Liverpool-based value retail giant B&M says it is attracting more affluent shoppers for the first time - people who ‘may not need a bargain, but certainly enjoy a bargain’. Tony McDonough reports Affluent shoppers are now…

Cosmo and Wonder Sirius on the Mersey. Picture by HowardLiverpool Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Atlantic Sun, a container vessel coming from Belgium and sailing on to Canada. Agent is Atlantic Container Line…

Employing more than 1,000 people, QVC has become part of the business fabric in Liverpool city region - but what happens behind the doors of its mammoth 1.9m sq ft complex in Kirkby? Tony McDonough reports If you ask for directions…

Ozden S, a tanker on the Mersey. Picture by HowardLiverpool Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Norbay, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning to Dublin operated by P&O European Ferries (Irish…

Based in the Baltic Triangle, Baltic Broadband has developed a digital ‘backpack’ that has helped under pressure hospitality businesses in Liverpool stay connected. Tony McDonough reports A Liverpool broadband company has developed a…

Bromborough Dock on the Mersey. Picture by Tony McDonough Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Chemical Explorer, a tanker carrying phosphoric acid from Israel. Agent is Cory Brothers Shipping Agency. Spanaco…

At the COP26 global climate change summit in Glasgow, Mersey Maritime staged its own event and industry leaders outlined their strategy for rapid decarbonisation. Tony McDonough reports Transforming the maritime sector so that it can…

A number of new festive attractions, including a Frozen-themed grotto, have been unveiled by Southport BID as the town gears up for Christmas. Andrew Brown reports Southport BID has  reveals a number new festive attractions which are…

Formerly business editor at Business Live, covering the Liverpool Echo and the Manchester Evening News, Tom Houghton has joined PR and content agency No Brainer Former Liverpool Echo business journalist Tom Houghton is one of three…

Developer Blueoak Estates has unveiled plans to build 32 luxury apartments on the site of a former Merseyside fire station. Tony McDonough reports Luxury homes builder Blueoak Estates is submitting plans to develop 32 new apartments…