Category: Business

ANY bride will tell you that finding the perfect bridesmaid dresses can be a nightmare. Do you opt for one from a bridal shop or stick with what you know on the high street? Taking on the challenge is Polly Thompson, 34, who quit her “cushy” job in the film industry to set up her […]

CHILDREN’S toy giant Toys ‘R’ Us has filed for bankruptcy in the US and Canada. Rumours emerged yesterday the retailer, which has more than 1,600 shops worldwide and 64,000 members of staff, was considering filing ahead of the crucial Christmas shopping period. The retailer could be filing for bankruptcy, according to reports in the US […]

DAD-of-two Rob Halliday-Stein started a business selling gold bars after losing his mum 10 years ago. The 41-year-old had been left some money after she passed away and used £10,000 to start Bullion by Post. Rob Halliday-Stein, 41, started his business 10 years ago Last year, the business sold £100million worth of gold and after […]

  Tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River during the first quarter of 2021 is down 1% compared with the same quarter of 2020, but port operator Marty Shell says barge demand is strong and believes the rest of the year will bring more activity to the inland waterway. River traffic was beginning to improve from […]

  While the recent Suez Canal blockage grabbed headlines for several days, it merely adds more pressure to a global supply chain problem that hit almost every global economic sector after the COVID-19 pandemic hijacked economies and significantly shifted consumer behavior. That’s the broad sentiment of Greg Forbis, senior vice president of strategy and business […]

  Walmart’s investment brings the size of Cruise’s latest funding round to $2.75 billion, the companies said Thursday, up from the $2 billion Cruise announced in January when Microsoft Corp. became an investor. “Today we’re taking the next step in our work with autonomous vehicles by making an investment in Cruise, the San Francisco-based company […]