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Sales soar at Booker
Online sales at wholesaler Booker reached £526m over the last year, the company said this morning. In its year-end statement to 25 March 2011, the company said internet sales had shot up 29 per cent compared to its 2010 results. The Wellingborough-based retailer also said pre-tax profit had soared 25 per cent in the 12 month period to £71.4m.
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AFI completes Foxes takeover
Leicester City Football Club have finally settled their long-running ownership saga after Asia Football Investments (AFI) took sole ownership of the club. AFI upped its share from 80 to 100 per cent after buying out minority shareholder Cronus Sports Management.
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Leicester accountants announce merger
Chartered accountant MacIntyre Hudson has merged with Leicester tax practice Powrie Appleby. MacIntyre Hudson, which has an office in Leicester, said the move underlined its commitment "to the strategically important Leicestershire region".
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Book your place at Dealmakers
Insider is now taking table bookings for the Midlands Dealmakers Awards 2011, to be held at The Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel on Thursday 22 September.
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Property
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University launches £14m conference centre plans
The University of Leicester has unveiled a £14m project to develop a Grade II-listed building into a residential conference venue. It is the third multimillion-pound venture that the university has announced its involvement in during the last two months.
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Opun wins development funding
Opun, the East Midlands' architecture and built environment centre, has received a £65,000 grant from the design council CABE. The money was allocated by the Department of Communities and Local Government.
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Business
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Cummins Solicitors roars into Leicester
Players from the Leicester Tigers have helped launch new law firm in Leicestershire. Cummins Solicitors has been set up by Mike Cummins, a former partner at both Freeth Cartwright and HBJ Gateley Wareing.
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HMRC in £200m money laundering crackdown
Fifteen people have been arrested across the North West, Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire in connection with suspected money laundering worth more than £200m, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) said.
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Topps Tiles appoints new chairman
Topps Tiles, the UK tile specialist headquartered in Leicestershire, has revealed that former MP Michael Jack has been appointed as the company's new senior non-executive director.
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New business set to swim into Inafishbowl
The second Inafishbowl.com awards evening will be held on Wednesday (25 May). The event aims to give the audience the chance to say goodbye to the business reality website's three existing businesses, and introduce three new businesses.
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