The Londonderry Chamber is urging the UK Government and Northern Ireland Executive to get financial support to businesses as soon as possible, before decisions will have to be made on redundancies. With new measures announced by the NI Executive, the Chamber has said that the
Research released today by Barclays has uncovered the impact of the pandemic on consumer grocery shopping habits, as more than a quarter (29 per cent) of those in Northern Ireland now suggest they buy produce in local shops and farm stores, instead of supermarket-only purchasing
Belfast’s newest restaurant, 7Spice in St Anne’s Square, had its official ‘soft’ opening last night (Wednesday), less than forty-eight hours before it goes into lockdown. The Bangladeshi restaurant represents a £500,000 investment and employs 25 employees. A key feature of the restaurant is the construction
Women in Business, Northern Ireland’s largest and fastest growing business network for women in the workplace, has today launched an innovative female returners programme in partnership with Belfast Metropolitan College. Funded by the Department for the Economy, Press Refresh has been in development for over
Nearly nine in 10 people in Northern Ireland are still using bank notes and almost two-thirds envisage continuing to use them in five years’ time, new research from Ulster Bank reveals. The study, to support the release of Ulster Bank’s new £20 notes which come
The stark impact of Covid-19 on Northern Ireland’s hotel sector has been revealed at Hospitality Exchange 2020 Summit. Taking place online, The Summit was hosted by BBC’s Mark Simpson and delegates were invited to live stream the programme, submit questions and take part in the
Northern Ireland businesses are uniquely placed to actively pursue new onshoring trends, in sectors including life sciences and advanced manufacturing, as increasing numbers of UK companies seek to move towards localised supply chains according to OCO Global. The Belfast based international trade company has said
Tourism NI and The Society of Incentive Travel Excellence Ireland (SITE) have announced a partnership for 2020. The first initiative of this partnership is the Certified Incentive Specialist (CIS) qualification, which recently took place at the Crowne Plaza Belfast. The CIS qualification is the
Bywater Properties and Ashmour have welcomed Belfast City Council’s decision to grant detailed planning permission for their 260,000 sq ft regeneration project in the city centre. The plans cover a major multi-use scheme between Gresham Street and Winetavern Street in Belfast, which will be marketed
The NI Executive’s latest Covid response measures have drawn a furious response from a range of business and industry organisations. Not surprisingly, amongst the hard-hitting reactions was that of Hospitality Ulster, the trade body for the industry singled out by the Executive for the harshest
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