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Sainsbury's Argos CEO stepping down to become WPP CFO
The chief executive of Sainsbury’s Argos, John Rogers, is leaving the supermarket retailer at the end of the month to become chief financial officer of advertising group WPP.
CMA to refer JD Sports' Footasylum deal to Phase 2 investigation
The Competition and Markets Authority has referred JD Sports Fashion’s acquisition of Footasylum to an in-depth investigation after the retailer failed to offer up any remedies.
Polypipe buys Alderburgh Group for £14m
Polypipe said it had bought stormwater tank maker Alderburgh Group for £14m in cash.
UK house prices drop in September amid Brexit woes - Nationwide
UK house prices fell in September as Brexit-related uncertainty took its toll, according to the latest survey from Nationwide.
London pre-open: Stocks to rise ahead of manufacturing data
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Tuesday, taking their cue from a positive session on Wall Street as investors eyed key manufacturing data.
Greggs serves up a tasty third quarter
High Street baker Greggs said third quarter total sales rose 12. 4%, driven by higher customer numbers.
Greggs sales firmer in third quarter, AstraZeneca offloads rights for Losec
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open six points higher on Tuesday, having closed down 0. 24% at 7,408. 21 on Monday.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Irish border, fund managers, Brexit plan, fracking
Boris Johnson’s secret plans to solve the Irish border Brexit challenge involve customs sites on both sides of the border and real-time tracking devices on lorries, it has been reported. The ideas, which mark a departure from his promise not to put infrastructure on the border, are part of four unofficial papers submitted by the UK to Brussels by Johnson’s team. The broadcaster RTÉ, which has had sight of the the tightly guarded proposals, is reporting that customs clearance sites would be sited five to 10 miles from the border to the north and the south to deal with imports and exports.