Lookers trading strong despite chip shortage

Shares of Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc rose about 6% on Wednesday after it published a trading update covering the three month period ended September 30,…

















Avacta shares up on LG Chem Life Sciences news

Shares of Wetherby-based cancer therapies and diagnostics company Avacta Group plc rose about 5% after it announced that a pre-clinical development milestone has been achieved in its…


Morrisons takeover fight to be decided on Oct 2

The £7 billion takeover battle for Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons between US private equity groups Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) and Fortress Investment Group will…











Harworth go-ahead for 1,000 homes at Ironbridge

Rotherham-based property and land regeneration firm Harworth Group plc announced that Shropshire Council’s Southern Planning Committee resolved to grant planning permission for the regeneration of…



Begbies shares up 9% on double digit growth

Shares of Manchester-based corporate rescue firm Begbies Traynor Group plc rose about 9% on Thursday after it published an AGM trading statement saying it achieved double…




Cussons revenue tops £603m amid Carex demand

Shares of Manchester-based consumer products company PZ Cussons fell about 4% on Wednesday after it published positive results for the year ended May 31, 2021, but also provided…







Together Financial profit up 26% to £150m

Cheadle, Chesire-based Together Financial Services Limited, a specialist mortgage and secured loans provider, said on Thursday its lending returned to pre-pandemic levels in June and July…




Co-op H1 revenue £5.6bn amid Amazon, robot news

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…













Cussons hires Ralph Lauren exec Valeria Juarez

Manchester-based consumer products company PZ Cussons said on Monday that Ralph Lauren executive Valeria Juarez will join its board as a non executive director with effect from…





EG Group mulls options including $15bn sale, IPO

Blackburn-based petrol station and convenience store giant EG Group is exploring options including a possible sale or an IPO, according to people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported….





Lookers H1 revenue up 37% to £2.15bn

Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc said on Thursday its revenue rose 37.1% to £2.153 billion in the six months ended June 30, 2021, and it…