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July 2024 economic and business overview
More mixed news on the economy amid the chaos of the election campaign As during any election campaign, it’s usually best to avoid all media […]
How are the latest business rates & minimum wage rises affecting the hospitality sector?
The embattled hospitality sector has another front to fight on. This week has seen media headlines about pub closures rapidly increasing by 51% in Q1 […]
Staffing issues still holding back UK hospitality
The UK hospitality industry faces many challenges, not least its steadily deteriorating finances as detailed in our recent sector report. Among the most intractable are […]
June 2024 economic and business overview
Economic signals are still mixed but positive overall With the release of many more positive economic announcements in recent weeks, has the UK economy finally […]
The rise of multi-purpose restructuring
The development of cross-border restructuring We are nearing the end of the third decade since cross-border recognition of insolvency proceedings was codified through the UNCITRAL […]
Inventory issues in the retail sector
Getting inventory levels wrong can easily happen within the retail industry, but it can be very damaging. Too little inventory and stockouts mean lost revenue […]
UK retail in 2024: What differentiates the successes and failures?
For the overwhelming majority of retailers, the festive season is make or break. Christmas and New Year 2024 may have delivered surprisingly buoyant top-line revenues, […]
How will the struggling retail sector cope with major business rates and minimum wage rises?
The retail sector is crucial to the UK economy. It generates 6% of our GDP, receives a third of all consumer spending and employs 2.9m […]
UK manufacturing sector facing major challenges
Manufacturing was once the bedrock of the economy and the source of the UK’s rise to economic superpower status in the 18th and 19th centuries. […]
Service sector activity accelerates in April
It’s impossible to overstate the importance of the service sector to the modern UK economy. According to research by the House of Commons Library, it […]