[ad_1] Supermarket giant Asda has announced the return of Allan Leighton to its boardroom amid an effort to regain market share. The Leeds-based chain – the UK’s third biggest supermarket operator – revealed Mr Leighton will replace Lord Stuart Rose, who has been chair since 2021. Mr Leighton was chief executive of Asda between 1996…
[ad_1] A legacy building of a business that has evolved through Grimsby generations is to be repurposed to aid start-ups in a digital-driven world – after more than a decade on the market. Bird seed specialist Haith’s derelict Park Street premises has been taken on by the man behind the conversion of the town’s old…
[ad_1] Bradford needs to plan for an economic recovery that will leave the district in better shape than it was before the Covid pandemic, according to a body set up to help the city bounce back from the pandemic. Professor Zahir Irani, deputy vice chancellor of Bradford University and chair of the district’s Economic Recovery…
[ad_1] A specialist East Yorkshire business has overseen the multi-million pound refit of a former South Atlantic ferry ready for its new role as a floating motor racing paddock. The former Island of St Helena Royal Mail ship is in the final stages of a transformation into an ultra-efficient floating hub to transport the new…
[ad_1] Thousands of people in Britain are set to lose their jobs after a raft of companies announced plans to reduce the size of their workforce. Businesses in all sectors are struggling with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic but retail and aerospace are being hit particularly hard. Many firms across the UK have fallen…