Business Profiles

New stores and upgrades promised by Aldi bosses as part of major investment

New stores and upgrades promised by Aldi bosses as part of major investment

More than 1,000 businesses folded in Dudley in 2022

More than 1,000 businesses folded in Dudley in 2022

See the results of the annual Citizens Advice survey.

Worst rated delivery firms revealed as customers describe ‘miserable’ service

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YouTube stars "disappointed" at order to stay away from Dudley restaurant launch

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Staff at McDonald's at Merry Hill

McDonald's reopens at Merry Hill after restaurant redesign

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New look Hobbs and Phase Eight stores at Merry Hill

Fashion stores Phase Eight and Hobbs re-open with new look outlets at Merry Hill

LOCALiQ Named 2023 Search Engine Land Awards Winner

business news LOCALiQ Named 2023 Search Engine Land Awards Winner and UK Search Awards Finalists

Lidl's store employees in the UK will all be wearing body cameras by Spring 2024

All Lidl store employees to wear body cameras in effort to fight UK retail crime

Barclays are set to carry out works on Sunday (October 29) to put their clocks back which will interrupt certain services.

Barclays bank warns customers of services that will be unavailable this weekend

Merry Hill is set to welcome a popular Italian restaurant to the centre

Merry Hill is set to welcome a popular Italian restaurant to the centre

New American restaurant coming soon to Merry Hill

New American restaurant coming soon to Merry Hill

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The new Stourbridge Business Watch group which held its first meeting on October 18 at The Talbot Hotel

Business watch group aims to unite Stourbridge traders and boost town's fortunes

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Stourbridge High Street and Suzanne Webb MP (inset)

MP invites traders to set up business watch group to help deter crime

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MISTAKE: Sports Direct used 'stationary' instead of stationery on the signs at Sports Direct in St Martin's Quarter in Worcester

Sports Direct told 'go back to school' over 'comical' spelling error

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Sports Direct customers have pointed out the comical spelling mistake on the sports retailer's stationery kits - which were reportedly being sold as

Sports Direct shoppers spot hilarious spelling blunder on Back to School item

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B&M opened another five stores in the UK in September including in Wigan and Llanelli.

B&M to open 4 new stores in the UK this month - find out where

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Event organiser David Spruce with friends and councillors Andrew Tromans and Cat Eccles

Stourbridge shops invited to take part in window competition for Remembrance

L-r - Kristie Faulkner, operations director, and Tim Harrison, managing director, at Harrison Family Vets.

Kingswinford veterinary practice in running for top national business award

Tesco is adding air fryer cooking instructions to some of its product packaging from Monday, October 2.

Tesco is changing the packaging of 100s of items (air fryer fans will love it)

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See the sites in the UK that will see Wilko stores relaunched as Poundland outlets on Saturday (September 30).

See the 10 Wilko stores re-opening as Poundland outlets this weekend

Big-name coffee house opens second café at Merry Hill shopping centre

Big-name coffee house opens second café at Merry Hill shopping centre

Wilko in Stourbridge High Street

Closure date confirmed for Wilko’s Stourbridge store

Bare shelves at Wilko in Halesowen this morning

Stourbridge Wilko set to close by early October

The store closures will result in 1,016 redundancies.

See the 52 Wilko stores that will be closing as early as next week

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Would you wear a body camera at work in order to feel safe?

Tesco staff offered body cameras after rise in physical assaults

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HMV owner moves closer to Wilko rescue deal

HMV owner Doug Putman moves closer to rescue deal for most of Wilko

The Pret A Manger employee was treated for suspected hypothermia

Pret A Manger fined £800,000 after employee was trapped in -18C freezer

The Stourbridge branch is closing

Barclays' Stourbridge branch to close later this year

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Wayne Etheridge (left) with former Aston Villa boss John Gregory. Picture: Wayne Etheridge

Wayne says cost of keeping bar open is just too much

L-r - Sharon Truss (team leader), Councillor Andrea Goddard Mayor of Dudley, Jeremy Rolph (CEO of Kingswood Mobility Group), Paul MacDonald (production manager).

Mayor opens new Kingswood Mobility Group factory in Dudley

Elizabeth Davies at Halloween House

Europe's biggest Halloween megastore Halloween House returns to Merry Hill

Wilko currently has 408 stores across the UK with more than 12,500 employees.

Majority of Wilko stores to close 'within weeks' - see all the stores at risk

Kurt Smith, operational manager at Biogas Products, with Dudley South MP Mike Wood

Brierley Hill firm invests almost £600k in new tech to meet order demands

Suit Direct at Merry Hill

Merry Hill welcomes return of popular men’s occasion wear shop

Wilko falls into administration

Wilko falls into administration putting Stourbridge jobs at risk

Wilko filed for administration last week putting around 12,000 jobs at risk.

Which Black Country Wilko stores could close? Full list revealed

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See the stores closing this August.

The major high street brand stores closing in August from B&M to Iceland

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The Talbot Hotel, Stourbridge

Historic Stourbridge hotel set to re-open its doors after refurbishment

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Hair stylists Keri Lowe and Tim Scott-Wright

Stourbridge hairdressing duo vying for Midlands Hairdresser of the Year award

The estate at Multipark Pensnett,

Workwear firm to double size in move to Pensnett

Thousands of jobs are at risk at Virgin Media O2 - have you been affected?

Virgin Media O2 set to axe 2,000 jobs by the end of 2023 - are you affected?

The Gurkha Bar and Grill is set to open the Old Bank building in Stourbridge on Saturday July 22

Old bank building in Stourbridge to open as new restaurant this weekend

The Brierley Sausage

Popular Brierley Hill café for sale

L-r - Julia Allely (director for family care), Pardeep Jassal (director for private family), Stan Williets (director for trusts and estates) with Dave Hodgetts (CEO of Talbots Law)

Thriving Black Country law firm takes over historic firm of Dudley solicitors

Scott Jones of Hollywood Bowl Group and Merry Hill centre manager Jonathan Poole

New £3.7m Hollywood Bowl entertainment complex on track to open at Merry Hill

Tuffnells staff reunite and raise a glass after helping each other to find new jobs

Former Tuffnells workers raise a glass after helping each other to find new jobs

Staff become shareholders at Brierley Hill manufacturing firm

Staff become shareholders at Brierley Hill manufacturing firm

Cake Box in Stourbridge

New Stourbridge cake shop set for grand opening

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L-r - assistant site manager Ronan Sheehan; bricklaying lecturer Mario Filippi; students Alfie Hulbert and Joshua Pyrah; electrical installations lecturer Brad Atchinson-Jones; Elaine Kendall - Kori Construction; work experience co-ordinator Tracy Dent

Trainee builders to gain vital skills as work starts on Stourbridge care home

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Boots to close hundreds of stores across the UK

Boots to close 300 stores over the next year, putting thousands of jobs at risk

Tim Scott-Wright of The Hair Surgery

Stourbridge salon wins two national hairdressing awards

The wagamama restaurant at Merry Hill

Merry Hill welcomes wagamama’s to the shopping centre