Four people have been charged in connection with the collapse of Patisserie Valerie – a bakery chain that once had almost 200 stores. The Serious Fraud...
The UK economy contracted by 0.5% in July, according to early official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the decline, which was worse than...
The head of BP has suddenly resigned following allegations over “personal relationships with colleagues”. Bernard Looney’s departure as chief executive of the British energy giant comes...
A deal has been struck for the owners of Poundland to take over the leases of up to 71 Wilko stores. The Pepco Group will rebrand...
A boost in household spending power has been revealed as basic wage growth in July outstripped the rate of inflation for the first time in more...
The pace of grocery price inflation has eased to its lowest level in more than a year, according to closely watched industry data. Kantar Worldpanel said...
Wages are outstripping inflation for the first time in more than a year, meaning our living standards are no longer declining. So, have we finally found...
Shares in London-listed Smurfit Kappa have plunged after it revealed a deal to create the world’s largest listed paper and packaging company, worth almost $20bn (£16bn)....
A landmark antitrust lawsuit against Google begins today, with the California-based company accused of using illegal means to keep its monopoly power. The historic legal battle...
Primark’s owner has revealed an expansion of its burgeoning click-and-collect operation, while confirming that price increases at the retailer will help it grow annual profits by...
A Sky News investigation into potentially misleading and confusing boiler marketing involving the use of hydrogen in home heating has prompted several companies to remove statements...
A further 9,100 Wilko employees will be made redundant by early October, administrators have said. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) failed to reach a deal to save any significant...
BMW is to build its next-generation electric Mini in Oxford after securing £75m in taxpayer support from the government. The German-headquartered car giant is set to...
Fears intensified on Monday morning over thousands of high street job losses at Wilko, the stricken value retailer, when a rescue deal involving the owner of...
A British-based sleep technology business is being put up for sale by its London-listed owner in a deal that could fetch tens of millions of pounds....
Insolvency firms face being formally regulated for the first time under reforms to be announced next week that will nevertheless fall short of a pledge to...
The owner of Cafe Rouge is in talks to buy Chiquito’s and Frankie and Benny’s, two of Britain’s best-known restaurant chains. Sky News has learnt that...
The supermarket chain Wm Morrison is in talks about a £2bn deal to offload one of Britain’s biggest petrol forecourts empires. Sky News has learnt the grocer...
The CBI, once Britain’s most influential business organisation, is facing an urgent cash crunch as it races to cut costs and seal a potential tie-up with...
The government’s green energy plans have been dealt a blow after firms snubbed an auction for contracts to run new offshore wind sites, sparking warnings of...