Sainsbury's has revealed a better-than-forecast leap in coronavirus lockdown grocery sales - reporting it will help offset a £500m hit to profits from pandemic-related costs.
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Upper Crust owner blames virus lockdown for 5,000 UK redundancies
The company behind railway station and airport food outlets Upper Crust and Caffe Ritazza has confirmed plans for 5,000 job losses in its core UK market.
The big brands that have announced job losses over the past seven days
The grim toll of coronavirus-related job losses has risen again in the last week.
The big brands that have announced job losses over the past week
The grim toll of coronavirus-related job losses has accelerated in the last week.
Employees ‘healthy’ in work until just 59, study shows
People in England have a "healthy life expectancy" at work until they are aged just 59, far below the age to qualify for a state pension, research suggests.
Facebook boycott may rely on smaller businesses joining in
Money talks, and there's no doubting the likes of Coca Cola, Starbucks, Levi's and Reebok are used to being heard.
Upper Crust owner SSP to axe 5,000 UK jobs
The grim toll of coronavirus-related job losses will rise again on Wednesday when the company behind the Upper Crust catering brand discloses plans to make more than half of its UK workforce redundant.
US buys up almost entire world supply of coronavirus drug
The US has bought up almost the entire global supply of one of two drugs proven to treat coronavirus.
‘So far, so V’: Bank of England’s Haldane sees sharp bounce-back
The UK economy is on course for a V-shaped recovery from the coronavirus crisis though the risk of a prolonged period of unemployment remains, according to the Bank of England's chief economist.
Airbus cuts 1,700 UK jobs due to ‘unprecedented’ coronavirus crisis
Airbus is to cut 1,700 jobs in the UK as part of a major restructuring caused by the coronavirus crisis, the company has announced.