A continued programme of new pub openings, and the increasing popularity of its breakfasts and coffees has helped to buoy full-year sales at JD Wetherspoon, with revenues particularly buoyant toward the end of the summer [2010. September 10. 10:40]
The number of holidaymakers going overseas fell 8 per cent in the first seven months of the year compared with the same period last year, according to ONS data [2010. September 10. 0:14]
The Spanish football club has attracted millions of new fans across Europe but its Spanish rivals are far more accomplished at making money out of fans [2010. September 9. 19:50]
Weak trading volumes took the gloss off an otherwise strong quarter for the spread betting company which recorded a 16 per cent rise in first-quarter revenues to79m [2010. September 9. 18:46]
Amid cautionary words on the recovery, Starwood, the 1,000-plus hotel operator, has beaten expectations in July and now believes it has cause for optimism [2010. September 8. 2:18]
The company reported strong like-for-like sales growth across its businesses,in the six months to mid-August [2010. September 8. 0:37]
The football venue operator opens four new sites to expand its network to 37 and says that the UK's dismal World Cup performance failed to dent a recovery in like-for-like sales [2010. September 7. 5:01]
Airline should focus on Iberia merger before setting sights on the world [2010. September 6. 16:35]
After some delay, the local council grants permission for Oak Holdings to create one of Europe's biggest leisure and convention centres in South Yorkshire [2010. September 4. 4:46]
Potential buyers of the UK adjudication systems supplier face having to weigh up the possible fillip that might be provided if Fifa decides to adopt goal-line technology in football [2010. September 4. 4:29]
The Pakistan trio at the centre of cricket's corruption probe were released without charge after being interviewed by police again as the game's governing body insisted that the sport was not riddled with betting scams [2010. September 3. 22:29]
Italy's48bn gambling market could be poised for consolidation after Snai, the country's biggest betting shop operator, received a takeover approach from its rival Sisal [2010. September 3. 18:54]
For the luxury goods sector to be on a firm footing, the rising tide needs to lift more than just the yachts [2010. September 3. 16:57]
Carluccio's, the Italian-themed restaurant chain, has received a90m takeover offer from Landmark Group, a Dubai-based conglomerate [2010. September 3. 0:33]
The owner of the Garfunkels and Frankie& Benny's chains, beat expectations for first-half profits and gave a bullish outlook for the rest of the year [2010. September 3. 0:13]
The quango that owns the canal network could be taken out of state control and turned into a mutual under plans put forward by its management before the autumn spending review [2010. September 2. 23:37]
Expect consumers to move at couch potato speed for smart TVs [2010. September 1. 21:07]
Online gambling group announces a cost-cutting programme to help arrest a slump in pre-tax profits that has forced it to forgo an interim dividend payment [2010. September 1. 4:25]
Maker of ball-tracking systems to the world's leading tennis tournaments and international cricket tests could have valuation of up to20m [2010. August 31. 23:43]
Maker of ball-tracking systems to the world's leading tennis tournaments and international cricket tests could have valuation of up to20m [2010. August 31. 23:43]
Dr Wendy Chapman, who was at the centre of rugby union's "Bloodgate" controversy, can return to medicine, a disciplinary panel has ruled [2010. August 31. 23:18]
Last day of football's transfer window closes with the spendthrift habits of recent years seemingly over down a fifth at 350m [2010. August 31. 23:06]
Japanese carrier may use part of a $350bn capital injection from the government to create a low-cost arm as it seeks to rebuild its business after declaring bankruptcy in January [2010. August 31. 14:01]
Pakistan's status as a Test cricket nation was under scrutiny on Monday as current and former players demanded action if allegations about betting corruption involving members of its team are proved [2010. August 30. 19:56]
David Wild, chief executive of Halfords, is using the lessons he learnt in the supermarkets industry to beef up sales at the car accessories to bikes retailer [2010. August 29. 21:38]
Europe's biggest hotels group reports higher-than- expected first-half operating profits and raises its 2010 guidance, after benefiting from rising demand from business travellers [2010. August 26. 21:43]
William Hill added a note of sobriety to bookmakers' post-World Cup euphoria, saying that it was cautious about prospects for the remainder of 2010 and next year as a whole [2010. August 26. 21:40]
28. Accor (FT.com)
Europe's largest hotel group must reduce debt and increase revenues [2010. August 26. 16:37]
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power, which reported a 54 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to52.5m in the six months to June 30, warns of a risk to its job creation plans in Ireland if the government goes ahead with plans to widen gambling taxation to include internet and phone betting [2010. August 25. 17:37]
Usain Bolt, the Olympic sprinter and world record holder, is renewing his agreement with the German sports wear company until beyond the London Olympics [2010. August 24. 21:15]
