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Wallace and Gromit to champion UK tourism
News | 09 May 2013Wallace and Gromit are to feature in a 4 million campaign to boost UK tourism inspiring Britons to take holidays in their own country The pair who will feature in TV and cinema advertisements will be seen on their travels discovering what tourist chiefs describe as the best of the...More > -
SuperGroup revamp delivers results
News | 09 May 2013Fashion chain SuperGroup shrugged off the freezing start to the year today as a revamp of its womenswear lines helped deliver solid sales growth The chain which owns the Superdry Cult and SurfCo California brands said like for like sales grew 5 in the 13 weeks to the end of...More > -
Sainsbury’s profits rise again
News | 08 May 2013Sainsburys saw another rise in profits today as the group maintained its run of success under chief executive Justin King Full year results to March 16th showed underlying profits up 6 2 to 756 million though the bottom line pre tax figure fell 1 4 to 788 million when property...More > -
April "the cruellest month" for retail sales
News | 08 May 2013Retail sales slumped at the fastest rate for a year in April as an early Easter and a freezing start to the month offset improving fashion and beauty sales Like for like sales fell 2 2 in April from a year earlier with the timing of Easter hitting food sales...More > -
JD Weatherspoon hits out at VAT and "stealth taxes"
News | 08 May 2013JD Wetherspoon has said that the VAT disparity between supermarkets and pubs and the continuing imposition of stealth taxes such as the late night levy and increased fruit slot machine taxes are the biggest danger to the pub industry In its latest results the pub group said that it anticipates...More > -
Next on-track to hit targets as Directory sales rise
News | 08 May 2013Fashion chain Next has said that it remains confident in hitting its full year targets as strong sales at its Next Directory arm offset weaker results in its high street division Next sales excluding VAT for the first 14 weeks of the financial year were up 2 2 of which...More > -
Shop price inflation drops as competition heats up
News | 07 May 2013Retailers desperate to lure customers back into stores drove down the rate of shop price inflation last month to its lowest level since 2009 figures have revealed The rate fell to just 0 4 as goods including clothes and footwear electricals and furniture all tumbled in value It reflected intense...More > -
Lottery scam shopkeeper to be sentenced
News | 07 May 2013A shopkeeper who was found guilty of trying to con a lottery syndicate out of nearly pound 80 000 in winnings will be sentenced today Imran Pervais misled the winning group into thinking they had won pound 10 when in fact they had scooped pound 79 887 after matching five...More > -
Diageo chief to step down
News | 07 May 2013Long serving Diageo chief executive Paul Walsh is calling time on 13 years in charge of the drinks group Ivan Menezes will take over the position from July 1st though Mr Walsh will remain with Diageo for a year long transition period before retiring the company said His period in...More > -
Building collapse death toll reaches 700
News | 07 May 2013The death toll from last months collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh has passed 700 police said today The police control room overseeing the recovery operation said the toll reached 705 as workers pulled more bodies out of the wreckage of the countrys worst ever industrial disaster...More >
