Business

A Crufts-qualifying dog has died in the care of a host family working for Barking Mad, a company that arranges host families to look after dogs rather than taking them to a kennel. The company has apologised to Jennifer Smith, owner of Reacher who was hit by a car in…

The latest accounts for the Lancashire company, which show results in the 12 months leading up to 31 December 2017, show a significant rise in sales as it sees pre-tax profits rise from £1.8 to £1.99m. Turnover was up by 18 percent according to earlier year on year figures from…

Easter retail sales did not “measure up” to expectations, with overall UK retail sales increasing by 1.4% in March from last year, according to KPMG. New figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) show, on a total basis, sales rose 2.3% in March, against a decline of 0.2% in March…

Small firms and startups will be “hit the very hardest” by the doubling of auto-enrolment employer pension contributions, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). From 6 April 2018, the minimum amount employers must by law pay into workplace pensions increased by 2% of qualifying earnings, whilst staff contribute…

Consumer spending growth held steady in February – up 3.8 percent year-on-year and in line with the three-month rolling average (3.9 percent) – as consumers made small adjustments to their budgets to make room for the ‘nice-to-haves’. Data from Barclaycard shows that supermarket spending (3.2 percent) returned to levels seen…

Nearly half of retail job candidates lie on their CV, according to a recent survey. New research from job site Adzuna.co.uk found that 56% would even be prepared to tell a ‘big lie’ in order to gain their dream job. 78% of people also revealed that their lie was never…

Over a third of small businesses have not yet started preparing for the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). A further third (35%) are only in the early stages of preparation, claims the new research published today. Only 8% of…

Dedicated shopping apps are driving widespread mobile success for European retailers, according to Criteo’s Q4 Global Commerce Report. The study revealed that retailers with a shopping app see half of online transactions taking place on mobile devices with 54 percent of these taking place via their app, opposed to on…

A Rotherham-based entrepreneur has established Bow Wow Brigade, a unique pet care and dog-walking business following receipt of a £1,000 grant from the UK Steel Enterprise (UKSE) Kickstart Fund. Casey Rush, the entrepreneur behind Bow Wow Brigade which offers dog walking services, holiday help and puppy training classes, used the…

Dog walking has become one of the most popular ways for Brits to earn extra cash, according to new research. Commissioned by Oddsmonkey, the information revealed that Brits are using ‘side hustles’ such as dog walking and renting out the spare room to help cover the cost of living. As the annual…