Tom Pegden
Journalist and PR Consultant at Freelance
Magazine Editor at East Midlands Chamber
Business editor/reporter
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Nov 29, 2023 |
business-live.co.uk | Tom Pegden
The new chief executive of Poundstretcher has shared with BusinessLive how excited he is about plans to grow the store estate, modernise the business and make the customer experience better than ever. Outlining the discount chain’s plans for the year ahead Tristan Phillips said it had come through its recent pre-pack administration in good shape – back in growth after offloading high rent, historic stores.
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Nov 28, 2023 |
business-live.co.uk | Liam Byrne |Anna Wise |August Graham |Tom Pegden
The former chairwoman of Wilko has apologised for the thousands of people who lost their jobs when the retailer went bust – and said former Prime Minister Liz Truss’s disastrous 2022 mini-budget was one of the reasons behind the company’s collapse. Worksop-based Wilko went under in August with the loss of 12,500 jobs and the closure of 400 stores. Administrators failed to find a new owner despite interest from several parties, but were able to offload some of the stores to rival chains.
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Nov 28, 2023 |
business-live.co.uk | Tom Pegden
The boss of Topps Tiles said the business has hit its aim of taking a 20 per cent market share two years early. Chief executive Rob Parker told BusinessLive the Leicestershire-based group had seen its share of the UK tile market increase to 22.1 per cent today, up from 19.8 per cent in 2022. Sales, he said, were up 6.3 per cent to a record £262.7 million for the year to the end of September, though the rise was partly due to higher sales prices on the back of inflation which had also hit profits.
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Nov 27, 2023 |
business-live.co.uk | Tom Pegden
Rolls-Royce – the global jet engines-to-nuclear subs giant – has outlined plans to cut up to £500 million in costs in a bid to boost profits.
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Nov 27, 2023 |
business-live.co.uk | Anna Wise |Tom Pegden
Nearly 10,000 former Wilko staff have been paid more than £42 million by the Government’s Insolvency Service following the collapse of the high street retailer. The government agency has covered redundancy pay and statutory notice pay owed to employees affected by the collapse of the 93-year-old chain, which was headquartered in Worksop, Notts. Some 9,800 payments have been made so far, with each claim processed and paid within 24 hours on average.
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