Manchester-based global  consumer brand and technology firm The Hut Group (THG) said on Thursday it will launch its own cargo airline called THG Air via…

Leeds-based Dart Group, owner of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said on Friday it expects an exceptional charge of £109 million due to its operations “currently being suspended…

Manchester-based online beauty and wellness firm The Hut Group (THG) said on Friday its technology services division THG Ingenuity signed a major contract with Nestlé Health…

Shares of Manchester car dealership Lookers plc rose 4% on Wednesday after it announced the promotions of CFO Mark Raban to chief executive officer and…

Manchester-based branded merchandise firm The Pebble Group has announced its intention to go public on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in early…

Transport giant FirstGroup plc said on Wednesday its First Trenitalia partnership has been awarded the contract to operate the lucrative train services on the West Coast…

Chester-based identity data company GB Group (GBG) said on Wednesday its revenues increased 19.9% to £143.5 million in the year to March 31 and profit…

Blackburn-based petrol station and convenience store giant EG Group on Friday announced huge expansion plans in Australia by agreeing to buy Woolworths Group’s 540 site network (Woolworths Petrol)…

Manchester-based online beauty firm The Hut Group (THG) said on Monday it agreed a deal to develop 1 million square feet of office and studio space near…

Manchester-based online beauty firm The Hut Group (THG) said on Monday it acquired beauty contract manufacturer and product developer Acheson & Acheson in a deal understood to be…

The battle for control of the board at Carlisle-based aviation, energy and transport firm Stobart Group continues to rage on despite former CEO Andrew Tinkler failing narrowly…

Shares of embattled Bradford-based subprime lender Provident Financial rose about 8% on Wednesday after it said in a trading statement its recovery plan is on track and that…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank said on Wednesday it made a loss before tax of £174.4 million in 2017 compared to a loss before tax of £477.1…

Shares of troubled Bradford-based subprime lender Provident Financial rose about 70% on Tuesday after it announced a £331 million rights issue — a sale of shares —…

Blackburn-based EG Group announced a major petrol forecourt convenience retail expansion in the United States by agreeing to buy a 762-site network from The Kroger Co….

Manchester-based specialist fit fashion retailer N Brown Group — whose brands include JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo — said its chairman Andrew Higginson intends to step down…

Sheffield-based construction group Henry Boot plc said in an update for its AGM that its property trading and development activity levels since the beginning of 2017…

Chester-based identity data company GB Group said it conditionally agreed to acquire address validation firm PCA Predict for a total of £73.85 million. “The £73,852,423 total consideration…

Aberdeen-based oil and gas services company Wood Group said it agreed to buy rival firm Amec Foster Wheeler for about £2.2 billion in an all-share “transformational” deal….

The Russell Group of 24 leading UK universities — which includes Manchester, Newcastle, Durham, Liverpool, Sheffield, Nottingham, York and Leeds — is looking for a new director…

Manchester-based online fashion and home goods retailer N Brown Group announced that Dominic Appleton, formerly of The Very Group, will join the group as chief financial…

Wilmslow-based fashion firm Sosandar plc announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell a curated collection of its products through J Sainsbury. Sosandar is…

Wilmslow-based fashion firm Sosandar plc has reported revenue of £11.6 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2022, up 30% year-on-year and a new record…

Sosandar plc, the Wilmslow-based fashion firm run by former magazine publishers Alison Hall and Julie Lavington, said its revenue increased 72% to £21 million in…

New research from Manchester-based venture capital firm Praetura Ventures argues that the UK economy is losing out on a potential £92 billion to GDP due…

Shares of Salford-based fashion firm In The Style fell as much as 10% on Wednesday after it warned that “industry-wide global supply chain disruption and…

Shares of Leeds-based retail logistics firm Clipper Logistics jumped about 9% on Monday after it said its revenue rose 8.8% to £500.7 million in the year…

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc said Marie Wall will be Interim Chief Financial Officer from December 2. Wall replaces John Fallon, who is standing down. She…

Leeds-based Jet2 plc said it delivered another record performance in terms of passenger numbers, revenues and profitability in the six months to September 30, 2024. Jet2…

Shares of Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc fell as much as 15% after it published a third quarter trading update for the 13…

Harrogate-based IT managed services provider Redcentric plc said its revenue grew 5.8% to £86.8 million in the six months to September 30, 2024, “reflecting the impact of…

Shares of James Cropper plc, the Kendal-based paper, packaging and advanced materials company, fell as much as 20% after it warned that “as a result of…

Sage Group plc, the Newcastle-based FTSE 100 global software business, reported higher sales and profit for the year, upped its dividend and announced a share…

Leeds-based piping and ventilation systems firm Genuit Group plc — formerly called Polypipe Group — on Tuesday issued a trading update for the 10 months ended October 31,…

