Hospitality sector calls for government support
The hospitality sector has issued a fresh plea for financial help from the government as it warns Omicron has already led to plummeted sales and “decimated” bookings
Keywords’ strong performance leads to upped expectations
Demand for its services has remained strong, it said and is being driven by a buoyant video games market and the industry's focus on new content creation.
Pret receives thousands of complaints as subscription service fails to deliver
Pret A Manger has received roughly 5,000 complaints about its drinks subscription service with customers citing a lack of availability with smoothies and frappes as the main issue.
Unseasonal start to Christmas week for FTSE 100
At the close, the UK blue-chip index was down 71.89 points, or 1.0% at 7,198.03, off the session low of 7,101.04 but well below the day's opening peak of 7,269.92.
Ex-Tesco chief Sir Dave Lewis to chair new Glaxo healthcare arm
Lewis left Tesco in September this year after six years as chief executive of the supermarket giant. His appointment at GSK’s demerged consumer healthcare unit will take effect from 1 January 2022.