May 2009 News Archive

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• 29 May 2009 Consumer confidence in mutuals still high
  Consumer trust in mutuals means they will have a bright future, it has been claimed.

• 29 May 2009 IDC highlights enterprise resource planning failures
  Many firms are failing to maximise the use of their enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, it has been claimed.

• 29 May 2009 Car sales up as buyers embrace scrappage scheme
  More than 35,000 new cars have been sold since the government's scrappage scheme was introduced, it has been reported.

• 29 May 2009 Fema urges firms to plan for disasters
  Business continuity plans are essential for all businesses, it has been claimed.

• 29 May 2009 High street sales fall in May
  The Confederation of British Industry has witnessed a greater-than-expected fall in retail sales over the last year.

• 28 May 2009 HBF calls for access to gov't construction fund
  Access to government funding is needed to stimulate activity in the construction sector, it has been claimed.

• 28 May 2009 BSA positive on building society futures
  The Building Society Association is optimistic for the future of the sector despite the economic downturn, it has been reported.

• 28 May 2009 Retailers will still be challenged during upturn
  Surviving retailers are unlikely to have things all their own way when the market upturn comes, it has been suggested.

• 27 May 2009 Training crucial to employee retention
  A partner in a leading UK law firm says companies are concentrating on offering training to employees in order to retain staff as the recession ensues.

• 27 May 2009 CBI warns of pensions repayment risks
  Immediate action is needed to prevent firms' pension liabilities dragging them into insolvency, according to the Confederation of British Industry.

• 27 May 2009 BRC approval for ONS retail report
  Official retail figures for April 2009 match those provided by the British Retail Consortium, the organisation says.

• 26 May 2009 Greenest businesses named by the Sunday Times
  The Sunday Times has revealed its Green List 2009, detailing the firms viewed as making the most efforts to be environmentally friendly.

• 26 May 2009 Failure of suppliers is main concern for manufacturing firms
  Manufacturing firms' biggest concern is what impact the failure of one of their suppliers will have on them, according to a new study.

• 26 May 2009 Business confidence improves for first time in 2 years
  Business confidence improves for first time in 2 years

• 22 May 2009 Firms can protect older workers from redundancy
  The Court of Appeal has ruled that length of service can be a legitimate factor to consider when choosing redundancy candidates.

• 22 May 2009 Good business lunch etiquette keeps partners onside
  Business executives have been reminded of the need to avoid breaching business lunch etiquette.

• 22 May 2009 Retailers to become increasingly tech reliant
  Technology is to prove vital to the success of retailers as the market moves forward, one industry expert has claimed.

• 22 May 2009 Outsourcing a cost reduction option
  Firms may wish to consider if outsourcing would work for them as they bid to make cost savings, according to KPMG.

• 22 May 2009 Expert says manufacturing still in trouble
  Despite the Confederation of British Industry claiming optimism has returned to the manufacturing sector, one expert has urged caution.

• 21 May 2009 Manufacturing decline set to slow
  The Confederation of British Industry predicts the pace of decline in the manufacturing sector will slow over the next three months.

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