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InPost Group will invest almost 600 million pounds in the UK by 2029, bringing the total investment to 1 billion pounds. The company will expand its network of machines and increase its logistics infrastructure, the company said in a statement.more

Currys has said it is entering a period of “depressed hiring” and is to bring in more automation after imminent changes to employers’ national insurance. The electrical goods retailer’s plans to install electronic price labelling at 100 stores this year so shelf-edge information can be changed with the press of a button, and add more equipment in warehouses to improve efficiency.more

In 2024, as many as 57,700 companies will appear in the National Court Register. This is an all-time record. The number of registered individual businesses is also at a high level, writes ‘Puls Biznesu’ today.more

Carlsberg's £3.3bn deal to buy J2O maker Britvic has been approved by a High Court judge. The Danish brewery, which also owns brands including 1664 and Brooklyn, said it planned to create a single integrated drinks business called Carlsberg Britvic following the takeover.more

The Body Shop chain of cosmetic stores is ending its operations on the Polish market on February 22 this year, the company announced on its website.more

Starbucks has introduced a policy that will require people to make a purchase if they want to hang out in their cafes or use the restroom. It's part of a strategy that the new CEO hopes customers will welcome at a time of declining profits.more

The UK's competition watchdog has launched an investigation into whether Google has too much power in online search. Google accounts for 90% of UK web searches - the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking at whether it is using that dominant position to harm competition or choice for users.more

Customers of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland will be able to use the branches of any brand for in-person banking as the group continues to shake up its branch network, raising concerns among unions over potential further closures. more

Business leaders plan to cut costs and rein in hiring in response to government tax increases set out in the autumn budget, with employment expectations taking the sharpest tumble since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.more

Due to the poor economic situation and e-commerce competition, 2,000 traditional branches were liquidated in 2024 and another 9,000 suspended their operations - reports "Rzeczpospolita" today.more

Sainsbury's has said it will raise hourly pay though it is cautious about recruiting new staff this year due to rising costs. The supermarket chain said wages would rise 5% to £12.60 but it will be introduced in two phases "to help manage a particularly tough cost inflation environment".more

Vacancies for permanent jobs in the UK declined at their fastest pace for four years last month, according to a new survey that adds to the gloomy economic mood.more

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) lobby group warned that Budget measures mean there is "little hope" of food prices "going anywhere but up" in the second half of 2025.more

More than half of companies are planning to raise prices in the next three months as they face a "pressure cooker of rising costs and taxes", according to one of the UK's largest business groups. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said its survey of nearly 5,000 firms suggested confidence had "slumped", falling to its lowest level for two years.more

Aldi has beaten its rival Lidl to the title of cheapest supermarket of 2024, according to Which?. By tracking thousands of grocery prices throughout the year, the consumer group found the German discount supermarket chain offered the best price for a basket of 56 items - including staples such as milk, butter and bread. more

The chief executives of FTSE 100 companies will have made more money in 2025 by midday on Monday than their average worker does in a whole year, according to the latest measure of inequality between bosses and their employees.more

The British weekly "The Economist" wrote about the phenomenon of milk bars in Poland. It noted that bars whose tradition dates back to the communist era are trying to adapt to new times and culinary customs.more

A majority of UK businesses expect a positive start to 2025, according to two economic confidence surveys which show managers planning for growth after a challenging period for the economymore

Homebase is to live on as a brand online and within up to 70 former stores reopened next year as branches of the Range, its new owner has announced. CDS said it would open the first three converted outlets from the collapsed DIY retailer in January under the Range Superstores name, and then 10 a month from February.more

China has approved a project to build the world's largest hydroelectric dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) River on the Tibetan Plateau, Reuters reported. Concerns about the project's environmental impact have been raised by downstream countries like India and Bangladesh.more

Chocolate maker Cadbury has been dropped from the list of royal warrants for the first time in 170 years. The Birmingham-based chocolatier was awarded its first royal warrant as chocolate and cocoa manufacturers by Queen Victoria in 1854, but it has lost its royal endorsement under King Charles.more

Millions of Britons are earning an average of £146 a month by selling items on second-hand platforms, a study suggests. An estimated 23.8 million people are now using online second-hand platforms to earn an average £,1752 a year – enough to offset the average energy bill, the survey for Virgin Media O2 Business and Depop found.more

The new boss of the Body Shop has told staff the struggling ethical beauty retailer is “back for good” after it booked a profit in its first 100 days under new ownership.more

UK businesses are cutting staff numbers at the fastest rate since the global financial crisis, according to a closely watched business survey blaming the government’s tax-raising budget.more

British media are reporting that one of US President-elect Donald Trump's closest associates and also one of the world's richest people Elon Musk is to financially support Nigel Farage's Reform UK party. The alleged donation is reported in the ‘Financial Times’ and the ‘Daily Telegraph’, among others.more