Today's East Midlands business news from Insider |
Latest News | Fashion brand Joules has said it could potentially lose up to £18m in revenue as a result of the current Covid-19 lockdown if the measures were to continue through to 1 April. The Leicestershire-headquartered listed company added that its online sales in the lead up to Christmas surged 66 per cent but store revenue dropped by 58 per cent.
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Research has found that despite seeing the need for digital transformation, there is a lack of confidence among executives when it comes to leading digital transformation projects. Karin Simonsen from Vistage explains.
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ThinCats, an alternative finance provider to SMEs headquartered in Leicestershire, lent almost £300m in a record-breaking 2020.
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No Meat, Iceland Foods’ vegan meat alternative company, has been acquired by the LIVEKINDLY Collective.
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Competition for investment is "set to intensify", according to a new EY report, after the London Stock Exchange (LSE) closed last year with a flourish of activity which is predicted to continue into 2021.
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Wealth management firm Mattioli Woods, which is headquartered in Leicester, has reported a further growth in profitability for the first half of its current financial year, despite a fall in revenue.
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The chairman of Innes England has left the firm after 21 years.
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Law firm Howes Percival grew its turnover and profits during its latest financial year, new documents have confirmed.
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A Leicester-based communications specialist has secured a three-year contract with an online retailer.
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Clipper Logistics has hailed "unprecedented levels of activity" in its operations in the UK and continental Europe over the Black Friday and Christmas periods.
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Sales at pubco giant Mitchells & Butlers, whose brands include Miller & Carter, All Bar One and Toby Carvery, slumped by almost 70 per cent because of Covid-19 restrictions, new figures show.
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Land in Leicestershire earmarked for 400 new homes has been sold.
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An application to build up to 70 homes has been submitted.
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A Leicester-headquartered property investment company has acquired a new building in Oxford for more than £7m.
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A former dry sky slope in Nottinghamshire could be transformed into more than 60 homes after the plans were recommended for the go-ahead.
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Up to 50 new homes could be constructed in Leicestershire, according to new plans.
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The UK new car market fell by almost a third in 2020, according to new figures.
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Member Exclusive News | The managing director of Leicester Riders has been elected to the board of Basketball England.
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