualty … Read more
A five-foot floral unicorn, a pair of alpacas, a gingerbread village and a new Aston Martin: Hotel chain reveals the most bizarre items left behind in 2019 Travelodge has compiled a list of the weirdest items in its lost and found offices One guest left behind an engagement ring prompting a mad dash to Heathrow … Read more
Jeremy Hunt leads calls for more tests for NHS workers – as rules forcing staff to isolate when they may not have coronavirus are blasted as ‘ridiculous’ Jeremy Hunt said more tests and tracing may be more important than social distancing Mr Hunt also warned that it ‘may be too late’ to avoid Britain becoming … Read more
Jeremy Hunt leads calls for more tests for NHS workers – as rules forcing staff to isolate when they may not have coronavirus are blasted as ‘ridiculous’ Jeremy Hunt said more tests and tracing may be more important than social distancing Mr Hunt also warned that it ‘may be too late’ to avoid Britain becoming … Read more
Laura Ashley has announced the permanent closure of 70 stores, with 721 employees set to lose their jobs. It comes after the fashion and furnishings retailer announced its intention to hire administrators last week, blaming the impact of coronavirus for tipping it over the edge. A host of retailers, including John Lewis and Ikea, have … Read more
Restaurant chain Leon launches delivery site to survive the crisis By Harriet Dennys For Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:06 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:06 GMT, 21 March 2020 Restaurant chain Leon will this week launch an Ocado-style home delivery site as it reinvents itself to survive the coronavirus crisis. Following the Government’s … Read more
Fashion chain Laura Ashley has said it has filed for administration after rescue talks were thwarted by the coronavirus outbreak.