September 2020




Boohoo first-half revenue up 45% to £816m

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo Group plc said on Wednesday its revenue rose 45% to £816.5 million and pretax profit rose 51% to £68.1 million in…







Tracsis, Leeds transport firm, hires new CFO

Leeds-based Tracsis plc, a provider of software and services for the traffic data and transportation industry, said on Monday its chief financial officer Max Cawthra will stand…




Morrisons reintroduces rationing amid COVID fear

Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons has become the first major UK retail chain to reintroduce restrictions on purchases of key items after the UK government imposed new measures…












Sigma Capital shares up 17% on £1bn London JV

Shares of Manchester and Edinburgh-based rented housing developer Sigma Capital Group rose about 17% on Tuesday after it announced a £1 billion residential joint venture with EQT Real…





Go-Ahead falls 7% amid emergency rail funding

Shares of Newcastle-headquartered international rail and bus giant Go-Ahead Group fell about 7% on Monday after it published details of the UK Department for Transport’s extension…







SimplyBiz shares up 7% amid strong trading

Shares of Huddersfield-based SimplyBiz, a provider of compliance and business services to financial advisers and institutions, rose 7% on Tuesday after it published results for…





Drax secures new £160m infrastructure loans

North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group said on Monday it has struck a new infrastructure term loan facilities agreement “that provides committed facilities of approximately £160…








Sunderland sofa firm ScS sees orders soar 92%

Shares of Sunderland-based furniture and floorings retailer ScS Group rose 15% on Tuesday after it issued a trading update saying its order intake increased 92.2% for the…