Online grocer Ocado, part-owned by John Lewis and former US vice president Al Gore, has seen sales growth of 25% in their results announced this week. The retailer has expanded its product range and its geographic covergae and is thought now to be preparing for a flotation. A more established retailer, in another tough marketplace, [...]
Yesterday saw the widespread reporting of the passing of legendary sports commentator Harry Carpenter. One may think that suffering such a loss could never be considered good news, and that is probably right. But the good news is that Harry graced our airwaves for 50 years, and provided many happy memories for fans of boxing, [...]
Nissan is to build its new electric car – the Leaf – at its Sunderland plant, the Japanese company has announced. Hundreds of jobs are expected to be safeguarded once production begins in 2013 – part of a £420m investment in electric cars. The investment is backed by a £20.7m government grant and up to [...]
Two students from Salford University have hugged their way into the record books, by embracing for 24 hours and 17 minutes. Without sleep. No mention of toilet breaks, but let’s not go there. At the same time they raised money and awareness for the Christie Cancer Unit in Oldham – see more here. Whilst we’re [...]
There are many of us who think that small business will be the engine that drives us into recovery, so whilst I often comment here on the FTSE, and large corporate profits, that is more a factor of the availability of content than an indicator of my bias. It is therefore a great delight to [...]
The ongoing dispute between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers’ Union appears to have been resolved, with the Union accepting a 6.9% pay rise over three years, and revised working practices. This is good news for those individuals and businesses that rely on a reliable universal mail service – especially those in mail order. Elsewhere, [...]
If you’re Lithuanian! This weekend brought us the amazing result from the Davis Cup, where Lithuania beat Great Britain in the biggest victory in their history, and Great Britain sank to an all-time low. Bad news (though not unexpected news) if you’re British, but the cue for wild celebrations in Vilnius. And I think there is [...]
After a weekend with dozens of ambitious owner-managers at the BGP, it is always easy to look on the bright side on a Monday morning. This is helped by the BBC reporting today that both the Confederation of British Industry and the Engineering Employer’s Federation are reporting increased optimisim amongst their members. This is especially good [...]
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