The health club and hotels group owned by former BBC Dragons' Den investor Duncan Bannatyne has a record revenue and its highest profit since before the pandemic.
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John Barnes, the former England and Liverpool footballer, has been banned as a company director after his business failed to pay tens of thousands of pounds in tax between 2018 and 2020.
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More customers choosing to shop at Harvey Nichols helped sales pass £200m for the first time since the pandemic, according to newly-filed accounts.
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Fashion brand Matches, which sells Ralph Lauren and Balenciaga, owed more than £200m as it was put into administration by Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group.
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Taylor Swift fans have been flocking to a south London pub after the megastar made a reference to it in her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department.

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Almost 500 jobs have been saved after a private ambulance company, Elite Emergency Medical Services, was sold out of administration.
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Great exclusive on the front of City A.M. tomorrow by Elliot Gulliver-Needham and Guy Taylor.

Make sure you pick up a copy or read the online article if you’re outside London.

Tomorrow's front page 🗞️ #TomorrowsPapersToday

Billionaire Zuber Issa is close to completing talks to sell his £500m stake in Asda to its private equity backer, TDR Capital, according to reports.
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The first episode of my new on-camera interview series - Boardroom Uncovered - is with the CEO of IKEA UK youtu.be/2Kg2JJq4US4?si… City A.M.

It has been confirmed that a majority stake in Edinburgh Airport has been acquired by French infrastructure group Vinci for £1.27bn.
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🔴Exclusive: Buy-now pay-later firm Laybuy has put itself up for sale and is hunting for potential buyers following a turbulent few years on the public markets, City A.M. can reveal.

Charlie Conchie and Lars Mucklejohn report

#BNPL #London #UKEconomy
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The first episode of my new on-camera interview series - Boardroom Uncovered - is with the CEO of IKEA UK youtu.be/2Kg2JJq4US4?si… City A.M.

Great stuff from the team.

We launched a new video series today, City A.M.’s new on-camera interview series, Boardroom Uncovered.

The first instalment is with Ikea's UK chief Peter Jelkeby, who sat down with Jon Robinson

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Sourdough pizza restaurants chain Franco Manca slipped into the red despite its turnover rising after opening 13 new sites across the UK.

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Uniqlo’s sales across Europe surged past €1bn (£853m) thanks to one of its products going viral on TikTok, it has been revealed.

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Is your electric bike safe? Folding bicycle maker Brompton backs new law to tighten rules. W/ thanks to Jon Robinson
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Risks are 'needed' to 'drive a business forward', IKEA UK CEO Peter Jelkeby told Jon Robinson
in the first episode of Boardroom Uncovered – out now.

Jelkeby also spoke on IKEA lowering prices and the type of CEO he sets out to be.

Full interview 👇
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Watch the first episode of Boardroom Uncovered from tomorrow morning with the UK CEO of IKEA.

UK sales have surged past £500m at the owner of confectionary brands such as Ferrero Rocher, Nutella and Kinder Surprise, according to new accounts.

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