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Dunelm cautiously optimistic despite Brexit uncertainty as sales rise

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Shares in Dunelm jumped more than 12% on Monday as it indicated a positive outlook for the financial year despite ongoing uncertainty.

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Aldi toasts record UK Christmas sales as shoppers snap up premium foods

7 January 20197 January 2019 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Aldi rang up sales of almost £1 billion in the UK during December as the discount supermarket experienced its best ever Christmas tradi..

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Hobbycraft enjoys Christmas sales boost

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Arts and crafts retailer Hobbycraft has reported bumper Christmas sales as it continues to fight the consumer trend towards high tech g..

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Home sellers in 2018 made £88,000 more than they paid, study finds

7 January 2019 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Just over nine in 10 people who sold their home across England and Wales last year made a profit on what they originally paid, with an ..

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Divorced women are missing on pension wealth, says ex-minister

7 January 20197 January 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Divorced women are losing out when pension wealth is shared out following a break-up, a former pensions minister has warned.

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FinnCap boss on a mission to tackle ‘awful’ City culture

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The boss of stockbroker finnCap has spoken out over the “awful” working culture in big City firms and said the industry still has a “lo..

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Many home owners ‘paying off mortgage debt faster than planned’

6 January 20197 January 2019 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Nearly half of home owners with a mortgage say they have been making overpayments on their home loan in recent months

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Sales fall in December marking worst year on record for high street

5 January 20195 January 2019 News Business Matters 2 Comments

Retail sales fell in December as a last-minute surge in trading and discounting failed to save embattled high street chains from their ..

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Small shops slash growth planning for 2019 – but is a high street revival ahead?

4 January 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

A snapshot of small shops at the close of 2018 reveals that while income levels struggle and overheads continue to rise, there is cause for optimism about the future of the British little shop.

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Christmas hangover as Brits feel the financial pressure

4 January 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

As the hangovers of Christmas excesses hit, over one fifth of Brits say they feel most financially under pressure in January.

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FTSE 100 rallies on positive US-China relations

4 January 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The FTSE 100 rallied on Friday as investors grew optimistic over US-China trade relations, while the pound strengthened on better-than-..

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Gear4music shares crumble on profit warning

4 January 2019 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Shares in Gear4music struck a sour note on Friday after the online musical instrument seller warned over profits.
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Services sector grows at subdued rate as Brexit uncertainty hits

4 January 20194 January 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Britain’s powerhouse services sector saw business activity rise at one of the slowest rates for two-and-a-half years in December.

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Annual growth in consumers’ borrowing slowed in run-up to Christmas

4 January 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Annual growth in households’ non-mortgage borrowing deteriorated to its weakest levels in more than three years in the run-up to Christ..

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Tesco and M&S to report Christmas figures in busy week for retail

4 January 2019 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Retail heavyweights Tesco and Marks & Spencer will hit the corporate reporting dance floor next week as they become the latest high str..

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Call blocker firm fined £190,000 for making the nuisance calls it claimed to stop

A company that sold devices promising to protect elderly people from nuisance calls has been fined £190,000 by the ICO for making more than 758,000 of them itself, every one to a number registered with the Telephone Preference Service.

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