Begbies Traynor Group plc, the Manchester-based business recovery and financial advisory firm, said it is looking at ways to lessen the impact of higher national…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group, announced the appointment of Janice Crawford as a non-executive director with effect from November 25, 2024. Crawford will also…

A new report from Manchester-based Co-op Group and cross-party think tank Demos has argued that the UK economy is missing out on £19 billion in…

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has dropped its $111 million bid for Mulberry Group and is now pushing for a seat on the luxury handbag maker’s…

Shares of The Revel Collective, formerly called Revolution Bars Group, fell about 15% after it published results for the 52 weeks ended June 29, 2024, showing…

York-based Aptamer Group plc, the developer of molecule binding techniques for use in medicine and cosmetics, reported lower sales for the year as it experienced…

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group plc said it agreed to vote in favour of Joshua Alliance’s plan to buy Manchester fashion group N Brown, which Frasers…

A company controlled by Joshua Alliance has agreed to buy Manchester-based clothing and footwear digital retailer N Brown Group in a cash deal that values…

Shares of Chester-based MONY Group plc, which runs the price comparison and consumer tip websites MoneySuperMarket and MoneySavingGroup, fell about 8% after it published a…

Sheffield-based British Business Bank, the UK’s economic development bank, announced it will create a new vehicle called the British Growth Partnership to “crowd-in UK pension fund…

Skelmersdale, Lancashire-based bathroom retailer Victorian Plumbing Group plc said it will shut down operations of loss-making Victoria Plum, the rival it bought five months ago,…

Wetherby-based life sciences company Avacta Group has appointed Michelle Morrow as Chief Scientific Officer with effect from 4 November. Morrow brings nearly 20 years’ experience…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has announced a record-breaking summer season for traffic and a major investment in one of the group’s airports. Rolling 12-month traffic…

Newcastle-based SkinBioTherapeutics announced the acquisition of Driffield, Yorkshire-based Bio-Tech Solutions Ltd (BTS) for a total enterprise consideration of £1.25 million payable in cash on closing. The…

Manchester-based retailer THG plc is pushing ahead with its plan to demerge its fulfillment division Ingenuity and said it planned to raise £75 million to…

Manchester-based PRS REIT plc — recently under attack from rebel shareholders — said on Tuesday its revenue, generated wholly from rental income, increased 17% to…

Brooks Macdonald Group plc said it has acquired Altrincham-based financial adviser LIFT for an initial payment of £30 million in cash rising to as much…

Synexa Life Sciences, a Dutch bioanalysis firm, has bought Alderley Analytical Ltd, based near Macclesfield, for an undisclosed sum.  The purchase is the next step…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc reported higher sales and adjusted profit for the latest six-month period, helped by a surging US sports…

Bolton-based electrical retailer AO World plc has agreed to buy Stockport second-hand media seller musicMagpie for about  £10 million in cash.  “With complementary business models…

Knowsley-based Applied Nutrition Limited, which makes drinks and supplements for gym-goers, said it is considering an initial public offering on the main market of the…

Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons said it will raise about £331 million with the sale and lease back of 76 of its supermarkets.  Under the ground…

Liverpool John Lennon Airport has reported a 15% increase in passenger numbers in its latest financial year. The airport said it welcomed 4.3 million customers…

North Shields-based “delivered wholesale” business Kitwave Group plc has agreed to acquire Creed Catering Supplies Limited, a food wholesaler in the South of England with a range of…

Manchester-based holiday retailer On the Beach Group plc said preliminary adjusted profit before tax for the year was in line with market expectations of £31…

Leeds-based Asda announced that Mohsin Issa is stepping back from his executive leadership role at the supermarket giant to focus on his previously announced role…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc on Tuesday announced a number of board changes. The firm said Suzi Williams, non-executive director and chair…

Begbies Traynor Group plc, the Manchester-based business recovery and financial advisory firm, said it expected to hit market expectations for the full year, ahead of…

Manchester-based household products firm McBride said its revenue rose 5.2% to £934.8 million in the year to June 30, 2024, and it made an adjusted…

Manchester-based online retailer THG forecast full-year profit towards the lower end of analyst estimates, hurt by the sagging Japanese yen, and said it was pushing…

Sheffield-based builder and developer Henry Boot said its Hallam Land business has completed the sale of 491 residential plots at Pickford Gate, Coventry to the…

MEPC, the specialist asset management and development arm of Federated Hermes, has announced the letting of its pioneering office building 4 Angel Square at NOMA,…

Shares of Manchester-based global cyber security firm NCC Group plc rose as much as 10% after it published an unaudited trading update for the four months…

Manchester United plc said its loss widened to £113 million in the year to June 30, 2024, from £28.7 million the previous year, partly because…

Barrow-in-Furness marine engineering firm James Fisher and Sons plc said revenue fell for the first half of the financial year, but kept its outlook unchanged…

Altrincham-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) Assura plc has appointed Steven Noble to the newly created role of Chief Investment Officer (CIO). Assura is…