Keep Locally-Owned Businesses in Mind when Considering a Night Out at a Restaurant or Bar

Keep locally-owned businesses in mind when considering a night out at a restaurant or bar

Declining consumer confidence and higher costs could impact locally owned restaurants.

Consumer spending drives ‘healthy pickup’ for UK businesses

Consumer and business spending has led to a “healthy pickup” in business activity, fresh research has suggested, despite concerns income had been squeezed by higher taxes and energy bills. The Labour government was recently dealt a blow as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed the UK economy contracted by 0.3 per cent in April, with fresh GDP data to be released next week.  But new figures published by S&P Global suggest that the ser…