Problems at landscaping supplier and online estate agent prompt share dips at housebuilders
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/09/uk-housing-market-marshalls-purplebricks-shares-slide

Pub chain reports highest Easter week sales and busiest-ever Saturday
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/10/wetherspoons-enjoys-record-sales-as-people-turn-to-cheaper-pubs

Sections of industry back synthetic alternatives to fossil fuels, but case is much stronger for aviation
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/05/e-fuels-cars-aviation

Hundreds of couriers across England demonstrate against treatment by online food delivery company
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/apr/07/deliveroo-workers-strike-as-shares-rise-on-first-day-of-open-trading

Many businesses are realising that, after 18 months at home, employees need special welcomes
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/sep/12/uk-firms-use-free-beer-and-popcorn-to-tempt-staff-back-to-work

Guardian analysis shows young black workers hit disproportionately hard by Covid pandemic
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/apr/11/black-youth-unemployment-rate-brixton-riots-covid

The tech sector is growing, but a lack of understanding about roles in the industry may be preventing women from joining. So what are the jo
https://www.theguardian.com/careers/2020/dec/14/tech-careers-for-women-what-are-the-main-roles-and-how-do-you-retrain

Owners say taking four-legged friends to work helps tackle loneliness and livens up Zoom calls
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/apr/06/the-dogs-keeping-office-workers-company-through-lockdown

People who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic tell their stories
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/03/britains-covid-unemployed-im-broke-im-going-to-the-food-bank-for-handouts

Group aims to have €1bn-a-year plant-based foods business by 2028, after success of its vegan products
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/feb/04/world-is-shifting-to-a-more-plant-based-diet-says-unilever-chief

After a tough couple of years, the firm has a new philanthropic focus and a new look for the summer
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/apr/06/ethical-shoe-brand-toms-hopes-to-find-its-footing-with-gen-z

Businesses are becoming increasingly aware that exhaustion is a ticking timebomb
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/sep/03/stress-test-burnout-breaks-staff-recover-pandemic

As staff are urged to stop working from home, employees report feeling less resilient and stressed
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/aug/04/uk-workers-feel-pressure-to-hide-mental-health-concerns-survey-finds

American visitors to the UK have risen sharply in number – and it may be because they are choosing to mix business with leisure
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/apr/30/why-britain-has-become-the-top-destination-for-us-bleisure-invasion

Bird flu, higher costs and the rise of meat-free options are pushing poultry producers to reduce flocks or give up entirely
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/may/01/its-absolutely-dire-why-uk-chicken-farmers-want-to-call-it-a-day

The site’s success has led to it being accused of swamping tourist hotspots with short-term lets and forcing out locals
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/may/01/huge-growth-and-ethical-concerns-make-airbnb-users-think-again

A proposal for 150bn litres of storage in Oxfordshire is mired in controversy and distrust of a privatised water industry
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/22/lake-or-mistake-the-row-over-water-firms-drought-and-abingdons-new-super-reservoir

Exclusive: Cross-party collection of parliamentarians write letter to Sports Direct owner’s company
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/23/mps-condemn-frasers-groups-use-of-facial-recognition-cameras-in-stores

Chain was refused licence to sell hot food in Leicester Square over police concerns about antisocial behaviour
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/18/greggs-appeals-against-ban-on-all-night-outlet-in-central-london

Government introduced restrictions last year in attempt to curb spread of bird flu
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/18/british-free-range-eggs-supermarkets-bird-flu

Demand for ‘must-have’ handbags so strong firm is opening new factories to ramp up production
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023/apr/14/hermes-reports-jump-in-sales-as-super-rich-continue-to-spend-big

The then chancellor’s loan scheme, set up as Covid hit, was supposed to keep dynamic startups going, but ended up giving taxpayer cash to lo..
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/15/a-naive-and-stupid-idea-how-rishi-sunaks-future-fund-spent-millions-on-failed-firms

The UK vending market, having recovered from lockdown, is experiencing huge growth – but is not yet in Japan’s league
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/09/big-vendors-hi-tech-devices-sell-eyelashes-pizza-and-now-books

A startup in Devon is among those who spy opportunity in the process of turning old power cells into valuable raw materials
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/08/shock-and-ore-uk-firms-race-to-get-in-on-electric-car-battery-recycling-act

The high-end furniture maker was sold to a buyout specialist last year. Now customers and staff say they are stumbling through a paper trail..
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/08/suite-dreams-how-luxury-sofa-firm-makerson-left-its-clients-standing

