Mike Ashley, the maverick who changed face of UK sports retail
LONDON (Reuters) - Mike Ashley's Sports Direct empire began in 1982 on a quiet high street in southeast England, with the help of a 10,000 pound loan from his parents....
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Tesco pins UK turnaround on price cuts and store revamps
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Tesco , the world's third-largest retailer, is to cut prices as it relaxes its view on operating margins and steps up its store revamp program and...
Brompton Bicycle shows British manufacturing how to shift up a gear
LONDON (Reuters) - Loan refusal letters and retailers' rejections frame the walls of the Brompton Bicycle factory, a reminder of the obstacles the firm has overcome to establish itself as...
Premier Foods to keep Hovis, eyes overseas partners
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Premier Foods is focused on expanding Hovis bread, one of its biggest brands, and has no plan to sell the business for now, the company's chief...
Wimbledon courts under scrutiny after ‘black day’
LONDON (Reuters) - Second seed Victoria Azarenka called on Wimbledon organisers to examine the state of the grass courts after joining a growing list of players to withdraw from the...
G4S’s new chief pins hopes on cost cuts, developing markets
LONDON (Reuters) - The new boss at G4S , the world's biggest security group, will cut costs and push deeper into fast growing developing markets as he battles to restore...
British shoppers may pay high price from horsemeat scandal
LONDON (Reuters) - For Britons worried last week's beef lasagne was in fact a helping of horse, peace of mind that such a meal will never reach dining tables again...
Compass, Whitbread drawn into horsemeat scandal
LONDON (Reuters) - Compass Group, the world's biggest catering firm, and Whitbread, Britain's biggest hotel group, are the latest companies to be dragged into the growing horsemeat scandal, saying equine...
Compass, Whitbread drawn into horsemeat scandal
LONDON (Reuters) - Compass Group, the world's biggest catering firm, and Whitbread, Britain's biggest hotel group, are the latest companies to be dragged into the growing horsemeat scandal, saying equine...
Tesco’s spaghetti bolognese tests positive for horse DNA
LONDON (Reuters) - Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, said on Monday it had found horse DNA exceeding 60 percent in some of its own-brand frozen spaghetti bolognese meals withdrawn from stores...