2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (462+ words) Businesses have said the move would directly hit holidaymakers (Alamy/PA) Plans to give England’s mayors the power to impose tourist taxes will be “hugely damaging” and hit British holidaymakers hard, hotel and tourism firms have warned. Premier Inn owner…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (601+ words) The owner of Primark has announced plans to launch home delivery in Great Britain in a bid to bolster the retailer’s online offering. Associated British Foods (ABF), which also runs large food, sugar and agriculture operations, said it had bought…...

3+ day, 3+ min ago   (561+ words) Iceland is to open a store in the Falklands (PA) Supermarket chain Iceland has confirmed it is to open a store in the Falkland Islands, which it claims will be a first for a UK high street brand in the…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (568+ words) The John Lewis Partnership has seen half-year losses more than double amid tougher trading and said it remained cautious over the final six months. The employee-owned group, which owns the department store chain and Waitrose supermarkets, reported losses before tax…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (320+ words) Delivery Robot (Image from Unsplash) Plans to introduce self-driving robots to deliver groceries “within the next year” across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The robots would transport groceries across the conurbation and would be introduced as part of a new pilot…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (150+ words) A beauty salon has submitted a bid to continue using an outbuilding at a property in Poole. Retrospective plans to use an existing detached building that is already at 7 Foreland Road in Poole as an appointment only beauty salon have…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (215+ words) A car dealership in Bournemouth is set to change following a new franchise strategy by the VW Group. Hendy Group will no longer represent Škoda at its showroom at 502 Wallisdown Road. The company said existing customers are being supported during…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (547+ words) Food inflation is expected to reach almost 4% by Christmas, and peak at 6.4% in July next year, as pressures from conflict and extreme weather reach supermarket shelves, the industry has warned. The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) acknowledged that its figure…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (291+ words) Flooring firm Headlam has cut 154 jobs after tumbling into administration. The Birmingham-based company said it has also closed 28 trade counters – a store within a factory to sell products to tradespeople – across the UK as a result. Headlam hired administrators from…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (322+ words) British engineering firm Goodwin has struck a £1.1 billion deal to sell parts of its business, which supplies components for submarines and naval vessels. Cerberus, a private equity firm set up by US defence official Stephen Feinberg, has agreed to buy…...