March 08, 2021 at 09:38AM One in five women are considering starting-up firms this year, says Small Business Britain. Alexandra Pluthero (pictured) started bra firm Wear My Freedom. Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP
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Women denied £3bn in state pension: Steve Webb explains the scandal
March 08, 2021 at 08:17AM The Government has just accepted 200,000 married women, widows and the over 80s are on the wrong rate of pension and says it expects to spend around £3billion putting it right. Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP
How do I find out if my state pension is too low?
March 06, 2021 at 07:46AM A lot of women are understandably asking if they missed out on thousands of pounds in state pension, and we explain how to find out and what to do if you are owed money by the DWP. Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP
Elderly women owed a stunning £3BILLION in state pension by DWP
March 03, 2021 at 04:13PM The huge bill for shortchanging women on their pensions for decades was revealed by Office for Budget Responsibility alongside the Budget announcements today. Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP
How SPACs became the new investment craze that’s sweeping Wall Street
February 23, 2021 at 10:21PM What does Joanna Coles, (pictured) a former women’s magazine editor, have in common with US sports star Alex Rodriguez, tycoon Sir Richard Branson and Martin Luther King III? Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP
L’Oreal saw profits fall in 2020 after sales took a hit
February 12, 2021 at 09:54PM The beauty business said women were less likely to use brands like Maybelline and Garnier over the past 12 months as there were less opportunities to go out, with profits down by 5 per cent to £3.1billion. Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP
Covid-hit fashion chain Jigsaw in pieces as it slumps to £30m loss
February 02, 2021 at 10:55PM The womenswear retailer said it launched a review of costs following pandemic restrictions that forced all of its UK shops to close. This prompted bosses to close the ‘non-core’ Australian business. Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP
20,000 women to lose jobs in collapse of Arcadia and Debenhams
January 31, 2021 at 09:56PM Boohoo has sealed a deal for the Debenhams brand and website for £55m, while Asos has entered talks to buy the Topshop and Miss Selfridge brands from Arcadia – without their stores. Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP
Junior civil servants ‘failed to update women’s state pension records’
January 28, 2021 at 09:36AM At a work and pensions committee hearing, Pensions Minister Guy Opperman (pictured) told MPs how errors were originally made and what is being done to fix them now. Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP
New Boots boss Roz Brewer is most powerful black woman in US business
January 27, 2021 at 10:26PM Brewer, 59, will be the only female black chief exec of a Fortune 500 company and joins John Lewis chairman Dame Sharon White as one of the few black women leading a large British business. Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP