Scottish restaurant failures up nearly 90%. James Salmon, 18/02/2019. Scottish restaurant failures are up nearly 90%. The number of Scottish restaurants going bust reached a record high last year, according to figures from the Insolvency Service. Statistics for 2018 shows

BrightHouse to shut 30 stores and cut jobs The UK’s biggest rent-to-own provider, BrightHouse, is to close 30 stores across the country, at a cost of 350 jobs. Many people probably take it for granted that they can walk into

Online-only retailers crashing too. 13th February 2019. A total of 246 online-only retail businesses became insolvent in 2018! That represents a 19% increase on the previous year, 2017 and more than double the 120 that failed in 2010. The high

Onerous clauses being imposed in the construction sector 5th February 2019. Onerous clauses are being imposed in the construction sector on contractors. The Construction Enquirer wrote on the 4th February about onerous clauses being imposed on contractors Click on the

Oddbins enters administration 4th February 2019 Oddbins enters administration Last week we reported Oddbins was on the brink, now it has gone. The owners of UK wine chain Oddbins have called in administrators to handle the firm’s retail operation until a buyer