Elliott Advisors, the owner of Waterstones, is plotting a £700m takeover of Currys, the London-listed electrical goods retailer. Sky News has learnt that Elliott, best-known for...
Energy bills are projected to fall by an average of 15% – equivalent to £293 in annual savings – as a mild winter meant high gas...
Retail sales have grown significantly – far exceeding expectations – as consumer spending bounced back in January. The 3.4% increase in retail sales is more than...
Takeaway delivery strikes will be held every Friday and on holidays if demands are not met, an organiser has said ahead of the Valentine’s Day stoppage....
The board of NatWest Group is preparing to name Paul Thwaite as its next permanent chief executive as the government readies a mass-market share offering that...
A UK recession is “in the balance” but there are signs growth is starting to pick up, the governor of the Bank of England has said....
Shoplifting has hit a record high with 16.7 million incidents recorded last year – more than double compared to 2022. The spate cost retailers around £1.8bn,...
The right-to-buy scheme must be reformed to ensure those most in need have access to secure accommodation, councils have warned. The Local Government Association (LGA) said...
The UK arm of The Body Shop has entered administration, threatening stores and more than 2,000 jobs. As first reported by Sky News, FRP Advisory has...
Bitcoin has returned to the $50,000 level for the first time since December 2021, riding on the coat tails of a wider rally for US stocks....
NatWest Group is preparing to pay out about £350m in staff bonuses as the government draws up plans for a retail share offer that could drastically...
Adnams, one of the most historic names in British brewing, has drafted in City advisers to raise new funding amid a deluge of insolvencies across the...
The Premier League is facing a fresh battle over changes to rules governing commercial deals between related parties after it was warned by a club that...
Tesco has announced the sale of most of its banking arm to Barclays in a deal worth up to £1bn. The UK’s largest retailer, which had...
Electric heaters that could explode, cause electric shocks or start house fires are being sold on TikTok and Temu, consumer group Which? has warned. The watchdog...
Santander UK has filed a formal complaint with advertising watchdogs over a Nationwide campaign which “discredits and denigrates” Britain’s high street banking industry. Sky News has...
There has been a jump in the number of properties falling behind with mortgage payments, according to industry figures that also show an 11% rise in...
The state-backed lender NatWest Group has raided the Swiss banking giant UBS to replace a top Coutts executive who was forced out during last year’s ‘debanking’...
The world’s largest offshore wind developer has scaled back development targets and announced hundreds of job cuts as the renewable industry struggles under the pressure of...
Labour will announce on Thursday that it is scaling back its flagship green prosperity plan, Sky News understands. The policy will not be dropped altogether, but...