James Green

1 week ago | londonlovesbusiness.com | Mark Channer |Erkin Kamran |James Green |Sarah Dunsby

The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) is calling for urgent regulation to clamp down on providers of aesthetic procedures such as fat injections, Brazilian Butt Lifts, botox and fillers – warning the public that there is a wild west of untrained, unlicensed and uninsured individuals who may be putting lives in danger.

3 weeks ago | londonlovesbusiness.com | Samira Farzad |James Green |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell

The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut interest rates for the eighth time in a year by a quarter of a percentage point. The bank is attempting to support the euro economy following the US President’s trade war.

3 weeks ago | londonlovesbusiness.com | Rob Morgan |James Green |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell

Industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said the UK’s new car market returned back to growth in May with a rise of 1.6% of new registrations. The SMMT said that last month there was 15,070 new cars registered up from May last year which saw new registrations of 147,678. Electric cars rose by 25.8% and took a market share of 21.8% up from 17.6% the previous year.

4 weeks ago | londonlovesbusiness.com | James Green |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell |Robert Lane

Total like-for-like retail sales in discretionary categories fell by -1.2% in May, compared to a positive base of +2.3% in the same month last year, according to BDO’s latest High Street Sales Tracker. The decline was driven in part by the fall in non-store retail sales, which dropped by -3.1% compared to May 2024. This is the first negative result in online sales since March 2024, outside of Black Friday in November last year. All discretionary categories saw poor performance in May.

1 month ago | londonlovesbusiness.com | Daniel Wesonga |James Green |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell

XTB, a leading global investment app, is giving new investors a head start in their investing journey with an exciting new offer, the first of its kind in the region. From now until the end of 2025, every new client will receive a free General Motors (GM) share, one of the world’s most iconic automotive companies (upon opening and funding an account). This limited-time offer, now live, is designed to make stock investing more accessible.