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Investor Cat Rock digs claws into Just Eat over performance

17 December 201817 December 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Just Eat has been described by one of its shareholders as worst-performing online food firm in the world as it called for a radical shake up

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Asos issues profit warning as Christmas sales falter

17 December 201817 December 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Online retailer Asos has warned over sales and profits after experiencing a “significant deterioration” in trading in the run-up to Christmas

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SSE and npower switch off merger

17 December 201817 December 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Energy giants SSE and npower have called off their merger, blaming “challenging market conditions” and the Government’s price cap.
The ..

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Average price tag on a home ‘falls by nearly £10,000 in just two months’

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The average price tag on a home is nearly £10,000 cheaper than it was just two months ago, a report has found.
Across Britain, the typi..

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Proportion of overseas landlords halves in eight years, figures show

17 December 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The proportion of landlords across Britain who are based overseas has more than halved in the past eight years, analysis suggests.
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Nearly a third of burglary victims ‘have been targeted more than once’

17 December 201817 December 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Nearly a third of burglary victims say they have been targeted more than once, a survey has found.
Some 30% of people who have been bur..

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Crackdown on nuisance calls targets bosses of rogue firms

17 December 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

A crackdown on bosses whose firms pester people with unsolicited calls will leave them “nowhere to hide”, the Government has insisted.
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Laura Ashley to close 40 UK stores as chairman plots China expansion

17 December 201817 December 2018 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Laura Ashley is to close around 40 stores as the company’s new chairman pushes ahead with a fresh vision for the brand which includes e..

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Consumers hit the shops – but weekend footfall down on last year

16 December 201817 December 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Christmas shoppers ventured out in greater numbers on Sunday after Storm Deirdre passed – but the weekend’s overall footfall remains do..

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Giggling Squid to keep spreading tentacles despite being hampered by Brexit

16 December 201817 December 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Thai restaurant chain Giggling Squid has said Brexit uncertainty has held back its expansion plans, but vowed to keep opening sites as ..

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The British brands cutting through traditional industries

15 December 20182 August 2026 News Business Matters 1 Comment

British brands aren’t afraid to be innovative. Throughout history, they have established themselves as industry leaders within a number of sectors internationally, from fashion to food and drink.

FTSE 100 in the red

FTSE 100 in the red on global growth fears

14 December 201814 December 2018 News Business Matters 2 Comments

London’s blue-chip index was in the red on Friday as investors fretted about global growth and an economic slowdown in China.

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Hamleys circled by Mike Ashley and The Entertainer

14 December 201814 December 2018 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has emerged as a prospective bidder for Hamleys as the toy store’s Chinese owner looks for an exit.

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LSE names Experian’s Don Robert as chairman

14 December 201814 December 2018 News Business Matters 1 Comment

London Stock Exchange Group has appointed Experian’s Don Robert as chairman, a year after a bitter public dispute within the company’s ..

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Fraud victims to get more powers to complain about banks receiving the funds

14 December 2018 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Scam victims who have been tricked into transferring money directly to a fraudster will soon have stronger powers to complain about the..

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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.

Burnham’s business rates adviser called for £9bn tax cut for high streets

Colman’s Mustard put up for sale as Unilever clears path for £48bn McCormick merger

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