Qatar Interested in Investing in Lloyds and RBS

February 24, 2011

Qatari prime minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani has expressed an interest to British prime minister David Cameron in buying a stake in either Lloyds Banking Group or Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). They are very open to any ...

Asda says Young Drinkers Demand More Ale

February 22, 2011

The Asda has conducted a survey that has found that the younger crowd has accounted for more of ale sales lately. This drink is traditionally favored by the older crowd. The retailers Pulse of the Nation study was ...

WH Smith Acquires 22 British Bookshops and Stationers

February 9, 2011

WH Smith, the high street chain, has acquired 22 British Bookshops and Stationers properties. The bookstore company had gone into administration last month under Zolfo Cooper, and the retailer has now saved venues in Kent, Surrey, south London and ...

Alexander Trenchard Jailed for Using Tesco Money for Festival

February 7, 2011

Alexander Trenchard, the oldest son of Hugh Trenchard, 3rd Viscount Trenchard, has been jailed for cheating Tesco out of £335,000 to operate the Standon Calling music festival at his family's home, a 16th-century country property. The losses for the ...

Carrentals.co.uk Tops Natural Car Hire Search Rankings with 53% in SEO & Social Media Marketing

January 20, 2011

It's been found in a report from leading search engine marketing agency Greenlight that Carrentals.co.uk, a leading car hire price comparison site, has hit the top of SEO and social media marketing rankings. This comes after the agency conducted their ...

Lloyds Boss to get £2 million Bonus

January 13, 2011

According to sources, Lloyds Banking Group chief executive Eric Daniels, who is stepping down from his position in March, isn't going to let a £2 million bonus slip through his fingers this year. Over the last 2 years, he has ...

House of Fraser launches new beauty emporium

January 8, 2011

Premium department store House of Fraser has launched its Apothecary line on the web. The Apothecary, which is being touted as a cutting edge beauty outlet, is exclusive to the retailer. The emporium allows customers to try new brands in a ...

Amazon to allow e-book sharing

January 3, 2011

Amazon will now allow electronic book readers to share at least one copy of their favourite digital books with friends. In an effort to incorporate the more social aspects of book reading into the modern Kindle experience, Amazon is bringing the ...

RBS offloads Grosvenor House hotel to Indian billionaire

January 1, 2011

Royal Bank of Scotland has continued to sell off non-essential assets under the terms of its return to privatisation, among them is the luxury Grosvenor House hotel. The bank completed the sale this week to India billionaire Subrata Roy, who owns ...

Christmas day shopping more popular than church

December 26, 2010

Leading retailers have predicted that more people will head to the internet to shop than attend church services on Christmas Day. For the first time since online shopping became widely popular, more Britons will be surfing the net than attending mass, ...