Marketing Stockport News

The John Lewis Partnership, the retail group behind John Lewis and Waitrose brands, has reported improvements in its financial performance in its unaudited full year results for 2025/26. Across the employee-owned partnership, sales increased to £13.4 billion, up 5% year-on-year. Operating profit … [Read more...]

The Adult Social Care Commissioning Team at Stockport Council has joined forces with Greater Manchester Business Growth Hub to launch a new initiative to develop skills within the borough's care settings. The Stockport Skills Development for Care Workers initiative is designed to strengthen the … [Read more...]

Industry leaders, employers and educators marked the official launch of the North-West Construction Technical Excellence College (CTEC), a major new initiative set to strengthen construction skills across the region. The event was held at Wigan & Leigh College, a member of the GMColleges … [Read more...]

Life Leisure brought energy, movement and celebration to Stockport this International Women’s Day with a surprise flashmob designed to launch its new Power to Glow campaign. The spontaneous performance saw over 80 customers, staff, and instructors come together in a coordinated dance right in the … [Read more...]

Amshire IT's Dave Taylor explains how holding back on upgrades for IT systems and software could be costing your business growth and productivity. Everything still works. Nothing is “broken.” But somehow, everything feels slower, more fragile, and harder to manage than it should be. If … [Read more...]

A survey of workers and employers commissioned by Acas has revealed that changes to sick pay is expected to have the greatest impact in the North West out of upcoming changes to employment rights. The survey, conducted by YouGov on behalf of Acas, asked senior decision makers at businesses … [Read more...]

The UK new car market rose by 7.2% in February to 90,100 registrations, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), its highest February volume since 2004. The strong sales data comes despite February typically being a slower time of year … [Read more...]

Stockport Council is celebrating the young carers across the borough as part of a national awareness campaign on 11th March 2026. Young Carers Action Day annually spotlights the children and young people who help to look after unwell or disabled family members and who make a remarkable difference … [Read more...]