Marketing Stockport News

Business and political leaders from Stockport and across the North-west have broadly responded warmly to the Chancellor's 2022 Spring Statement, however, many have argued that more could have been done to support the economy amid rising cost-of-living. Yesterday (March 23rd), Rishi Sunak … [Read more...]

Stockport headquartered retail group, Parfetts, grew its headcount by near 100 colleagues in the 2020-21 financial year, and has again reported record high turnover. The employee-owned group, behind the eponymous wholesale brand, and the Go Local fascia, saw its total employees rise by 95, from … [Read more...]

Self Assessment taxpayers have one week left to pay their tax bill or set up a payment plan, HMRC has urged. Self-employed people and other taxpayers who use HMRC's self-assessment have until 1st April to pay all tax due from their 2020-21 tax return so as to avoid a late payment … [Read more...]

Founders and organisers of the Stockport Business Awards, Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants, have announced Seashell Trust, a leading learning disability and autism charity, as 2022 charity partner. Seashell Trust operate a special school, specialist college, 17 four-bedroom residential homes … [Read more...]

Pladis UK, the group behind biscuit brand McVitie's, is considering cutting over 150 jobs from its manufacturing site in Heaton Chapel, Stockport, as part of restructuring plans. Plans for the site on Wellington Road North could see up to 159 of the 470 staff at the Stockport factory lose the … [Read more...]

Lancashire Cricket has announced a three-year partnership extension with C&C Insurance Brokers, as an Official Partner of the Club. The partnership, which commenced in 2019 following a long-standing hospitality agreement with the brokers, will see C&C continue as the official back of … [Read more...]

Doors are set to open at 9am on 24th March 2022 on a new Smyths Toys Superstore at Peel L&P Retail Parks' Stockport Retail Park (formerly the Peel Centre). The new store, announced in January, will bring to the town centre 18,000 sq ft of toys, video games, outdoor, baby, and pre-school … [Read more...]

With the Covid-19 pandemic changing many businesses and colleagues attitudes to flexible working arrangements, Matthew Davis, Associate Solictor at Stockport-based firm, Gorvins, answers the question, 'How flexible must an employer be?'. The working landscape has changed significantly since the … [Read more...]