1. Ted Baker to close remaining shops, placing 500 jobs in doubt
All 31 of the fashion brand’s stores in the region are expected to be shut by Tuesday after Ted Baker’s UK holding company, No Ordinary Designer Label, fell into administration in March.
2. FTSE 100 Live
Stocks rebound
3. Pub, licensed venue numbers pick up for first time in two years
The number of UK pubs, bars, restaurants, clubs and hotels ticked up by 0.5% between March and June to 99,207, CGA by NIQ and AlixPartners data showed on Monday.
4. Barratt-Redrow merger expected to happen within the week
The £2.5 billion all-share deal announced in February had come under the gaze of the Competition and Market Authority, which launched a Phase 1 investigation in March.
5. Plus500 delivers upsized dividend, expects full-year results to smash forecasts
Net first-half profit came to $148.8 million, slightly up from $146.5 million in the first half of 2023.