A VET business founded 12 years ago with a single practice has been sold to retailer Pets at Home in a deal believed to be worth around £40 million, netting a windfall for its founder.Read
AROUND 15,000 savers in the UK arm of stricken Cypriot bank Laiki will see their deposits protected under British rules and will escape the Cyprus banking levy, it was announced today.Read
HOUSEBUILDER Redrow highlighted the contrasting fortunes of the English and Welsh property markets today after reporting a 50% rise in pre-tax profits.Read
LLOYDS Banking Group was fined £4.3 million by the City watchdog today after up to 140,000 customers had their payment protection insurance compensation payments delayed.Read
THOMSON and First Choice parent company TUI Travel hailed an "outstanding" year for its UK business today after the package holiday made a comeback.Read
Superdry owner SuperGroup reported resilient UK sales today in the face of unseasonal weather conditions and aggressive promotions on the high street.Read
The number of potential home buyers looking to view properties dipped in August as the Olympics provided a distraction, with surveyors in the West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humberside among those reporting the weakest readings for house prices.Read
Burberry shares took a hammering today after the luxury goods group warned that increasingly challenging trading conditions will leave full-year profits at the lower end of market expectations.Read
The number of vacant shops blighting the UK’s high streets and shopping centres has continued to rise, a report revealed today, amid grim warnings that some will never fully recover.Read
Embattled security firm G4S saw shares come under further pressure today after lower-than-expected interim results and confirmation of an expected £50 million hit from the Olympics contract fiasco.Read
THE UK’s biggest pawnbroker today said half-year profits slumped by more than a quarter after its gold arm suffered as the price of the precious metal plunged.Read
