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UK awaits economic figures as triple-dip threat looms
News | 25 April 2013Economists are braced for the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics ONS today with fears that the UK could enter an unprecedented triple dip recession Economists fear it will be a close run result this morning whether the country has managed to avoid another quarter of shrinking output...More > -
Primark confirms suppliers’ deaths in Dhaka building collapse
News | 25 April 2013Primark has confirmed that workers at one of its suppliers may be amongst the dead following the collapse of an eight storey building in Bangladesh The budget fashion giant said that it is shocked and saddened as reports came in of the death of almost 150 people in the collapse...More > -
TSB branches to float after Co-op deal collapses
News | 25 April 2013Over 600 Lloyds bank branches will float on the stock market under the TSB Bank brand after a deal to sell them to The Co operative Group collapsed The Co op today admitted defeat in its plans to create a major customer owned rival to the big four high street...More > -
Thorntons sales climb during third quarter
News | 24 April 2013Chocolate retailer Thorntons reported a sales rush as shoppers indulged on Easter eggs and celebratory confectionery Profits will beat expectations Valentines Day and Mothers Day fell within the third quarter as well as Easter and total sales for the chocolatier climbed by 4 to 60 6 million in the 14...More > -
Morrisons eyeing up Ocado offer
News | 24 April 2013British internet grocery retailer Ocado traded above its 180p flotation price for a short time last month when it announced a possible licensing tie up with Britains fourth biggest supermarket chain Morrisons The shares have since drifted lower as dealers have tired of waiting for any further concrete news The...More > -
Celebrity chefs are not the solution to UK’s obesity crisis
News | 24 April 2013New research has warned that celebrity chefs are driving people to eat unhealthy meals rather than helping with public health nutrition issues In a new study that tested over 900 recipes from celebrity cookbook authors almost 87 of the dishes didnt meet the requirements of the Governments healthy eating recommendations...More > -
Five-star rating for Exclusive Hotels’ Manor House Hotel and Golf Club
News | 24 April 2013Exclusive Hotels Manor House Hotel and Golf Club has been awarded five AA stars meaning that all of the companys hotels now carry a five star rating The luxury hotel in Castle Combe near Bath has attained the five star rating by achieving a high level of standards across a...More > -
Primark unveils "exceptionally strong" performance
News | 23 April 2013Budget fashion chain Primark delivered another blow to rivals today by reporting six more months of booming growth Primarks like for like sales increased 7 in the 24 weeks to the start of March a performance described as exceptionally strong by owner Associated British Foods It was also helped by...More > -
Apple to show first profits slide in 10 years
News | 23 April 2013Technology giant Apple is widely expected to announce its first slide in profits in a decade when it releases its latest figures today The anticipated decline comes amid reports of a slowdown in sales of its iPhone and suggestions that the company has lost ground to rivals such as Samsung...More > -
Amateur brewers invited to create new beer
News | 23 April 2013Wannabe brewers are being invited to create a brand new beer by specialist online retailer Best of British Beer The website has joined forces with Lymestone Brewery to devise a completely original concept by offering customers the chance to become virtual brewers and take part in the creation of a...More >
