Consumer spending fell 7.2% in March

13th April 2021 Consumer Collections |

Latest Barclaycard data has revealed that spending fell by 7.2 per cent in March compared with the same month in 2019,  as the lockdown continued. However, spending on hotels, resorts and accommodation, as well as entertainment, showed early signs of improvement as consumers began to make plans for when restrictions are lifted. The report also…

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Azets acquires restructuring and insolvency service business

13th April 2021 Mergers and Acquisitions |

Business advisory group Azets has announced that it has acquired Moore South’s Restructuring and Insolvency practice Moore South’s R&I team, headed up by Duncan Swift and Chris Tate, consists of licenced insolvency practitioners and restructuring specialists covering Southern England from Azets’ Southampton office as well as its offices in Bournemouth, Fareham, Havant, Portsmouth, Romsey and…

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Small business growth forecasts two year high

13th April 2021 Commercial Credit Management |

New research by Hitachi Capital Business Finance has found that small business growth forecasts have returned to pre-Covid levels – with London, the South East and Yorkshire driving resurgent small business confidence for the next three months. The research is part of the findings from the company’s quarterly Business Barometer which also revealed that the…

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