Sumo Digital in Sheffield cheers 'extraordinary year' as revenues lift 40 per cent
Revenue rose to £68.9m in 2020 from £49m the previous year. While gross profit was up 31.5 per cent £23.9m to £31.5m.
Huge gap revealed in number of government contracts awarded to London firms compared with Yorkshire's
Labour MP Gareth Thomas has claimed there is a “procurement bias” towards the two areas in regards to the most lucrative Government contracts.
Why John Lewis leaving Sheffield could be amazing for the city – Bird Lovegod
In case you missed the big news last week, John Lewis announced the department store in Sheffield is one of the ones scheduled for closure.
Hammerson confirms in talks over a deal to sell its portfolio of UK retail parks
It comes after reports that the Birmingham Bull Ring owner was set to sell its seven sites for around £350 million to Canadian private equity firm Brookfield.
New businesses open up at ‘Emmerdale’ and 'Heartbeat' Sunny Bank Mills
They include the Amity Brew Co, Beckett and Beckett Interiors, Farsley Fire and Smoke and Anahata Yoga. The iconic mill complex has been transformed into one of West Yorkshire’s leading mixed-use destinations.
Harworth Group in £12.7m deal for former Golden Wonder food factory site
The Rotherham-based land regenerator has purchased the multi-let industrial estate in Widnes, Cheshire, from Towngate.
Why the famous Mecca bingo building in York is set for new lease of life
North Star and Grantside have completed the purchase of the Mecca bingo building on Fishergate, on the edge of York city centre for an undisclosed sum.
5 Ways for businesses in and around Yorkshire to approach branding post-lockdown
What is for sure is that people are already desperate to get out and shop, eat, and drink, and businesses will soon experience a surge in demand and footfall.
Why Morrisons is giving away 25 million sunflower seeds for free
The sunflower seeds will be offered to customers in packs of ten by checkout colleagues after they have finished their shopping and included within Morrisons online shopping orders. Morrisons Community Champions will also be working with schools, care homes and community groups to distribute the packs and plant the seeds in their local areas.
Asda to donate half a million meals to families to combat holiday hunger
In a bid to tackle ‘holiday hunger’, the Leeds-based chain will utilise its Fight Hunger partnership with food redistribution charity FareShare to enable vulnerable families to access free meals over the holiday period, which might otherwise have gone to waste.
