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 …
Read More »Seeds sown for entrepreneurial start-ups as mini business park to emerge from historic Haith’s site
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 …
Read More »Bradford economic recovery plan ‘needs to leave town better than pre-Covid state’
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 …
Read More »East Yorkshire ship specialist’s major contribution to Extreme E race series
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 …
Read More »Companies making redundancies in the UK in 2020 – including John Lewis, easyJet and Jaguar Land Rover
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 …
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