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• 2,800 jobs go at Clintons

  Nearly 3,000 jobs are to be lost, after the administrators of Clinton Cards announced plans to close 350 stores today. More >

• Marston's sees success on family dining

  Pub and brewing group Marston's has seen a rise in profits, after families opting for more economic meals out led to an increase in food sales. More >

• Boots sees profit boost

  Pharmacy group Alliance Boots has said that profits rose in the UK, despite a drop in demand for cold and flu medicine following a relatively warm winter. More >

• French Connection warns on profits

  French Connection has warned that it is unlikely to meet profit expectations for the full year, after group revenue dropped 9. More >

• Busy Bees campaigns to increase childcare voucher allowances

  Employee benefits company Busy Bees Benefits has launched a national campaign to help working parents save more on the cost of childcare, advocating an increase in the cap on the weekly childcare voucher allowance. More >

• Greggs fight against "confusing" pasty tax will continue

  Greggs boss has said that the company will step up its fight against the "completely confusing" pasty tax today, on the eve of a showdown against the Treasury. More >

• Potato supplier boss guilty in Sainsbury’s bribery scam

  The former boss of a potato supplier is facing a "significant" jail term for his part in a multimillion-pound bribery scam with a buyer at Sainsbury's . More >

• Introduce "fat tax" on foods, say doctors

  Doctors and academics on bmj. More >

• Government expands British trade links in India

  Two new UK outposts will open in India as the Government tries to boost British trade in the county, Foreign Secretary William Hague has said. More >

• Enterprise slows pub closure programme

  Enterprise Inns , the UK's biggest pub landlord, said today that it will slow the closure of its pubs, having largely completed the disposal of a large part of its estate, raising £264 million from the sale of more than 1,000 properties over two years. More >

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The Topshop Topman flagship store, known by the team as 214 Oxford Street, is a retail phenomenon. With a footprint of more than 90,000 sq ft across five floors, its 1,000 employees serve over 200,000 customers each week. It's also the beating heart of frontline fashion in the Capital and regular shopping destination of the famous and fabulous. With a range of opportunities available right now, three 214-based professionals talk about what it takes to thrive at the pinnacle of Arcadia's fashion empire.View profile>

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The countdown to the Olympics is on and the UK is gearing up for the influx of visitors to the British Isles in the midst of the worst economic conditions that Europe has seen in years. But even after the events have ended and the 15,000 athletes, along with millions of visitors, have gone home, the retail and hospitality industries will still be crucial to the UK economy. Already, many of the more far-sighted companies in these industries are looking to the future beyond the Games... More>

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