Staffordshire pet pharmaceuticals firm Dechra saw revenues rise in its third quarter as the company continued to benefit from the buoyant pet critical care market.Read
The late Easter helped to give shopkeepers a welcome surprise when the volume of retail sales recorded its first year-on-year gain since January last year.Read
Midlands Co-op – the largest independent retail society in the UK – defied the bleak economic backdrop and announced record trading profits for last year of £16.2 million.Read
The owner of the Costa Coffee and Premier Inn has posted a nine per cent rise in pre-tax profits but warned its hotel chain had felt the impact of the downturn.Read
The retailer said same-store sales rose by 2.3 per cent in the 17 weeks to April 25, compared with growth of 4.4 per cent generated by a successful winter sale boosted trading.Read
Falling oil prices led to a 62 per cent slide in first-quarter profits at BP – but West Midlands motorists aren’t profiting after a rise in petrol prices.Read
The director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce has told the government to “get off our back” and called for a moratorium on new employment legislation.Read
A new company-tailored business course has been designed to help business leaders improve on their professional skills in times when the industry needs them most - and demand for such places is rising.Read
Business leaders in Birmingham have expressed their disappointment after the city failed to rise up the rankings of the world’s most desirable places to live.Read
The number of financial services, property and construction firms facing court action because of debts has more than doubled, new research has shown.Read
The chairman of Cobra Beer said the new top rate of tax, announced in last week’s Budget, was leading the United Kingdom on the slippery slope to a high-tax society, as it is a “tax on aspiration.”Read
Troubled sportswear firm JJB Sports was saved from going into administration yesterday after landlords backed crucial changes to the terms of its leases.Read
ASOS, which stands for As Seen on Screen, said international sales in the four weeks to April 24 had almost trebled – and were up 173 per cent year on year.Read
