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Waterstones and Amazon in ground-breaking deal
News | 21 May 2012Waterstones has announced a new deal with its internet rival Amazon which will see the book store offering Kindle e book readers Amazons low prices have been blamed for the demise of high street booksellers but Waterstones boss James Daunt said he hoped the digital agreement will complement and strengthen...More > -
Wet weather hits high street sales
News | 21 May 2012The UK high street suffered its worst decline in footfall since November 2009 thanks to the poor weather seen throughout April The BRC Springboard footfall monitor showed that Aprils adverse weather exacerbated an already woeful three months from February Footfall in the three months to April was 2 0 lower...More > -
Ryanair profits rise
News | 21 May 2012Ryanair has revealed record profits for last year but warned that it is not expecting a repeat performance this year The airline flew 75 8 million passengers in the year to March 31st an increase of 5 on a year earlier that helped the carrier to lift net profits by...More > -
Hix’s Tramshed to launch this week
News | 21 May 2012Chef Mark Hix will open his latest restaurant this Wednesday in Shoreditch East London The 150 seat Tramshed will be focussed on a choice of chicken and steak with daily changing starters and deserts Mr Hix commented Ive always been extremely fond of the building ever since I moved into...More > -
CIPD appoints new chief executive
News | 21 May 2012The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development CIPD has announced the appointment of Peter Cheese as its new chief executive Mr Cheese who will take up his position on July 2nd said I am excited at the opportunity to lead the CIPD in these pivotal times for business and employment...More > -
The Restaurant Group sees "significant" sales rise
News | 18 May 2012The Restaurant Group which includes the Frankie Bennys and Chiquito chains has said that sales experienced a significant uplift in sales since the end of February The improvement comes amid a recent surge in cinema attendances as the dismal weather prompts more families to visit leisure and retail parks where...More > -
Papa John’s cooks up major expansion plans
News | 18 May 2012Pizza franchise Papa Johns has announced that it aims to open a further 25 stores across the country taking the total number of Papa Johns outlets to 200 in the UK by the end of the year Dave Galvin UK franchise sales manager at Papa Johns commented We currently have...More > -
Poor weather puts Cineworld in upbeat mood
News | 18 May 2012Cinema operator Cineworld yesterday said admissions rose 3 3 in the 19 weeks to May 10th with the first two weeks of Marvels Avengers Assemble helping draw in the crowds amid the dreary weather Across the same period revenue rose 6 3 driven by a 5 increase in average ticket...More > -
Rain hits Mitchells & Butlers sales
News | 18 May 2012The owner of some of Britains best known pub brands revealed a slowdown in sales today as customers decided not to brave the recent inclement weather Harvester and Toby Carvery owner Mitchells Butlers said like for like sales growth nearly ground to a halt in the 11 weeks to April...More > -
Speakers at Co-operative summit announced
News | 18 May 2012Retail and consumer co ops are leaders in their industries around the world and household names according to the 2012 International Summit of Cooperatives The summit held in Quebec on October 8th ndash 11th announced a line up of speakers from around the world today including Peter Marks of the...More >
