Retail Sector
- Abercrombie & Fitch to close seven flagship stores
- Burberry appoints non-executive director
- JD Sports enters Debenhams takeover talks
- Pets at Home ‘optimistic’ as sales rise in H1
- AO World revenue soars 53% in H1
- PM outlines Covid Winter Plan
- The Very Group names former BBC tech director as CIO
- Government to confirm reopening of non-essential retail
- Lululemon appoints new CFO
- Cake Box reports sustained recovery in H1
Accountancy Today
- FCA fines brokers £3.5m for market misconduct
- Auditors strengthen going concern assessments, FRC finds
- CIIA warns majority of businesses are unprepared for climate change
- PM outlines Covid Winter Plan
- VAT fraud clampdown will put construction firms into a cashflow conundrum
- Grant Thornton faces lawsuit over Patisserie Valerie collapse
- Smith & Williamson welcomes new partner
- Lululemon appoints new CFO
- HMRC names Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia as new chair
- Big businesses underpay £35bn in tax, HMRC suspects
Jewellery Focus
- Synova brings DaVinci diamond system to market
- Zeemou Zeng reveals The Impressionists collection
- Sixty-second interview: Fenton & Co
- PM outlines Covid Winter Plan
- Hirsh launches home shopping service
- Lewis Hamilton loses legal battle with Hamilton watches
- Lebrusan Studio announces charity fundraising
- Holiday engagement rings driving jewellery sales, says De Beers
- Indria Scott named as face of De Beers’ ReSet Collective
- Andre Michael unveils alphabet diamond pendant collection
Hotel Owner
- Moxy Hotels opens Chester site
- UKHospitality slams Covid Winter Plan
- Provenance Inns and Hotels renews contract with Penguin FM
- Pestana CR7’s Manchester hotel receives planning approval
- PM outlines Covid Winter Plan
- Whitbread submits plans for hotel at former London police station
- London hotels and restaurants face £3bn rates bill
- Scottish castles set to convert into ‘high class’ hotels
- A third of hospitality groups fear collapse
- Riviera Hotel brought to market for £5.5m
Funeral Service Times
- Scottish government distributes £8.7m in funeral support
- Guiding mourners sensitively through services
- Dudley funeral home target of ram raid
- Co-op Funeralcare urges government to reopen places of worship
- Hunnaball Funeral Services announces livestream event
- Police seek to issue £10k fine after restrictions breach at funeral
- Work gets underway on new Hambleton Crematorium
- Salford Council bereavement service awarded gold standard
- Proposal submitted for new Powys crematorium
- Work to begin on new £16m Plymouth crematorium
Pet Gazette
- Hug enters market with hybrid pet food offering
- RSPCA calls for ‘Christmas crackdown’ on puppy smuggling
- Arjowiggins launches sustainable packaging for pet industry
- Pets at Home sales boosted by rising pet ownership
- PM outlines Covid Winter Plan
- Sustainable pet food start-up secures 300k in funding
- Lily’s Kitchen partners with Dogs Trust
- Just for Pets to open new East Bridgford store
- The Innocent Pet expands team
- Earth Animal’s ‘festive chew’ wins two awards
Catering Today
- The four post-lockdown personas – and how to cater to each one
- UKHospitality slams Covid Winter Plan
- Leon mulls CVA proposal
- Compass profit plummets 82% in full-year results
- PM outlines Covid Winter Plan
- London restaurants and hotels face £3bn rates bill
- The Three Chimneys shutters for remainder of 2020
- BBPA calls for VAT cuts and rates holiday extension
- Deltic warns of collapse without sale
- A third of hospitality groups fear collapse