Online Sales Growth Hits Two Year High in June
IMRG Capgemini E-retail Sales Index reports 20% year-on-year growth of online sales in June.
UK Inflation Jumps to 14-Month High on Fuel and Clothing Cost Rise
ONS shows spike in UK CPI inflation although data comes in lower than forecasts
Staff Absenteeism Slides to Record Low as Sickies Cost Firms £14bn a Year
CBI/Pfizer survey finds average staff sick leave tumbles in 2012 though days off still cost firms billions
Iain Duncan Smith's Benefit Cap: 'Blunt Instrument' that Hurts Children
Work and pensions secretary rolls out benefit cap of £500 a week across UK.
Job Satisfaction Rises Among UK Workers
Reed survey of 1,500 employees shows growing confidence among UK staff.
Number of 'Critical' UK Firms Plummets as Economy Recovers
Begbies Traynor survey shows fewer British businesses in critical financial distress during second quarter than year before.
Plain Packaging on Cigarettes: Where Next? Chocolate Bars?
Government's role in public health is to provide consumers with enough information to make their own choices, argues Shane Croucher.
RBS Privatisation: George Osborne Appoints BlackRock as 'Bad Bank' Adviser
Risk specialist will assess merits of splitting off RBS's toxic assets.
City of London Finance Job Vacancies Slide in 2013
Morgan McKinley's London Employment Monitor reports 9% drop in finance vacancies in first half of this year
Vince Cable Pledges £500m Government Investment in UK Motor Industry
Coupled with extra £500m from industry, business secretary says money to be spent on developing engine technologies.
George Osborne: No New Property Bubble Despite Soaring UK House Prices
Chancellor George Osborne defends Help to Buy mortgage intervention against criticism it is creating new property bubble.
John Lewis Director Peter Ruis: Physical Stores are Integral Part of 'Omni-Channel' Shopping Experience
Brand and buying director Ruis was speaking at Samsung Retail Summit 2013.
Business Confidence Bounces on UK Economy 'Green Shoots'
BDRC Continental survey of 500 UK firms shows rising number 'forging ahead'.
Barratt Developments' Profits Boosted by Help to Buy and Funding for Lending Schemes
Homebuilder says profit for 2012/13 full year would beat the top end of analysts' forecasts.
Aviva Family Finances Report: Lone Parents Hardest Hit by UK Income Squeeze
Divorced, widowed, separated and single parents suffer the most from welfare cuts and rising cost of living
Powerhouse Service Sector Driving UK Economy Back to Growth
Both IMF and NIESR show UK economy picking up across 2013 as data and sentiment improves.
M&S CEO Marc Bolland Backed by Investors Despite Profit Falls and Bumper Bonus
Marks & Spencer CEO Marc Bolland voted back in as director by 95.5% of shareholders at AGM
Major UK Businesses Eye Expansion as Economy Recovers
Deloitte's CFO survey shows growing appetite for more risk on balance sheets at big British firms.
George Osborne Pledges to Jail 'Reckless Bankers' Under Financial Sector Reforms
Chancellor Osborne will give regulators more power, despite Bank of England warning on giving watchdogs too much to do.
NBNK Claims Lloyds Chairman Sir Winfried Bischoff Personally Warned Over Co-op Bank's Doomed Branches Bid
Co-op Bank pulled out of bid for 632 Lloyds branches and revealed £1.5bn capital hole on balance sheet.
Spain's Banks Do Not Need More Bailout Funds
European Commission and ECB document shows Spain financial sector stable for moment.
City of London Police: Corruption and Bribery Blights Half of Firms Worldwide
Commissioner Adrian Leppard launches joint anti-bribery training with British Standards Institute.
UK Warns EU: Don't Blow $200bn US Trade Talks Over Edward Snowden NSA Scandal
Paris demands temporary suspension of EU-US trade talks following NSA snooping scandal.
Charts in Focus: UK's Economic Collapse and Recovery in Context
ONS charts show UK's steepest decline and slowest recovery in 40 years, and a poor performer against other G7 states.
S&P Cuts Barclays, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse Ratings
S&P cites stagnant European economies, tighter regulations for investment banks, and litigation risk.
UK Service Sector Growth Soars to Two Year High
Markit/CIPS PMI data for powerhouse UK service sector says employment and new business in sharpest rises for six years.
RBS Appoints BoE's Sir Andrew Large to Lead Independent Review of Bank's SME Lending
RBS reviewing how it lends to SMEs with view of increasing flow of credit to small firms.
MP Pay Rise: Worth it? How Much Politicians are Paid in Salary and Expenses
As a furore erupts over IPSA proposal to increase MP pay 15%, IBTimes UK looks at the facts and figures.
EU Referendum: Vince Cable Brands Bill a Distraction
Lib Dem business secretary attacks Conservatives over impending vote on EU referendum bill.
UK Transport Sector Needs to Hire 240,000 People by 2020
People 1st report shows scale of recruitment needed by transport firms.
