Business set up by Dragon’s Den star enters liquidation as dozens of jobs lost
The company’s brand name will remain as the trading arm enters liquidation A business which was set up by a Dragon’s Den cast member has entered liquidation with dozens of jobs set to be lost. It was announced at the end of last week that the company Sara Davies set up while she was at […]
2 weeks ago
Boots sold in £6.7bn deal including 1,800 stores across UK and Ireland
The UK retail pharma chain was bought by one of Canada’s most affluent families The High Street pharmacy and retail chain, Boots, has been sold for £6.7bn ($8.9bn) to the holding company of one of Canada’s most powerful families, the BBC confirms. The Weston family’s holding company, Wittington Investments, confirmed on Wednesday the multi-billion purchase […]
1 month ago
Content creators are quietly changing what it means to start a business in Britain
Britain’s creator economy is now worth billions and supports tens of thousands of jobs. So how come no one is talking about it? For generations, starting a business had a fairly recognisable beginning. You had an idea. You wrote a business plan. You found some money. You registered a company. Then, if everything went to […]
1 month ago
UK restaurant chain shuts all 106 sites today after half a century – full list of locations
It comes as part of a major restructuring Another UK pub-restaurant chain has shut all its 106 sites today after operating for over half a century. The chain was founded in 1974 and enjoyed its last ever day of service yesterday (Wednesday, 9 September), before closing for good today. Beefeater closed all 106 of its […]
2 months ago
Another UK restaurant chain to shut all 106 sites tomorrow after 50 years – full list of locations
It comes as part of a major restructuring Another UK pub-restaurant chain is to shut all its 106 sites tomorrow after operating for over 50 years. The chain was founded in 1974 and enjoyed its last ever day of service on today (Wednesday, 9 September), before closing for good tomorrow. Beefeater is set to close […]
2 months ago
UK restaurant chain shuts all 89 sites after 45 years – full list of locations
It comes as part of a major restructuring A UK pub-restaurant chain has shut all 89 sites after operating for 45 years. The chain was founded in 1981 and officially said its goodbyes on Monday (7 September). Brewers Fayre has closed all 89 of its UK branches after its parent company Whitbread, who owns Premier […]
2 months ago