Category: United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Poundworld expected to appoint administrators after rescue talks fail
Wikimedia (qlmbusinessnews.com via bbc.co.uk - - Mon, 11 June 2018) London, Uk - - Discount retailer Poundworld is expected to appoint administrators, putting 5,100 jobs[more...]
Oprah Winfrey’s Legacy Celebrated at Smithsonian’s Museum Exhibit
The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is opening a new exhibit this week called "Watching Oprah." It's a celebration of[more...]
The Wave-free Electric Surfboard
The Carver by Oneon is an electric jet board that lets you surf without waves. Riders can use a wireless remote to control[more...]
The Start-up Using AI to Clone Human Voices With Frightening Precision
Journalist Ashlee Vance travels to Montreal, Canada to meet the founders of Lyrebird, a startup that is using AI to clone human voices with[more...]
Tesco boss Dave Lewis blames business rates for retail carnage on the high street
(qlmbusinessnews.com via cityam.com - - Fri, 8 June 2018) London, Uk - - Tesco boss Dave Lewis has joined the outcry against business rates, blaming[more...]
BT chief executive Gavin Patterson to step down later this year
(qlmbusinessnews.com via theguardian.com - - Fri, 8 June 2018) London, Uk - - Move comes amid growing shareholder dissatisfaction with his performance The BT chief[more...]
Department chain House of Fraser to close 31 stores
Alex Liivet/Flickr (qlmbusinessnews.com via bbc.co.uk - - Thur, 7 June 2018) London, Uk - - Department store chain House of Fraser is to close 31[more...]
Volvo set new targets aimed at doubling sales by 2025
(qlmbusinessnews.com via telegraph.co.uk - - Thu, 7 June 2018) London, Uk - - Volvo Cars has set itself new targets aimed at doubling sales and[more...]
TSB chief receives sharp criticism on bank’s IT failure from City watchdog
(qlmbusinessnews.com via theguardian.com - - Wed, 6 June 2018) London, Uk - - Bank failed to be ‘open and transparent’ over IT meltdown affecting 1.9m[more...]
Government criticised by farmers worried over post-Brexit plans ‘lack of detail’
(qlmbusinessnews.com via news.sky.com-- Wed, 6 June 2018) London, Uk - - Farmers are nervous following a government consultation that they believe lacks 'clarity on funding,[more...]
UK Government takes £2 billion loss on RBS share sale
(qlmbusinessnews.com via uk.reuters.com -- Tue, 5 June 2018) London, UK -- LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has sold some of its holding in Royal Bank of[more...]
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker says only a man could rise to the challenges of his job
(qlmbusinessnews.com via telegraph.co.uk - - Tue, 5 June 2018) London, Uk - - Qatar Airways chief executive officer Akbar Al Baker says only a man[more...]
