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Greggs confirms 56 stores closed in 2020 as it reports first loss in 36 years

GREGGS has confirmed it permanently closed 56 stores last year as it reports its first loss in 36 years due to the Covid. The store closures were offset by 84 new branch openings in 2020. 🦠 Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates… 1 Greggs has confirmed it closed 56 stores in 2020 […]

Billionaire dating app mogul forks out £145m for luxury flats at ex-US embassy in London

A BILLIONAIRE Russian dating app mogul has spent £145million on a penthouse and neighbouring flats at the former US embassy in London. Andrey Andreev, 47, is behind love-match services Badoo and Bumble. 4 How the former US embassy in Mayfair will look after redevelopmentCredit: Handout via David Chipperfield Architects 4 Russian Andrey Andreev, 47, is […]

Deliveroo promises drivers up to £10,000 EACH as it prepares to float on the stock market

DELIVEROO has announced that it will be rewarding its drivers with up to £10,000 each as a thank you when it floats on the UK stock market. The food delivery chain is also offering customers a chance to get in on the market launch with an exclusive opportunity to buy stocks. 1 Deliveroo is offering […]

Peacocks and Jaegar owner to close 50 shops and cut 600 jobs

PEACOCKS and Jaeger owner Edinburgh Woollen Mill is preparing to shut 50 stores with the loss of 600 jobs as it teeters on the brink of administration. Last week the group, which owns brands including Bonmarché and Jaeger, signalled its intention to appoint administrators unless buyers came forward. 1 Edinburgh Woollen Mill is continuing to […]

Revolution is shutting six bars as it struggles to survive

REVOLUTION Bars plans to close six of its sites as it struggles to keep afloat due to local lockdowns and a 10pm coronavirus curfew. The chain, formally known as Vodka Revs, opened its first bar in Manchester in 1996 and now has 50 locations UK-wide. 1 Revolution has become the latest hospitality firm to blame […]

UK economy ‘to recover from coronavirus by the summer’ after vaccine hope, economists predict

ECONOMISTS have upgraded the UK’s growth forecasts on the back of positive indications for a successful coronavirus vaccine. The hope is that Pfizer’s vaccine will mean that lockdown restrictions can be lifted, ending the massive strain on UK businesses. 2 The FTSE 100 spiked as the news of possible vaccine hit the markets The hospitality, […]

Peacocks and Jaeger fall into administration putting 4,700 jobs and almost 500 shops at risk

FASHION chains Peacocks and Jaeger have collapsed into administration, putting more than 4,700 jobs and almost 500 shops at risk. It comes after a two-week deadline to find a buyer ended without a deal. 2 Peacocks and Jaeger are the latest businesses to fall into administrationCredit: Alamy Live News Peacocks has 4,369 staff across 423 […]

Harvester, All Bar One and Toby Carvery owner axes 1,300 jobs

THE owner of Harvester, All Bar One and Toby Carvery has axed 1,300 jobs following the coronavirus crisis. Pub operator Mitchells and Butlers said it could no longer support these roles due to lockdown restrictions on boozers across the country. 1 Mitchells and Butler has cut 1,300 jobs, it confirmed todayCredit: Getty – Contributor Revealing […]