[ad_1] A Tesco supermarket has been hit by a coronavirus outbreak amid a surge in cases across Swindon. The chain has confirmed that the affected staff at its Extra store are now self-isolating, a spokesman confirmed today. Swindon was recently placed on a government watchlist after a surge in COVID-19 infections, but is not currently…
[ad_1] Shares in Royal Mail with company EPIC: LON:RMG has climbed 4.93% or 9.1 points in today’s trading session so far. Buyers have so far held a positive outlook throughout the session. The period high has peaked at 194.2 while the low for the session was 184.9. The total volume traded so far comes to…
[ad_1] Royal Mail plc’s (LON:RMG) price-to-earnings (or “P/E”) ratio of 11.5x might make it look like a buy right now compared to the market in the United Kingdom, where around half of the companies have P/E ratios above 16x and even P/E’s above 32x are quite common. Although, it’s not wise to just take the…
[ad_1] Upgraded plans have been approved to develop a prime industrial site in Milton Ham, near Northampton, which is expected create hundreds of jobs. Firethorn Trust boguht the 37-acre site from Travis Perkins in November 2019 and, working with specialist industrial architects, UMC Architects, has secured an upgrade to the original planning permission, which will…
[ad_1] Fears are mounting of a ‘bonfire of jobs’ amid warnings a third of firms are planning to lay off staff this autumn. Shock research found huge numbers of companies expect to axe roles in the third quarter of the year as coronavirus hammers the economy. Many of the cuts are set to come from…
[ad_1] Mountpark Logistics has leased a 307,807 sq ft distribution centre at Mountpark Warrington Omega II, to recipe box company, Gousto. Following strong trading from the start of the year, with revenues for the first quarter reaching 70% year-on-year growth, the lockdown has accelerated the growth of the online grocery market and demand for Gousto’s…
[ad_1] HR Grapevine HR Grapevine | Executive Grapevine International Ltd Throughout the pandemic, the strain on business has been evident. From forced closures to staggered reopenings and stringent measures put in place for customers and staff alike, businesses have grappled with economic downturn and ever-changing regulations as a result of coronavirus crisis. Unsurprisingly, this has…
[ad_1] If advertising is the developed economy’s canary in the coal mine, when will she start singing again? asks Dominic Mills Last week, the U.S’s Q2 GDP figures came out; down 32%. It was a shock, although some pessimists had expected worse. Other G7 country’s figures have been, or are about to be published. The…
[ad_1] A Tesco has been hit by an outbreak of coronavirus at a branch in Wiltshire. The chain has confirmed that the affected staff at its Extra store in Swindon are now self-isolating. The town in the South West was recently placed on a government watchlist after a surge in Covid-19 infections. Local distribution centres…
[ad_1] ALMOST 1,800 UK companies told the government of plans to cut 20 or more jobs in June as the coronavirus wreaked havoc on the country’s economy, figures suggest. Royal Mail, Centrica and The Restaurant Group – which owns Frankie and Benny’s that has outlets in Broughton and Wrexham – were among those announcing four-digit…