Oasis and Warehouse ‘close to administration’
High street fashion chains Oasis and Warehouse are reportedly close to entering administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk. The Oasis and Warehouse Group, which runs nearly 90 outlets across…
HS2 construction gets green light despite lockdown
Image copyright HS2 The government has given formal approval for construction work on the HS2 rail project to begin despite lockdown measures. Construction firms involved in phase one of the…
‘Carillion was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for all of us’ – Paradise chief reflects on five years of construction work at £700m Birmingham project
It is just over five years since the diggers moved in and construction work started in earnest on Paradise – one of the biggest city centre regenerations Birmingham has ever…
Accenture: ‘Every business will be a health business’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Taking the temperature of people visiting theme parks could become routine Consultancy firm Accenture says all firms will have to be focused on health…
“My firm is viable – but I can’t get a loan”
Image copyright Kevin Osborne Image caption Gary Crosbie runs a previously successful business, but is struggling to get a loan The government must bring in urgent reforms to its coronavirus…
SPONSORED: Covid-19 crisis: Output and employment fall across country
The UK economy saw severe disruption and widespread job losses in March as the true impact of the coronavirus crisis became clear, a major business survey has shown. The latest…
Chancellor Rishi Sunak responds to businesses over coronavirus cash
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has responded to criticism from businesses that support they need to help them survive the coronavirus crisis has been too slow in coming. Following today’s report from…
Oasis and Warehouse ‘to fall into administration’
Image copyright Getty Images Women’s fashion retailers Oasis and Warehouse are expected to appoint administrators soon, putting about 2,300 jobs at risk. The owner of the High Street brands, Icelandic…
Economy could shrink by 35% and unemployment top 3m, experts say
Modelling by Government advisers has shown that the contract by 35% in the second quarter of 2020 as a result of the coronavirus lockdown. A report from the Office for…