Leeds-based Ligentia Group, a global supply chain manager, announced that its acquisition of Poland-based VGL Solid Group (VGL) is now complete. Ligentia said the deal further strengthens…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc announced it has been selected as Nike’s first European retail partner for its Connected Partnership loyalty programme. “Nike’s…

Newcastle-headquartered Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, said on Monday its occupancy level remains at record levels of over 98%. Grainger CEO Helen Gordon said…

Bruntwood SciTech — the 50:50 joint venture between Bruntwood and Legal & General — has submitted a planning application to deliver two new buildings for…

Bruntwood Works, the workspace, retail and leisure arm of commercial property group Bruntwood has submitted a planning application to redesign and revitalise the Grade II…

Shares of Blackburn-based toilet roll and tissue maker Accrol Group rose about 10% on Tuesday after it published a trading update saying it has “successfully navigated…

Shares of Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc rose about 7% on Thursday after it published a positive trading update and said it…

Immobel Capital Partners, the investment management business of Immobel Group, announced it has agreed to acquire 50% of the White Rose Park green office campus near…

An advert by Manchester fashion firm Boohoo Group plc promoting an oversized T-shirt has been banned from its website because it “objectified and sexualised women.” The…

Redrow plc, the Flintshire-based house building giant, said on Thursday its first-half revenue rose £11 million to a record £1.05 billion, profit before tax rose 17%…

Manchester-based commercial property giant Bruntwood has reported a return to profit in its latest financial year as the total value of its assets rose to more…

Bitcoin has trounced traditional investment strategies over one and 10 years “but it remains a speculative gamble” according to new research from Salford investment giant…

Newcastle-based food-to-go retailer Greggs said on Thursday it has appointed its retail and property director Roisin Currie to succeed Roger Whiteside as chief executive when he…

India-based Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd (RNESL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd, has agreed to acquire Sheffield-based sodium-ion battery technology firm Faradion Limited for an…

Matthew Moulding, founder and CEO of Manchester e-commerce, beauty and nutrition giant THG plc, told GQ magazine in an interview he should have listed the company…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank — recently rebuffed by Spain’s Banco Sabadell in an audacious £1 billion approach for its TSB Bank subsidiary — on Friday posted a third…

Renewable infrastructure fund Greencoat UK Wind plc (UKW) has agreed to acquire a 25% stake in Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm near Liverpool from…

Manchester Airport said on Friday it will become the first airport in the UK to have a direct sustainable jet fuel supply through partnership with…

The UK Infrastructure Bank has confirmed it will invest £107 million in the South Bank Quay development at Teesworks in Teesside, supporting 800 direct jobs….

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc announced it acquired 80% of Crete-based Cosmos Sport S.A. “Based in Crete, Greece, Cosmos was founded in 1982…

Newcastle-based house building giant Bellway said on Tuesday its revenue rose 40.3% to £3.12 billion in the year to July 31, 2021, only 2.8% below…

Manchester-based Co-op Group revealed a new partnership with Amazon and an acceleration of robot deliveries as it announced its first-half 2021 revenue slipped to £5.6 billion from £5.8…

Amsterdam-based global online food delivery firm Just Eat Takeaway.com has announced it will create more than 1,500 new customer service jobs at Houghton le Spring, Sunderland,…

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced it has fined Halifax-based company Parkin Beacher Ltd (PBL) £50,000 “for making illegal marketing calls to people about their pensions.”…

Shirebrook-based Frasers Group plc, formerly called Sports Direct, said on Thursday its maverick CEO Mike Ashley plans to step down on May 1 next year…

Manchester-based commercial property giant Bruntwood announced it has agreed a new £276 million, 15-year sustainable-linked loan facility with Aviva Investors. The agreement sees Bruntwood consolidate…

Shares of Leeds-based retail logistics firm Clipper Logistics rose about 2% on Monday after it published a strong trading update for the year ended April…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank said on Wednesday that US private equity firms J.C. Flowers and Bain Capital Credit agreed to buy a stake in the self-styled…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc said on Friday it entered into a conditional agreement for the acquisition of 60% of Poland-based Marketing Investment…

Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail S.A. said on Thursday it now expects its adjusted EBITDA for FY21 to be in the range of £590 million to £620 million —…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank, which recently ended talks on a possible sale of the company,  said on Thursday it made a statutory loss before tax £103.7 million in…

Shares of Wetherby-based biotherapeutics company Avacta Group plc rose about 7% on Monday after it said it entered into a commercial partnership with Mologic Ltd “to…

US resins firm Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (SWM) said on Wednesday it reached an agreement with the board of Ashton-under-Lyne-based wound care and industrial firm Scapa Group on…

