Paul Smith chairman calls Frasers’ Harvey Nichols takeover ‘dubious’
Paul Smith's executive chairman has called the Harvey Nichols takeover by Frasers "dubious", as suppliers owed £270.5m expect under 15 per cent back.
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Reed names five young founders as first entrepreneurs fund winners
Five founders each receive £20,000 and mentoring as the Reed entrepreneurs fund names its first winners, part of a plan to back 66 young entrepreneurs.
UK business owners face fourth-highest tax bill of 13 major economies
Study of 13 developed economies puts the UK business owner tax burden fourth highest once inheritance tax on a £1.2m estate is included in the total.
Liverpool leads UK cities with 6 per cent of old phone lines left
Liverpool has just six per cent of legacy lines left to migrate ahead of the PSTN switch-off in January 2027, according to new data from Openreach.
Treat defence spending as industrial strategy like Canada, Healey told
Advisory firm Blick Rothenberg says John Healey should model Budget defence spending on Canada and treat it as an investment in high-value UK jobs.
Jools Oliver sells Little Bird childrenswear label to Next for £2.3m
Next has paid £2.3m for the Jools Oliver Little Bird children's clothing brand, a sum £800,000 higher than the couple's latest Jamie Oliver Group dividend.
The Fee You Never See: How Exchange Rate Markups Drain Remittance Senders
One of the least visible costs in an international transfer is the exchange rate markup — the gap between the mid-market reference rate and the rate a provider actually applies…
When Does Joint Pain Really Start? The Average Age When Brits First Notice It
Ask most people when joint pain begins, and they will point to somewhere around 60.
Fed hikes rates as US inflation persists
The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time since July 2023 as inflation remains above its 2% target Read Full Article at RT.com
Small business owners confident with AI but fewer than half use it
Research from Small Business Britain and Alibaba.com finds owners use AI mainly for marketing, while only 5 per cent regularly use agentic AI tools.