Archives by Tag 'Business Growth'
JD Wetherspoon reports sales growth 3.6%
JD Wetherspoon says trading has remained “resilient” after reporting an increase in sales.Like-for-like sales in the three months to 15 January grew by 3.6%, but the chain said the increase was mainly because the bad weather of a year ago had held trade back. JD Wetherspoon opened 18 new pubs over the year and closed [...]
Airbus reports record orders for 2011
Plane maker Airbus has reported record orders for 2011 but has warned that demand for new planes will fall sharply this year.The company said it received 1,419 orders worth about £91 billion ($140 billion) last year, compared with 805 for its fierce US rival Boeing. Demand for the fuel-efficient A320NEO medium-haul jet was particularly strong, [...]
Next sales grow as online business outperforms
Next has reported that its autumn and pre-Christmas sales grew after buoyant online business trading.Total sales at the clothes retailer between 1 August and 24 December rose 3.1% compared with a year earlier, ignoring the effect of rising VAT. However it’s Next Directory sales grew by 16.9%. But its High Street business, which sees some [...]
Apps downloads hit record high at the end of December
For the first time more than a billion apps have been downloaded in a single week according to new research.Analytics firm Flurry said 1.2 billion apps were downloaded in the last week of December. Activity was buoyed by the facts that many users received new devices for Christmas and firms offered discounted apps over the [...]
Luxury carmaker Bentley sees sales rise 37% in 2011
Luxury carmaker Bentley has reported a 37% rise in sales in 2011, claiming global demand has returned to pre-recession levels.The Crewe-based firm sold 7,003 cars, whose prices start at £133,000, in the year to December 31. The US continues to be Bentley’s number one market with 2,021 cars sold in 2011, an increase of 32%. [...]
Gin is the new tonic for business growth
A new generation of boutique gin distilleries – some in residential homes – is driving a British gin revival. London is in the midst of a craft distilling revival. New microdistilleries can be found in residential houses – such as Sacred Spirits, based in London’s sedate Highgate. And they’re tucked away in terraces – such [...]
Bombardier wins £188 million Southern trains contract
Derby trainmaker Bombardier has won a £188 million contract to build 130 carriages for rail company Southern.The Department for Transport had been criticised for choosing German rival Siemens over Bombardier as preferred bidder for the £1.4 billion Thameslink rail contract. It is hoped the new contract will help secure the Canadian owned company’s future in [...]
Big Society projects get £3.1 million boost
Four Big Society projects are to get £3.1 milion in funding from dormant bank accounts, the government has announced.The cash will be used to help the long term unemployed set up business, vulnerable youngsters find jobs, a community energy project and fund the first social business stock exchange. In total, about £400 million in unused [...]
UK borrowing costs at record low
The UK government’s cost of borrowing in markets briefly fell to a record low last week.The 10 year gilt yield fell below 2% in thin post Christmas trading. The 10 year gilt yield – which indicates the interest rate the Treasury would probably have to pay if it wanted to borrow more money for that [...]
Business Win wishes you a prosperous New Year for 2012
Business Win wishes you a prosperous New Year for 2012 Business Win wishes you a prosperous New Year for 2012. Amid all of the doom and the gloomy predictions by the so called experts for the future in 2012- there are bound to be some success stories along the way. Just choose to be positive- [...]