Jonathan Prynn has been Business Editor of the Standard since May 2022. Before that he was Consumer Editor and has also worked at The Times and the Sunday Telegraph. He is responsible for all the business and finance coverage in the paper and online....
Jonathan Prynn has been Business Editor of the Standard since May 2022. Before that he was Consumer Editor and has also worked at The Times and the Sunday Telegraph. He is responsible for all the business and finance coverage in the paper and online.
Sales increase described as “positive outcome against the backdrop of the challenging economic conditions.”
Bounce back on the high street is major contributor with retail trade showing 3.4% growth
Greg Hands warns one of capital’s oldest culinary treats is losing popularity to imports such as the pain aux raisins or pastel de nata
City Comment: It will all almost certainly be Labour who collects the dividend. Tough, but that’s showbiz.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said regular wages rose at an annual rate of 6.1% in November to January, down only from 6.2% previously
A busy half term and the extra day for the Leap Year boosted the two London airports’ numbers
The virtual basket of hundreds of goods and services is rejigged every year to ensure it reflects current consumer tastes and trends
City Comment: It seems all but inevitable that the question of control of the Telegraph and Spectator will be kicked even deeper into the long grass
City Comment: Chief executives are losing faith in the City
City Comment: It’s not yet clear what Labour would do about the tourist tax, but retail bosses fed up with Sunak and Hunt have strarted turning to Starmer and Reeves for salvation
Scott Parsons, chief operating officer, UK at French-owned Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, said it was ‘deeply frustrating’ that retail leaders have been ignored
OBR review concludes that the calculations it made about the cost of reversing the VAT free shopping scheme are still “reasonable”
Major review came after previous CEO stood down following “life changing accident”
Rates are slowly rising again after falling sharply over the winter
There were more than 1.5 million visitors from 1 January to 25 February, up 46% on 2023
The 14,500sq ft venue across two floors opened in Autumn 2021 at a former Chiquito site
Tourist tax just the latest in a series of Conservative measures seen as anti-London
Prediction comes as Britain’s biggest water supplier battles to stabilise its finances
The numbers will be a boost to Jeremy Hunt as he puts the finishing touches to a pre-election Budget on March 6
Eight million more bottles of red wine were bought in February compared with January
Move follows similar increases from HSBC and Santander as lenders fear interest cuts will be slower than expected.