Consumers reduce spending on groceries, clothes and eating out as they seek to balance budgets
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/11/uk-households-turn-to-tv-subscriptions-as-they-cut-back-on-nights-out

Tokyo-listed Toridoll partners with Capdesia to acquire pizza and Greek casual dining business Fulham Shore
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/05/franco-manca-owner-agrees-to-93m-buyout-by-japanese-group-toridoll

About 125 jobs are at risk after British retailer falls into administration for second time in two years
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/28/next-buys-cath-kidston-brand-for-85m-with-remaining-uk-stores-to-close

Average property drops 3.1% to £257,122 over year to March, says Nationwide
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/31/uk-house-prices-fall-at-fastest-annual-rate-since-2009

Airport security staff due to hold 10 days of strikes over pay, forcing airline to axe 5% of its schedule
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/27/british-airways-cancels-300-flights-during-heathrow-staffs-easter-strikes

Tim Martin says Bank of England is right to ask firms to be mindful but advice should not be taken too literally
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/24/wetherspoons-boss-hospitality-holding-off-price-rises-could-be-catastrophic-tim-martin

Cat food brand caught in shrinkflation storm as owners say new pouches and recipe leaves pets hungry
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/24/cat-astrophe-whiskas-pet-food-creates-a-racket-over-shrinking-servings

As Reach makes more job cuts on local titles, is a sustainable future in sight for local journalism to hold power to account?
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/26/regional-newspapers-fight-for-survival-in-a-digital-world

West Midlands mayor Andy Street says it would be a tragedy, as the business ‘goes a bit beyond a shop’
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/26/ex-boss-andy-street-urges-john-lewis-not-to-change-staff-ownership-model-tragedy

CEO says 18- to 35-year-olds fast growing cohort of customers as company records strong 2022 sales
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/23/diy-retailer-wickes-bright-outlook-young-renters-2022-sales

The below-market sale of Credit Suisse has spooked investors but other markets have held up well and central banks are working to keep money..
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/20/explainer-are-we-in-a-banking-crisis

Minimum of £11.40 an hour from July takes total investment in pay to more than £100m over 12 months
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/17/aldi-raises-uk-shop-worker-pay-for-fourth-time-in-just-over-a-year

Latest Rightmove survey concludes market on ‘much more stable footing’ than many had thought
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/mar/20/uk-house-prices-defy-gloom-with-an-average-3000-rise

Demise of Silicon Valley Bank has rattled not just businesses and investors but the ecosystem that grew up around it
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/15/silicon-valley-bank-failure-industries-investors-rattled

From May, loyalty card holders will collect 3p of points for every £1 spent at health and beauty chain, down from 4p
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/10/boots-shoppers-to-earn-fewer-advantage-card-points-as-retailers-costs-rise

Vacancies are high, but pay is not rising. Nor will the Bank of England allow it to. That means something else has to give
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/11/if-the-british-economy-cant-pay-better-wages-then-it-must-shrink

Exclusive: letter from 11 bosses follows deaths of two Pret a Manger customers who suffered allergic reactions
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/13/leading-uk-food-businesses-call-for-clearer-rules-on-food-labelling

Refurbished offices can offer big carbon savings over the traditional approach of demolishing them and starting again
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/11/old-walls-new-life-britains-builders-embrace-the-retrofit-revolution

Britain’s biggest bakery chain says it expects cost inflation of between 9% and 10% this year
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/07/greggs-open-150-new-stores-staff-energy-costs-inflation

Growing numbers of women in UK are joining forces with friends to run independent bookshops
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/mar/08/female-friends-opening-independent-bookshops-uk

Boosting spending power, increasing public funding for science and tech skills, R&D and infrastructure could work
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/mar/05/want-to-properly-plug-the-uks-north-south-divide-look-to-germany

Family-run Blank Coffee in south London launches legal challenge saying US Blank Street Coffee is trying to copy its ‘vibe’
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/03/indie-cafe-in-brixton-takes-on-hedge-fund-backed-coffee-chain-over-name

Financial woes, cost of living crisis and tougher competition are among problems that have led to expected second ever full-year loss
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/04/five-reasons-why-john-lewis-and-waitrose-are-having-a-tough-year

The Showering brothers of Somerset want a new generation to love the famous perry invented by their grandfather
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/feb/26/make-mine-a-babycham-return-of-the-drink-that-added-sparkle-to-the-70s

Artificial intelligence has implication across the board, solving problems and raising others
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/18/from-retail-to-transport-how-ai-is-changing-every-corner-of-the-economy