US retailer Home Depot says that hackers who stole the card details of millions of customers between April and September also stole 53 million email addresses.The incident is thought to be one of the largest data breaches ever and customers have been warned against being tricked into sharing personal information...
The finalists have been announced in the NatWest everywoman Awards, celebrating the business achievements of the UK’s female entrepreneurs.The 16 finalists chosen from hundreds of entries represent entrepreneurs aged 16 to 52 whose businesses range from promising start ups to multi-million pound organisations. Between them they represent the vast array...
Britain’s fourth largest grocer has seen another big fall in sales for the third quarter, although the supermarket insisted that its overall performance showed “continued progress”.In the 13 weeks to November 2nd, Morrisons announced a drop in total sales excluding food of 3.6% and like-for-like sales were down 6.3%.In a...
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has said that taxes remain the biggest dangers to the pub industry as it reported lower margins in the quarter and a projected drop in margins for the full year.The chain, which has seen good results ahead of the market in recent times, brought in a...
The service sector in the UK slowed by more than expected to a 17-month low in October, according to a report from business analysts Markit/CIPS.The purchasing manager’s index, a key economic indicator of the private sector, showed growth, albeit slow, in the service sector and follows PMI surveys that showed...
Scientists have warned that shift work can prematurely age and dull the brain’s intellectual ability.A study, published in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine, found that working anti-social hours for ten years aged the brain by six and a half years.Dr Philip Tucker, part of the research team in Swansea,...
Marks & Spencer has said that half-year profits saw a rise, despite its clothing arm being hit by unseasonably warm weather this autumn.In the six months to September 27th, the company saw group profit before tax rise 2.3%, driven by its food division where sales continued their upward trend, rising...
A court has ruled that overtime should be taken into account when holiday pay is calculated in a case that could leave small firms liable for “billions” of backdated payouts.The Employment Appeals Tribunal said that employers must take regular overtime shifts into account, not just basic pay in what was...
Employers could be liable for billions of pounds of backdated holiday pay after the result of an Employment Appeal Tribunal today.The case of Bear Scotland versus Fulton involves three employees who claim that voluntary overtime pay should have been factored into their holiday pay. Currently, only basic pay counts when...
Greene King has agreed to buy Spirit Pub Company as part of a move by the Suffolk-based brewery and pub group into food-based pubs and restaurants.The offer, which had to be revised from an initial bid in September, values Spirit at almost £774 million. It will mean that Spirit’s Chef...
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