News: Crawshaw appoints Lidl man as CEO
Crawshaws, the Rotherham-based meat focused retailer has appointed Noel Collett as the chief executive officer as it heads towards its ambitious target of 200 shops within eight years.Crawshaw has...
View ArticleNews: McDonald's has beef with Rotherham planning policy
Leading global food chain, McDonald's has registered its opposition to a proposed new planning policy that would not permit new hot food takeaways opening close to schools in Rotherham.Rotherham...
View ArticleNews: Profits up at United Carpets
Rotherham-based United Carpets, the second largest chain of specialist retail carpet and floor covering stores in the UK, has reported an increase in profit before tax of 18.1% against the comparable...
View ArticleNews: Costa & KFC to join Toby Carvery in Rotherham
New outlets for Costa, KFC and Hey Potato! are planning to join the Toby Carvery at a new retail development in Rotherham.A prominent brownfield site at Eastwood is set to be transformed by a...
View ArticleNews: Extra £2.9m for Rotherham Council as part of Tesco deal
Every Little Helps. Especially when your central grant from the Government is cut by £19m.Rotherham Council has received an additional £2.934m as part of the sale of the site of the former civic...
View ArticleNews: Vivid's sparkling sales
Vivid Jewellery has put down recent sparkling sales figures to a new online marketing strategy, developed with support from experts at The Source Skills Academy.Owner Deborah Pearson started the...
View ArticleNews: Crawshaw reports on Christmas trading
Crawshaws, the meat focused retailer has reported a great start for its new factory shop at its new site in Rotherham.The AIM-listed firm recently moved onto Sandbeck Industrial Estate at Hellaby,...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham street market extension
The popular Tuesday street market in Rotherham town centre is set to be extended in a bid to drive footfall and benefit from Tesco's relocation.The National Association of British Market Authorities...
View ArticleNews: Further phase at Rotherham retail park
Gregory Projects Limited has submitted a planning application to progress phase two of its Rotherham retail development at Parkgate with charity Barnardo's and Formula One Autocentres the latest...
View ArticleNews: Young people share Rotherham town centre safety fears
More of Rotherham's young people say they are visiting the town centre regularly but more work needs to be done to address negative perceptions and safety fears.The findings of a recent survey carried...
View ArticleNews: Historic Rotherham industrial property up for auction
The relocation of Rotherham retailer, Fosters Cycles, sees part of the iconic former Effingham Works on the edge of the town centre put up for auction for a quick sale.Fosters Cycles has recently...
View ArticleNews: Call for Rotherham's best small shops
Independent retailers in Rotherham are being urged to enter the Best Small Shops Competition, a UK initiative backed by MPs.Returning after a hiatus of four years, the Best Small Shops Competition is...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham Nando's to open later this year
Popular flame-grilled peri-peri chicken specialists, Nando's, is set to open its first outlet in Rotherham later this year.A planning application was approved in the Summer for a new restaurant at...
View ArticleNews: Tool retailer upgrades with Identicom
Leading tool manufacturer, Hilti is upgrading the protection for its employees from workplace incidents through the use of latest Identicom lone worker protection from Rotherham company,...
View ArticleNews: Gilder Group add Mitsubishi to Rotherham garage
Gilder Group has expanded its iconic Rotherham garage by adding a Mitsubishi dealership to its operation.Based at the landmark Mushroom Garage on Doncaster Road, the new dealership is part of the...
View ArticleNews: Gala Tents on Rotherham street market
One the UK's largest importer and exporter of tents, marquees and pop up awnings, Gala Tent, has secured the contract to refresh the award-winning street market in Rotherham town centre.The National...
View ArticleNews: Independents rise in Rotherham as bakery chains fall flat
It is a mixed picture in Rotherham town centre where independent retailers are expanding but bigger names are closing outlets.This week saw Cooplands, the Doncaster-based artisan bakery undergo a...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham business advisor amongst Britains's best
Martyn Benson, a start-up adviser working with Rotherham Investment and Development Office (RiDO) in Rotherham, has been named as one of the UK's top ten business advisers as part of the Top 50...
View ArticleNews: Parkgate Shopping on sale - reports
Property Week reports that leading retail destination, Parkgate Shopping in Rotherham, has been put up for sale by its owners.Owned by Hercules Unit Trust (HUT), which is advised by British Land and...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham retail apprentice shortlisted for national award
An apprentice who went from Saturday girl to managing her own store in little over a year is at the House of Commons this week, nominated for a national award.Jenna Unwin, who lives in Rotherham,...
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