Three senior executives at Johnston Press, the owner of The Scotsman, are in consultation over their future with the publishing company.

SHARES in newspaper distributors John Menzies and Smiths News rose yesterday amid speculation that the launch of News International’s Sun on Sunday title this weekend will spark a revival in the tabloid market.

Low-cost hotel chain Travelodge yesterday said it had secured a £60 million line of funding and was trading well following reports that it could change ownership.

SCOTTISH accountant Bryan Jackson was last night handed the task of sorting out the finance position of Portsmouth football club after it fell into administration for the second time in as many years.

HELEN Weir, who departed as executive director of Lloyds Banking Group’s retail division last year alongside insurance boss Archie Kane, has become group finance director John Lewis Group.

Ladbrokes yesterday said punters had staked nearly £13 billion in its UK shops last year as the high street bookie continued to defy the economic squeeze.

SCOTLAND’S hotels outperformed their rivals south of the Border last year, boosted by the oil and gas and tourism industries, figures yesterday revealed.

Domino’s Pizza has pledged to create 1,800 jobs in 2012 by rolling out more stores as hunger for its fast food continues to grow.

INVESTORS have been given the chance to earn a return from Amazon’s huge new warehouse in Dunfermline through a £47.2 million fund.

THE hotel giant behind the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza chains has received an early Olympics boost with its London establishments already 85 per cent booked for this summer’s games.

Yellow Pages owner Yell highlighted the importance of its turnaround strategy yesterday after revealing a further slump in revenues.

CUPID, the online dating business, yesterday struck a deal with Dundee-based Friends Reunited to take over the operation of several of its website brands.

VALENTINE’S Day may bring partners together this week but Scotland’s florists are becoming more promiscuous in seeking out new business.

LEAFLET distributor EAE has won what it believes is the largest contract of its kind ever awarded in Scotland, securing 45 jobs and helping it to grow its headcount by 10 per cent.

A GLASGOW company behind a high- definition music player that uses the mains network in homes to distribute sound is targeting audiophiles as far afield as New Zealand after signing a string of sales contracts.

THREE accountants from Scott-Moncrieff were yesterday appointed as the provisional liquidators for DMH Leisure, which owns the clubhouse at Brunston Castle golf course near Girvan, in Ayrshire.

THe closing date is approaching for entries to a writing competition to honour Jim Dow, who was The Scotsman’s commercial property editor until his death in 2010.

GERMAN technology giant Siemens last night unveiled a deal with Scottish Enterprise to help create and invest cash in life science start-up companies.

CABLE operator Virgin Media is to create 620 jobs as it seeks to build on the growing popularity of its TV-on-demand service.

PUBLIC relations firm Citigate Dewe Rogerson has pulled out of Scotland amid a wider review of the London-based consultancy’s global network.