Shares of Sheffield-based video gaming firm Sumo Group plc rose about 12% on Thursday after it published a trading update saying its its revenue and adjusted…

Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail said on Thursday it will pay a further special dividend of 20p per share — equating to £200 million in total…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank said on Monday it has ended talks on a possible sale of the company. Co-op Bank has declined to comment on reports…

Bury-based retail giant JD Sports Fashion Plc said on Tuesday it acquired privately-owned Shoe Palace in the United States for a total of $681 million in…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank said on Tuesday the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) confirmed a reduction in the bank’s Individual Capital Requirement (ICR) following its standard Supervisory…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank said on Friday it successfully closed the issue of its £200 million fixed rate reset callable notes due November 27, 2025. “The…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank said on Tuesday it has received an approach “regarding the possibility of a sale of the bank and/or the holding company.” Co-op…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank said on Friday it narrowed its loss in the first nine months of the year. Loss before tax was £68.1 million for…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank plc said on Tuesday it appointed its chief financial officer Nick Slape to the role of chief executive officer, effective October 31,…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank plc said on Tuesday that Andrew Bester intends to step down as its chief executive officer and as a director of its…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank plc on Tuesday announced proposals to cut around 350 jobs and close 18 branches. “Aside from the specific branches affected, the reduction…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank plc said on Thursday it made a statutory loss before tax of £44.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2020,…

The UK Government’s Department for Transport (DfT) on Thursday confirmed £589 million to kickstart work on the Transpennine main rail line between Leeds, Huddersfield and…

Shares of Wakefield-based video game developer Team17 Group have soared after it announced it signed a publishing agreement with Tencent Games’ NExT Studios. Team17 said the deal is…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc said on Tuesday its revenue increased 30% to £6.1 billion and its profit before tax and exceptional items…

Chester-based price comparison website Moneysupermarket Group announced on Friday the appointment of Peter Duffy as chief executive officer effective from September 1, 2020, subject to normal…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank said on Wednesday the impact of Covid-19 negatively affected its statutory loss before tax by about £12 million. In a first quarter…

Sheffield-based video gaming firm Sumo Group plc said on Wednesday it has complied with the FCA’s request that listed companies observe a moratorium on preliminary…

Chesire-based veterinary drugs giant Dechra Pharmaceuticals Plc said on Monday it agreed terms to acquire the worldwide rights to the Osurnia product portfolio from Elanco Animal…

Sorted, the Manchester delivery technology firm, said on Monday it has reached a major milestone after the value of goods it has shipped to date…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank said on Thursday its third-quarter loss before tax increased 36% to £118.6 million, primarily reflecting a PPI (payment protection insurance) charge of £60…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank plc said on Thursday it narrowed its statutory loss for the six months to June 30 to £38.5 million from a £39.5…

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo Group plc said late on Tuesday it completed an asset purchase agreement for British brands Karen Millen and Coast. The…

Shares of Bury-based JD Sports Fashion Plc rose about 7% on Tuesday after it said its revenue soared 49.2% to £4.7 billion profit and before…

Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons said on Tuesday group like-for-like (LFL) sales excluding fuel were up 3.6% for the nine weeks to January 6, comprising contributions from…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank plc on Tuesday announced an update on its trading performance so far in 2018 as the self-styled “ethical bank” continues to recover from…

Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons said on Tuesday group like-for-like sales excluding fuel were up 5.6% for the 13 weeks to November 4. “As expected, retail LFL sales growth eased…

Shares of Greggs, the Newcastle-based bakery and “food-on-the-go” retailer, rose about 5% after it said its sales rose 7.3% in the 13 weeks to September…

Shares of Wakefield-based Bonmarché, the discount fashion retailer aimed at women over 50, fell about 20% on Thursday after it said sales in its stores “have…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank plc said on Friday that Tom Wood, its chief financial and restructuring officer, “has decided to step down from his position following…

Shares of Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons rose about 3% on Thursday after it produced a positive quarterly trading update and became the subject of speculation on…

Wakefield-based video game developer Team17 has announced its intention to float its shares on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange this month in an IPO that…

Shares of Bury-based JD Sports Fashion rose more than 4% after it said its profit before tax increased 24% to £294.5 million on revenue that…

Shares of Manchester-based drug discovery company C4X Discovery Holdings plc (C4XD) soared 99% after it said it signed a licensing agreement worth up to $294 million with…

Lancashire County Council has submitted a bid for £100 million from the UK Government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) Forward Fund that would go towards transport…

Shares of Newcastle-based utility cost consultancy Utilitywise fell more than 12% after its delayed final results for the year ending July 31, 2017, showed an adjusted loss before…

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…