Business lobby groups say firms less likely to take on staff with few qualifications or who have gaps in their CVsBritish companies are struggling to afford to hire young people after a long period of rising costs that have hit...
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Read MoreData shows deprived communities have more off-licences and takeaways and fewer childcare facilities and gymsEngland’s poorest communities have 70% more vape shops, off-licences and bookmakers than wealthier ones and far...
Read MoreRetail accounts for 5% of the UK economy – but its visibility gives it an outsize influence on public perceptionUp and down Britain there are boarded-up shops. Banks and department stores have been replaced by vape shops,...
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Read MoreCybersecurity experts reveal what they do for high-profile clients targeted by hackers such as Scattered Spider They call it “stopping the bleeding”: the vital window to prevent an entire database from being...
Read MoreFrom Quality Street to Toblerone to the Terry’s classic, festive treats are becoming more of a luxury – and it’s not just down to the price of cocoa You’re right – it is smaller. The Terry’s...
Read MoreAppointment marks a rapid political transformation for a former Tory donor and potential candidate for MPThe formerly Conservative-supporting boss of the supermarket Iceland is to be made a Labour peer when the party appoints...
Read MoreFrom the top lollipop person to the most dedicated convenience store managers, we celebrate the winners of the year’s most unusual accoladesMichael Leech, from Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, has been named the UK bus...
Read MorePeter Ruis discusses the chain’s £800m reboot, bringing ‘radical relevance’ – and that dance-driven Christmas adYou may think the department store has had it day. Debenhams and Beales have left the...
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