EG brings you a few highlights from yesterday’s news, in case you missed the daily round-up
RETAIL: John Lewis to close multiple Waitrose stores as profits dip
The news comes as the John Lewis Partnership said in a statement yesterday that it expects half year profits to be “close to zero”.
PEOPLE: What do the top property execs earn?
Earning more than £11m between them, property chief executives’ bonuses rose by 17% in the 2017/18 financial year. However, two saw their pay decrease by double figures.
DATA: What exactly has Brexit done to UK investment?
London might have grabbed headlines over the past 24 months, but a look at the wider UK investment picture post-Brexit reveals a regional resurgence underpinned by investors seeking value.
AUCTIONS: Clive Emson hits £20m in 120-lot sale
A railway house and ticket office at Topsham, near Exeter, and a former farm shop and land with residential consent near St Leonards, East Sussex, were among the lots under the hammer.
