The City roundup: Phones4u goes bust, SAB Miller makes a move for Heineken

Video: The Independent's deputy business editor, Jim Armitage, provides a run-down of the day's major news from the City

Phones 4u is to go into administration after network operator EE joined Vodafone in cutting ties with the retailer (PA)

Get the latest business news with The Independent's daily roundup of the biggest news from the City.

Phones 4u is set to go into administration after network operator EE joined Vodafone in cutting ties with the retailer.

That means more than 5,500 jobs are at risk across the 720-strong chain and staff have taken to social media to complain that they only learned of their likely lay-offs through the media rather than from the company itself.

Elsewhere, Heineken confirmed that British brewer SAB Miller had offered to buy the company.

Heineken’s family owners back in Holland have refused the offer but SAB could come back with a second offer.

And finally, Greggs the Bakers says increasingly health conscious Brits are shunning the fatty pastries for its healthier option sarnies. Sales at Greggs are up more than 5% in the past couple of months.