Marketing Stockport News

SMEs in the North-west secured £872 million in equity investment, triple the previous year's figure, in 2021 according to the latest data released by the British Business Bank. Across the whole of the UK, smaller businesses attracted over £18 billion in equity investment, an increase of 88% on … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester based sportswear retailer, JD Sports, has reported record profits of more than double its pre-pandemic performance. The company has reported that sales have held up despite inflationary pressures on consumer spending for the year ending January 2022. Pre-tax profits for the … [Read more...]

Pension schemes will be required for the first tome to publish how their investments support action to prevent climate change under new government regulations. The new measures, which come into effect in October, will give around 80% of UK pension savers greater transparency about how their … [Read more...]

Stockport Council is exploring plans to refresh the former Debenhams store in the town centre after the department store brand fell into administration during the Covid-19 pandemic. While plans are currently in development to build a state-of-the-art hospital on the site, the Council hopes to … [Read more...]

A popular networking event for the finance and professional services sectors in Stockport and South Manchester returns in June for its next quarterly meeting. The South Manchester Financial & Professional Network, established by Stockport Economic Alliance and Stockport Council, will return … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has called on businesses and communities to back the city-region's efforts to help disadvantaged residents get online. The Mayor has launched the Greater Manchester Databank, part of the National Databank run by Good Things Foundation, alongside phase … [Read more...]

New analysis by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has revealed the scale of challenges of workplace inclusion facing UK businesses and the knock-on effect this has on business success and the wider economy. A survey of over 2,000 UK employees (not in managerial roles) found that … [Read more...]

Construction has completed on two hotels at Airport City Manchester: the ibis budget and Holiday Inn, set to create 350 new jobs and deliver 542 beds at Manchester Airport. Beijing Construction Engineering Group International (BCEGI), joint venture partner in Airport City Manchester, has finished … [Read more...]