Simon Neville
Slowing Sales At Greggs Boosted By A Demand For Flat Whites
The boss of the sausage roll purveyor said the cold March weather hit the business but that it had been helped by flat white, salad, and breakfast purchases.
Simon Neville
13 Things You May Not Know About Tipping In Restaurants
There is currently no legal requirement for restaurants to hand over any service charges or tips to staff.
Simon Neville
Sainsbury's Will Finally Allow Contactless Payments By Christmas
Sources close to supermarket said it was “embarrassing” that Sainsbury's was the only grocer on the high street not to install the technology.
Simon Neville
The Government Has Launched An Inquiry Into BHS, But It Will Never Be Published
Business secretary Sajid Javid has ordered the Insolvency Service to investigate the BHS collapse, but legally he will be unable to publish its findings – just like a similar investigation into Comet that remains secret.
Simon Neville
SoundCloud Launches UK Streaming Service To Rival Spotify And Apple
Co-founder and chief executive Eric Wahlforss told BuzzFeed News that SoundCloud is hoping to win over the millions of musicians, DJs, and artists already using the free social media music platform.
Simon Neville
The Man Who Wants To Buy Back BHS Tried And Failed To Launch A Racing Franchise
Dominic Chappell said the Interactive Sportscar Championship franchise would attract 250,000 subscribers and award a prize of £500,000 to the winners, but it folded after one race, leaving a string of unpaid bills in its wake.
Simon Neville
Boss Of B&Q's Parent Company Will See Her Pay Jump 8% Next Year
Veronique Laury, chief executive of Kingfisher, took home £2 million last year and will see her pay rise for the next two years, because the board think she isn't paid enough.
Simon Neville
BHS Staff Will Continue To Get Paid, Administrators Say
Workers at the high street chain had been told pay was guaranteed only until the end of April, but now administrators have promised wages until a buyer is found.
Simon Neville
McDonald's Expands Trial Of Scrapping Zero-Hours Contracts
The fast-food chain said nearly 1 in 5 workers asked for a permanent fixed-hours contract in a trial at three restaurants. It was so successful, staff at a further six restaurants will be given the chance to come off the contracts.
Simon Neville
Who's To Blame For The Collapse Of BHS?
As recriminations fly, BuzzFeed News examines the roles of the former BHS owners Sir Philip Green and Dominic Chappell in the downfall of one of the most well-known names on the high street.
Simon Neville
11,000 Jobs At Risk As BHS Goes Into Administration
Staff at the department store chain have been told their jobs cannot be guaranteed beyond Friday as a massive pension black hole pushes BHS to the brink. No more refunds for customers and gift vouchers are now worth 50% less.
Rose Troup Buchanan
UK Authorities Say They Are Not Being Given Access To The Raw Data Of The Panama Papers
But the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists said it was "not an arm of law enforcement and is not an agent of the government".
Simon Neville
Government Now Willing To Buy A 25% Stake In UK Steel
After saying part-nationalisation would breach EU rules, the government has changed its mind and believes an investment of hundreds of millions of pounds can be made to save Tata Steel's UK operations, and thousands of jobs in the process.
Simon Neville
Google Investigated By EU Over "Restrictive" Android Practices
The European Commission accused Google of forcing phone manufacturers using the Android operating system to sign contracts making them use Google apps and set Google Search as the default and exclusive search engine.
Simon Neville
These Supermarket Sauces Can Be Even More Unhealthy Than Dolmio's "Once-A-Week" Products
Dolmio bosses have labelled some products for "occasional" use because of high fat, salt and sugar content. But will the UK's biggest grocers follow suit and issue their own product warnings? And how do they compare?
Simon Neville
NatWest Set To Cut Around 600 Jobs And Close 32 Branches, Union Says
The bank's parent company, state-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland, is battling to make a profit for the first time in nine years.
Simon Neville
Extreme Dot-To-Dot And Colour-By-Numbers Books Are The New Bestsellers
Newsagent chain WH Smith has seen a spike in sales, expanding the craze of adult colouring-in books.
Simon Neville
Corporate Giants Will Have To Reveal Where Their Tax Goes, EU Announces
The EU will introduce rules that force companies, including Google, Facebook, and Apple, to show what tax they pay on a country-by-country basis, including offshore tax havens that "do not respect international tax good governance standards".
Simon Neville
Three And O2 Mobile Merger Should Be Blocked, Authorities Warn
The competition watchdog has taken the rare step of writing to the European Commission recommending it blocks the deal, which would see the UK's mobile phone networks reduced from four to three, warning the deal will lead to higher prices.
Simon Neville
Confusion Reigns At Business Secretary's "Co-investment" In Steel
Sajid Javid suggests Port Talbot steelworks could be part-nationalised through "co-investment" with a buyer, as Tata's Scunthorpe plant is sold.
Simon Neville
