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The Wendy’s burger chain is hoping that it will be second time lucky as it prepares to go nationwide in the UK with its famous square patties, two decades after scrapping its first assault on the British market.more

Belarus is saying goodbye to McDonald's, to be replaced from tomorrow by the Russian chain Vkusno i Tochka. Internet users speak of a "farewell to an era", but Alyaksandr Lukashenko "thanked god" for the departure of the American chain.more

Closures rise by 60% in past year, including 453 in most recent quarter, says advisory firm Mazars.more

Robert Jenrick calls on firms to train local people as the head of the CBI says more immigration is needed to fill jobs and boost growth. more

Pubs are under huge pressure following yesterday's Autumn Budget statement as around 50 pubs are closing every month amid soaring costs, business leaders have warned. more

Retail sales in Great Britain slumped in the three months to October as the pressure of inflation hitting a 41-year high and soaring energy prices forced households to cut budgets and rein in spending. more

After more than two decades of economic stagnation, the average UK worker will still earn less than in 2008, the Resolution Foundation has warned. At the same time, he points out that tax increases will further increase the decline in prosperity in the country.more

In the first half of the year, entrepreneurs suspended over 161 thousand companies, while 104.3 thousand closed down, according to data from the Ministry of Development and Technology. This is almost 29 per cent more than a year earlier,' reports today's Puls Biznesu.more

Several Belarusian companies that have been Ikea's sub-suppliers in recent years use forced prison labour in Belarusian penal colonies, which also hold political prisoners, reports the French investigative website Disclose in a journalistic investigation published on its website.more

The Citizens Advice organization - as every year before Christmas - published a list of the worst courier companies in the country. the number of problems and complaints, and the level of customer service they offer.more

Poland has many times greater than expected development potential for offshore wind energy. By 2040, such energy could satisfy nearly 60 percent of demand for electricity - we can read in the report "Potential of Offshore Wind Energy in Poland" commissioned by the Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA).more

Three London town centres will be receiving £130,000 each in a bid to bolster evening High Street business. Bromley, Vauxhall and Woolwich will benefit from the Night Time Enterprise Zones.more

Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has given the service's employees an ultimatum - either they will work at maximum capacity or they should resign from their positions. They have less than two days to decide, the Washington Post newspaper reported yesterday, citing an email sent by the billionaire to subordinates.more

Civil Aviation Authority gives regulatory approval for Newquay site to send satellites into space.more

Food prices are rising at their fastest rate for 45 years, with the cost of basics such as milk, cheese and eggs surging. more

The Tesla corporation wants to double car production at its plants in the German state of Brandenburg and is therefore looking to expand them. The Oder-Spree district, on whose territory the US manufacturer's plants are located, expects to apply for permission for the expansion later this year, writes the Berlin daily B.Z.more

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, whose fortune is valued at $ 124 billion, said in an interview with CNN that he would donate most of his fortune to charities linked to the fight against global warming and political and social divisions.more

Primark's website has crashed after the retailer finally launched its click-and-collect service. It is starting a trial in 25 stores in north-west England, Yorkshire and north Wales for children's products only.more

On December 7, the 4th edition of the British-Polish Tech Forum will take place at the Queen Elizabeth II Center in London's Westminster. The aim of the event is to promote Poland as an attractive investment destination for companies in the UK, especially those from the IT sector.more

Olive trees are extremely resistant to drought, and therefore they are successfully grown in countries famous for their high temperatures. Nevertheless, this year's summer took its toll on Spanish growers. Many of them are alarming that the olive harvest is almost half as much as last year, which will translate into oil prices.more

The boss of retailer Next is urging the government to let more foreign workers into the UK to ease labour shortages. more

Eight out of 10 Belgian companies are securing additional budget to offer job candidates higher salaries than their own employees, according to research from Acerta. Nearly half of the companies also offer potential employees additional benefits, such as company cars.more

A record 14.7 percent UK food prices rose in October compared to the same month in 2021, and 27% of households are not doing well financially, Kantar, a market research company, reported today.more

This group of customers are those that Ulster Bank views as having “low reliance on these accounts or may have accounts elsewhere”. more

The four largest Belgian banks are predicting a recession at the end of the year, report "L'Echo" and "De Tijd", but they do not agree on how long it will last.more