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Breadcrumb Trail Links Transportation News Airlines Domestic trips though are below pre-pandemic prices Air Canada says demand is expected to persist, with strong advanced bookings for the remainder of the year. Photo by REUTERS/Chris Helgren Article content Canadians are looking to fly more often but are showing increased wariness about costs, according to a report […]
Retail sales volumes have fallen this month compared with the same period last year, while staffing levels have dropped sharply, a survey has found. Volumes fell to a balance of -10 per cent in the sentiment survey published by the CBI, which had recorded 5 per cent growth the month before. Retailers also said their […]
Retail sales volumes recovered slightly by 0.5 per cent in April as the sector was lifted by the Easter holidays, however high inflation and strains on household finances continue to hinder spending. Non-food stores sales volumes rose by 1.0 per cent during the month, data from the ONS shows, following a fall of 1.8 per […]
The number of small businesses planning to increase prices to their customers is set to rise dramatically this quarter, further fuelling inflationary pressures. A new quarterly analysis of small business confidence conducted by small business support platform Enterprise Nation has found the number of small firms that say “they must put up prices” has gone up by 11 per cent […]
VivaCity, the transport technology scaleup transforming cities into smarter and more efficient places to live and work, has partnered with Transport for Wales (TfW), Welsh Government (WG) and Welsh Local Authorities to encourage safe, active, and sustainable travel. Working with different Local Authorities across the country, VivaCity’s AI-powered sensors help to shape decision making on […]
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has backed interest rate hikes being used to calm soaring inflation even if they increase the risk of pushing the UK into recession. Mr Hunt insisted in an interview aired on Friday that the “only path to sustainable growth” is to bring down the high prices behind the cost-of-living crisis. The Bank […]
Asda is finalising a deal to buy its sister business EG Group’s UK and Irish petrol forecourts in a deal worth £3bn, allowing the supermarket to step up its shift into convenience retailing. The businesses are expected to formally announce a long-awaited tie-up in the next few days, which will create a combined business worth […]
Drivers in Britain have seen their choice of battery electric car models quadruple in the past five years as manufacturers commit to delivering the UK’s ambition of being the first major car market to go zero emission. There are now around 80 ‘electric picks’ available across every vehicle segment – compared with just 21 in […]
Germany slipped into an official recession over the winter, triggered by family finances being crushed by sky high energy bills, official figures out today show. Revised estimates from the country’s statistics agency, Destatis, revealed gross domestic product (GDP) contracted 0.3 per cent in the first three months of this year. The organisation previously thought output […]