Asda prepares to cut up to 1,200 warehouse jobs amid cost-cutting drive
Asda is preparing to cut up to 1,200 warehouse jobs as part of an aggressive cost-cutting programme, according to the GMB, marking a second wave of proposed redundancies in little more than a fortnight.Union officials claim the supermarket is planning
Toy sellers watch social media curbs as UK market returns to growth
UK toy sales rose for the first time in five years last year, offering rare optimism for a sector that has struggled since the pandemic, but industry leaders are now watching closely for any fallout from potential social media bans
Elon Musk floats Ryanair takeover amid public spat with Michael O’Leary
Elon Musk has raised the prospect of buying Ryanair in the latest escalation of a public war of words with the airline’s outspoken chief executive, Michael O’Leary.The exchange follows a disagreement over whether Europe’s largest low-cost carrier should install Musk’s
Hotel industry chiefs urge chancellor to extend business rates relief beyond pubs
More than 130 senior hotel and holiday park executives have written to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, warning that Labour’s planned changes to business rates represent the most serious threat to the sector’s viability and must not be limited to pubs
Unemployment stuck near five-year high as wage growth cools
Unemployment remained stuck at a near five-year high in the run-up to Rachel Reeves’s November Budget, while wage growth continued to ease, reinforcing expectations that interest rate cuts are edging closer.Figures published on Tuesday by the Office for National Statistics
TNT faces titleholder SMB in Game 1 of Philippine Cup Finals
PBAGame on Wednesday(Ynares Center-Antipolo)7:30 p.m. – TNT vs San Miguel Beermen (Finals Game 1) UP against San Miguel Beermen (SMB), the big dogs of the PBA’s centerpiece conference, TNT armed itself with one of the most crucial foundations for success —
Team Philippines ensured of two silver medals in 3×3 wheelchair basketball at ASEAN Para Games
Team Philippines ensured of two silver medals in 3x3 wheelchair basketball at ASEAN Para Games - BusinessWorld Online THE Philippines pulled off a pair of
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For more than two decades, LeBron James’ name on the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star starting lineup was not so much announced as assumed. It was a constant, arriving with the same predictability as the very passage of time. From
MPs back UK innovators as Britain steps up fight against plastic pollution
MPs have thrown their weight behind calls for greater Government support for British businesses developing alternatives to plastic packaging, as Parliament steps up its focus on tackling the global plastics crisis.At a Westminster briefing hosted by the Natural Polymers Group,
Two dead, two hurt as Storm Ada triggers landslide in Sorsogon
Two dead, two hurt as Storm Ada triggers landslide in Sorsogon - BusinessWorld Online Residents clear debris while motorists brave the scattered soil and large