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Casual clothing boost for Sosandar: Sales soar during lockdown

Casual clothing boost for Sosandar: Sales soar during lockdown at women’s fashion brand By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:13 BST, 18... read more

UK government considers auto lane-keep Level 3 road systems

Motorists could soon be able to legally drive ‘hands free’ for the first time ever in the UK, under government plans. Fully autonomous cars are a st... read more

Power Portfolio note: This is Money service updated at weekend

Update: This is Money’s Power Portfolio and market data We’re working hard to restore  these services Your portfolio will be back soon and the rema... read more

Persimmon profits fall 43% as construction work resumes

Britain’s biggest house builder Persimmon said its build rate reached normal levels by the end of June and it restored its dividend to shareholders, it re... read more

Supermarkets adapt to pandemic with many now offering same day delivery

British supermarkets have adapted to the huge spike in demand for online ordering thanks to the coronavirus pandemic with most now offering a same day delivery ... read more

M&S in price war against Waitrose ahead of Ocado launch but cuts jobs

Marks & Spencer has launched a middle-class supermarket price war as it prepares for its products to replace Waitrose’s on the Ocado website next mont... read more

Gordon Ransay planning to open fifty UK restaurants next year

Expansion is on the menu for Ramsay: Celebrity chef plans to open fifty UK restaurants after making a £15m profit last year By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Ma... read more

Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds sells his gin brand to Diageo for £465m

Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds toasts a blockbuster payday after drinks giant Diageo buys his gin brand for £465m By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Publi... read more

MARKET REPORT: Cranswick bulks up as families eat more meat

Shares in Cranswick rose yesterday after the meat producer revealed the lockdown had bulked up its sales. The company, which owns farms and supplies pork and ch... read more

Ladbrokes boss sitting on £6.5m windfall after exploiting bonus scheme

New Ladbrokes boss exploits bonus scheme to make a potential £6.5m profit in his first month on the job By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST... read more

Natwest customers slam bank’s poor branches and overdraft services

Natwest customers slam bank’s poor branches and overdraft services as they rate it one of the worst for service By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published... read more

ALEX BRUMMER: High Street banks face digital stress

ALEX BRUMMER: High Street banks face digital stress as online rivals’ slick software wins over customers By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:... read more

Households reign in spending  amid fears of mass job cuts

Families keep tight hold on purse strings: Households reign in spending amid fears of mass job cuts By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 17 A... read more

Horizon Discovery Group hit by fall in academic research work

Cell engineering company Horizon Discovery Group hit by lockdown decline in academic research work The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, but makes its product... read more

Amigo Loans gets extension until December from its own lenders

Amigo Loans gets another extension until December from its own lenders on £250m finance deal The new deal will reduce the facility’s size from £300m to ... read more

Small businesses face a £22,000 bill to reopen after lockdown

Small businesses face a £22,000 average cost to reopen in full after lockdown – leading one in five entrepreneurs to raid their savings Nucleus Commercia... read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Soros and Buffett about to turn 90

Two gurus of the financial world, Warren Buffett and George Soros, celebrate their 90th birthdays this month. They are towering figures with the aura of visiona... read more

Young’s boss warns ‘back to work’ or see Britain bankrupt

Patrick Dardis, the chief executive of pub group Young’s, is calling time on working from home. Last Monday, he took an evening stroll through Central Lon... read more

Property market has its busiest month ever, says Rightmove

Lockdown mini-boom sees the property market have its busiest month EVER, says Rightmove, with £37bn worth of home sales agreed Rightmove has had its highest mo... read more

Is it worth swapping a buy-to-let for a holiday let?

As foreign travel is curbed and staycations become more popular many investors are eyeing holiday lets as a potentially lucrative safe haven for their cash. Fea... read more

Eat Out feast brings in more diners than pre-lockdown

Restaurants more than a quarter busier than they were before lockdown on back of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme By Daily Mail City &a... read more

Sanjeev Gupta adding French plant to Liberty Steel empire

Steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta adding former British Steel plant in northeast France to Liberty Steel metals empire By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Publis... read more

Amazon creating 1,000 jobs at UK warehouse

Amazon creating 1,000 jobs at Nottinghamshire warehouse that will help manage renewed surge in online shopping triggered by lockdown By Daily Mail City & Fi... read more

Flybe investors plan legal fight over 1p deal

Former Flybe shareholders preparing legal action over claims they were misled about airline’s performance before it was sold in cut-price deal Several doz... read more