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Profits slip but sales up at One Stop Stores

Walsall-based retailer One Stop Stores has posted a £2m drop in profit in its latest year-end accounts. The dip to £21m came after the company embarked on a major expansion plan by opening 19 new outlets and investing £21m in a relaunch. READ MORE...

Deals

Funeral locations boost Dignity profits

An acquisition hunt by funeral services provider Dignity has helped boost operating profit to £48.4m, the company said this morning. Read More...

Property

East End Foods unveils £10m Aston site

East End Foods is launching its new £10.5m Aston Cross depot this morning. Read More...

HCA boost given to Stoke scheme

A £3m investment has been awarded to a Stoke-on-Trent housing development. Read More...

Apex Park gains new tenant

Business advisory firm Jelf Clarke Roxburgh has signed a deal on 13,000 sq ft of office space at Apex Park in Worcester. Read More...

Business

LEPs need to collaborate, says Hollis

Working together is "the way forward" for the West Midlands' LEPs, Insider has been told. Steve Hollis of the Birmingham and Solihull organisation said there were "too many LEPs" and collaboration was key to solving any future issues. Read More...

Shropshire poultry farm prosecuted

The fall of a worker has cost a Shropshire poultry farm more than £12,000 in costs and fines. Read More...

New orders soar in October, says PMI

The West Midlands reported the fastest rise in new orders of all UK regions in October. That's according to the latest Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) from Lloyds TSB. Read More...

Sales to reach "record high" at Delcam

Birmingham-based software supplier Delcam said it expects year-end profits to be ahead of current market expectations, which stand at £2.8m. Read More...

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