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Sweaty Betty in sprint for new investor to cash in on lockdown demand
Strong sales of its £95 figure-hugging leggings during lockdown have prompted Sweaty Betty to limber up for a new investor.
Friday 30 October 2026
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Strong sales of its £95 figure-hugging leggings during lockdown have prompted Sweaty Betty to limber up for a new investor.
The second lockdown will plunge Britain into a double-dip recession, economists warned yesterday as they downgraded their forecasts for the UK economy sharply.
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Business leaders have urged the government to end the stagnation in British air travel after Heathrow lost its crown to its Parisian rival as the airport…
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