Business opinion on Liverpool and UK businesses

Viewpoint: Changing consumer habits are putting the UK high street under pressure May 23 2013

EMPTY shops – that’s the biggest sight on many high streets around the country, including the North West.Read

Alex Turner: Making the most of the city’s assets May 23 2013

LIGHT NIGHT was a great reminder of how valuable Liverpool’s cultural assets are.Read

Viewpoint: Legal changes means the landscape is changing in favour of developers May 16 2013

REGENERATION and development has been one of the casualties of the recession.Read

Alex Turner: Looking for that cup final feeling in business May 16 2013

ON SATURDAY, I saw an old man jumping around like someone 50 years younger and singing, mostly to himself.Read

Viewpoint: Energy efficiency no longer optional for commercial property owners May 09 2013

CONCERNS and issues surrounding energy efficiency are increasingly shaping the landscape of media, politics and industry.Read

Alex Turner: May 09 2013

“THE reality is that they will encourage unrealistic and unrealisable local expectation to the detriment whilst imposing an unwelcome additional administrative burden on local authorities.”Read

Easyjet monthly stats show improvement May 07 2013

Passenger levels for April rose 2.5% compared with the previous year, budget carrier Easyjet revealed today. Read

Viewpoint: Developers need to be careful before they venture onto the ‘village green’ May 02 2013

WHEN the words “village green” are used I wonder whether, like me, a vision of an idyllic village surrounding a cricket pitch, swings and slides and a traditional family pub comes into your mind.Read

Alex Turner: May 02 2013

AFTER reading and re-reading a news report, I was still none the wiser.Read

Alex Turner: Economists’ error shows power of spreadsheets Apr 25 2013

ANYONE who has ever put together a complicated spreadsheet for public consumption will know the feeling of taking a deep breath just before pressing the send or publish button.Read

Viewpoint: Property sector needs to get to grips with new ways of funding development Apr 25 2013

DEPENDING on who you speak to, there is either no funding available to support property development – or the plethora of funding that is available is often too confusing and hard to understand and access.Read

Viewpoint: Construction industry needs to unite to make sure its voice is heard Apr 18 2013

FOLLOWING a positive Budget outcome for the construction industry, local construction leaders have called on people in the Liverpool construction industry to sign up to the Construction4Growth (C4G) campaign and have their say on the future of the local economy.Read

Alex Turner: The remarkable tale of Wigan Athletic Apr 18 2013

IT can seem that the issue of football club ownership is all about rich man’s playthings, with millionaires and billionaires based thousands of miles away playing their own game of high-stakes fantasy football.Read

Viewpoint: Offering the right product can pay dividends even in a tough market Apr 11 2013

IN THE current market, many would view any speculative development as potentially risky.Read

Alex Turner: The excitement of recruitment Apr 11 2013

I CAN remember my first day working for a big company where new starters were swept along a tide of paperwork and processes, meeting lots of people who you never had cause to speak to again and going to rooms in the building that were never re-visited.Read

Viewpoint: Property firms falling victim to the latest UK bank mis-selling scandal Apr 04 2013

THE collapse of the student housing provider Opal will have sent a shudder of recognition through many property firms which have been blighted by interest rate swaps.Read

Alex Turner: Future forecasts that are of little use Apr 04 2013

THE long Easter weekend provided time to catch up on some of those need-to-do and nice-to-do activities, which led me to learn a few things.Read

Alex Turner: Time to concentrate on hotel quality rather than quantity Mar 28 2013

THE hotel sector has for the last decade been a barometer of the city’s health.Read

Viewpoint: Central location makes the former Rapid store an attractive option Mar 28 2013

AS WE approach the end of the first quarter of the year, a walk through Liverpool city centre illustrates the challenging times facing many of our high street retailers.Read

Alex Turner: Calling the taxman should be less taxing Mar 21 2013

THE criticisms of HM Revenue & Customs by the Commons public accounts committee will not come as a great surprise to businesses that have had to correspond with them.Read

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