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"Unforgiving trading conditions" are being blamed for the collapse of a North West jewellery chain which has entered administration for the second time in a year. Gemstone Retail and Gemstone Operations, which traded as HPJ Jewellers and Jewel Nation, have collapsed less than ten months after a rescue deal was completed. READ MORE...
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The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is considering an offer from Betfred to divest betting shops in 25 areas to resolve competition concerns following its acquisition of the Tote. Read More...
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Merseyside-based Cream Group has bought the rights to the annual Creamfields dance festival following Ingenious Ventures' decision to exit its operating company. Read More...
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Manchester-based accountancy firm S Crowther & Co, whose clients include Mick Hucknall, Alan Carr and Johnny Vegas, has been sold to James Grant Group (JGG) for an undisclosed sum. Read More...
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Manchester Airports Group has posted a 7.7 per cent year-on-year rise in revenue to £218.5m for the six months to 30 September 2011. Read More...
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Staff hit by the collapse of claims management business Broker Assistance are not expected to receive a penny of the £250,000 owed to them in wages and redundancy pay. Read More...
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Cold storage and distribution company Yearsley Group has invested £1.4m in a fleet of 20 new trucks. Read More...
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A £13m investment will be ploughed into Kirkby as part of wider plans to regenerate the town centre. Read More...
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The Conygar Investment Company has bought a 40,000 sq ft retail site in St Helens as part of a £40m deal. Read More...
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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today launched a strategy to prevent a return of the "risky mortgage lending" of the boom times. Read More...
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