Japanese Giant to buy UK’s Most Valuable Tech Exporter
Last year, Japanese technology and multinational business SoftBank made headlines after its artificial intelligence robot Pepper came out. Pepper proved SoftBank as one of the world’s leading innovators and received praise for its dynamic interface and quirky personality.
Now SoftBank...
Midlands Companies Feature in ‘Times’ Listing
The annual Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 100 league table ranks the top 100 British companies with the biggest sales. Regular name include Virgin Atlantic, Dyson and Clarks.
A total of 16 Midlands Companies have appeared on the list, the...
The Muslim Pound
Muslims in the UK spend approximately £20.5 billion a year on products, halal products in particular which are permitted under Islamic law.
The BBC will be airing an insightful documentary ‘The Muslim Pound’ (working title) exploring the growing number of...
Aldi Introduces More Jobs
Aldi are hopeful to bring a 17,200 sq ft outlet to Old Horns Crescent near Asda and have now submitted their application for a formal bid to Birmingham City Council.
Planning documents announce the new shop will be a contemporary...
Optimistic Debenhams
The department store chain has reported a 0.2% reduction in like-for-like sales in the 15 weeks to 11 June, stating that the demand for clothes has been feeble.
It said that the uncertainty inside the UK trading market, particularly in...
Award-Winning Birmingham Coffee Shop Launches New Mobile Service
Temple Row’s Six Eight Kafé, recently named the city’s best café in the Birmingham Mail’s Brummies’ Choices Awards for the second time, has gone mobile with its new ‘Business Class’ venture.
Businesses can hire the full Six Eight barista experience...
Outcomes of UK’s EU Referendum
The “volatility index” which is a measure of investors’ uncertainty has reached levels that were previously seen in the 2008 financial calamity.
Investors are startled by data that displays the odds of a Remain vote have fallen, while markets have...
£30million Bill
Argos is facing a bill of £30million in compensation after admitting that thousands of store card customers were overcharged.
The company launched a thorough review into the matter, which relates to “buy now, pay later” plans for some of the...
NHS Drug Scandal
Bhiku and Vijay Patel, who began with a solitary Essex pharmacy and are now worth £675million, have supposedly misused a NHS pricing loophole, amongst other businesses.
Four companies, including two with past and present links to the siblings, have allegedly...
Bloc Grand Central
Birmingham is widening its horizon and renovating its skyline by the 270ft, 26-storey hotel that will sit opposite the city’s new John Lewis store.
The remarkable development is being planned by boutique hotel group Bloc and designed by Birmingham practice...
