Casual clothing boost for Sosandar: Sales soar during lockdown

Casual clothing boost for Sosandar: Sales soar during lockdown at women’s fashion brand By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:13 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 22:13 BST, 18 August 2020 Sales at women’s fashion brand Sosandar soared during lockdown despite the closure of offices and the cancellation of events. The four-year-old firm … Read more

UK staycation bookings soar AGAIN over the past 24 hours

UK staycation bookings soar AGAIN over the past 24 hours after travellers returning from France are told they must quarantine One travel company saw their web traffic increase by 25 per cent on Friday This comes after the UK imposed quarantine restrictions on countries, including France, to anyone arriving in the UK, dashing the holiday plans … Read more

UK staycation bookings soar AGAIN over the past 24 hours

UK staycation bookings soar AGAIN over the past 24 hours after travellers returning from France are told they must quarantine One travel company saw their web traffic increase by 25 per cent on Friday This comes after the UK imposed quarantine restrictions on countries, including France, to anyone arriving in the UK, dashing the holiday plans … Read more

Watches of Switzerland sales soar as the rich splash out in lockdown

Good time at Watches of Switzerland: Sales soar as wealthy Britons splash out on luxury timepieces in lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 August 2020 While many shoppers have been tightening their purse strings, wealthy Britons have been splashing out on luxury … Read more

Just Eat Takeaway losses soar despite orders rising by a third

Costs of Just Eat Takeaway merger and Grubhub acquisition cause delivery giant’s losses to soar to over £140m despite orders rising by a third Consumers ordered over 250 million meals, helping revenues to surpass €1bn Just Eat’s purchase of Grubhub now awaits regulatory and shareholder approval  By Harry Wise For This Is Money Published: 13:09 … Read more

Parched Britain: Sweltering heatwave turns beauty spots from green to brown as temperatures soar

A sweltering heatwave has turned Britain’s beauty spots from green to brown as temperatures soar to 100F (38C) in one of the longest hot spells since the scorching summer of 1976. Shocking aerial pictures from before the 10-day heatwave show the stark contrast to today, as the lush greenery is transformed by the dry conditions.  … Read more

The coronavirus gold rush: London’s top precious metals miners soar

The coronavirus gold rush: Value of London’s biggest precious metals miners soars by £11bn so far this year By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 10 August 2020 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 10 August 2020 More than £11billion has been added to the value of London’s biggest precious metals miners so far … Read more

Furlough costs soar by £2billion with more than 100,000 new claims in the last week of July

The cost of furloughing millions of British workers rose by more than £2billion in the last week of July,  new figures show. Some 9.6 million jobs had been covered by the coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) up to August 2, Government figures show. This was an increase of 100,000 on the previous week. The cumulative … Read more

Amazon, Apple and Facebook shares soar amid pandemic

The £170bn tech boom: Bumper figures send shares in Amazon, Apple and Facebook soaring…but Google dives Huge rally saw Apple shares soar to record highs of more than $412 each Bonanza on Wall Street added £5.3billion to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ personal fortune By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:56 BST, 31 July … Read more

Ready to sizzle! Britain is set for its hottest day of the year TODAY as temperatures soar to 95F

Britain is set for its hottest day of the year so far today, as temperatures could reach 35C (95F) making it hotter than the Costa del Sol. Disappointed holiday-goers may take some comfort from the scorching temperatures, with many parts of the UK braced to be hotter than mainland Europe. The hot weather will be … Read more