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Seventh heaven for record-breaking N Brown
Manchester home shopping giant N Brown has delivered record results for the seventh consecutive year, buoyed by a 19 per cent leap in online sales to more than £320m. But the company this morning warned it would have to pass raw material price rises onto customers and said it would need to ramp up its promotional activity as consumer confidence remains low.
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Deals
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Blackstone in exclusive Tangerine talks
Private equity firm Blackstone has entered into exclusive talks to buy Blackpool manufacturer Tangerine Confectionery from Growth Capital Partners – and a deal could be completed within the next month.
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Funding boost for Onsite Transport
Onsite Transport Solutions, formed four months ago following the merger of two Lancashire businesses, has secured a £200,000 working capital facility from RBS Invoice Finance.
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Clean Air Power raises £1.5m as losses narrow
Truck fuel systems developer Clean Air Power has raised £1.5m through a share placing. The company has also cut losses in its last financial year as revenues remained stable.
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Business
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Weightmans 'satisfied' with revenue rise
Liverpool-headquartered law firm Weightmans has announced a 3.5 per cent increase in turnover in its last financial year – a result managing partner Patrick Gaul has described as satisfying.
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Strong progress at 2ergo as losses narrow
First-half losses at Salford-headquartered mobile communications business 2ergo have narrowed to £71,000 from £893,000 in the same period in 2010. The business, which also reported a contract win with American network US Cellular, said it had made strong progress in the six months to 28 February with revenue up 7 per cent to £11m.
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Bglobal warns on future sales
The government's decision to delay the rollout of smart meters to the residential and small business markets until 2014 is expected to "significantly impact" on sales at Darwen-based Bglobal, the company revealed this morning.
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Property
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Urban Exchange adds M&S and Pure Gym
Marks & Spencer and Pure Gym have signed leases at Town Centre Securities' Urban Exchange development in Manchester.
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FreshStart adds to Trafford portfolio
Developer FreshStart Living has followed up the acquisition of the Trafford Press building in Old Trafford with the purchase of the adjacent Empress Mill.
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WHR joins Pegasus team
Royal London has appointed WHR Property Consultants, along with CB Richard Ellis and GVA, as joint agents on a 194,606 sq ft warehouse facility in Cheadle.
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Other News
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Bank funding greases Gannon Oils growth
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International sales are child's play for HTI
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Imperial Works offered to market
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Exporters a bright spot in sluggish economy – CBI
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