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Safestore lifts earnings guidance after solid second quarter
Safestore reported an 11. 2% improvement in group revenue at constant exchange rates for the second quarter on Monday, to £43. 7m, as it revised its earnings guidance upwards.
Mirriad strikes framework agreement with mystery food and beverage firm
Advertising company Mirriad said on Monday that it had reached a multi-brand framework agreement with an unnamed global food and beverage company.
Centrica business electricity demand down 15pc, Greggs likely to beat board expectations
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 27 points higher on Monday, having closed up 0. 76% on Friday at 7,129. 71.
London pre-open: Stocks seen up as Covid restrictions to ease further
London stocks were expected to rise on Monday, with England set to go ahead with the further easing of coronavirus restrictions on 17 May.
Centrica maintains £100m cost savings target as demand falls in Q1
British Gas owner Centrica said it continued to expect year-on-year operating cost savings of more than £100m this year as part of its restructure plans.
Monday newspaper round-up: Electric cars, Royal Mail, AstraZeneca
Electric cars and vans will be cheaper to produce than conventional, fossil fuel-powered vehicles by 2027, and tighter emissions regulations could put them in pole position to dominate all new car sales by the middle of the next decade, research has found. By 2026, larger vehicles such as electric sedans and SUVs will be as cheap to produce as petrol and diesel models, according to forecasts from BloombergNEF, with small cars reaching the threshold the following year.