Administrators of Stourbridge-based stationery company Helix have sold the business as a going concern to French giant Maped SA for an undisclosed sum.Read
Boux Avenue, the lingerie brand owned by Dragons' Den star Theo Paphitis, will be opening its first store in the West Midlands at Bullring next month.Read
Thousands of employees at collapsed retailer Peacocks are facing further uncertainty after it was reported that only one company remains in the race to salvage the firm.Read
The rate of inflation fell to a 14-month low last month and is expected to hit the Government's 2% target by the end of the year in a further sign that the crippling consumer spending squeeze is loosening its grip.Read
House sales in the West Midlands edged up during January as an increased number of first time buyers looked to beat the stamp duty holiday, according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors .Read
A long-running Birmingham charity helping 20,000 young people a year which collapsed following Government spending cuts faces closure after failing to find a buyer.Read
The UK economy is likely to be declared in recession, according to professional services firm BDO, after a survey of companies’ turnover hopes fell for the eight month in a row.Read
The plight of struggling firms Cable & Wireless Worldwide and Thorntons will be in the spotlight this week during another busy few days for results.Read
All nine English regions recorded a rise in private sector business activity last month with the West Midlands leading the recovery according to a new report.Read
West Midland business leaders have welcomed the Bank of England’s decision to extend its quantitative easing (QE) programme by £50 billion to £325 billion.Read
Struggling Midland town centres can bid for a share of £1 million to reinvigorate their high streets as the Department for Communities and Local Government launches a competition to fund 12 ‘Portas Pilots.’Read
Retail sales dropped last month, according to a major trade association, as consumers reined in spending and decided to pay off debt and save instead.Read
Mining heavyweights Glencore and Xstrata have unveiled a deal to create the world's fourth largest natural resources firm worth 90 billion US dollars (£57 billion).Read
