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The Competition Commission has provisionally cleared Thomas Cook's retail merger with The Co-operative Travel and Midlands Co-operative, paving the way for the creation of a high street chain with 1,200-plus shops. The Co-operative Group's chief executive Peter Marks hailed the decision saying it would create the "most exciting and dynamic travel business in the UK". READ MORE...
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Manchester property company Hurstwood Holdings has agreed a £90m refinancing deal with a syndicate of five banks. Read More...
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Southport independent financial adviser Ludlow has bought Merseyside rival DT Lord (Financial Management). The deal takes the company's funds under management to more than £280m. Read More...
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The share price of AIM-listed insurance and financial services company CBG Group has surged after rival Giles Insurance Brokers revealed its proposed offer price for the Manchester business. Read More...
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Turnover has topped the £100m-mark at law firm Hill Dickinson. Its results were boosted by the addition of the Liverpool and Sheffield offices of collapsed rival Halliwells. Read More...
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The north-south divide is widening because drivers of economic growth are concentrated in the south, according to new analysis by IPPR North. The think tank claims the north lags behind in areas including skills, business start-ups and infrastructure investment. Read More...
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Bollington-based IAS B2B Marketing is looking to expand its presence in Europe, the US and the Far East after walking off with a global award for its work. Managing director Rob Morrice told Insider the business has a ten-year plan in place to be the "world's number one" business-to-business marketing agency. He also dismissed speculation that a buyout could be on the cards from parent company Media Square. Read More...
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Bolton online kitchen appliance retailer DRL, which was ranked tenth in Insider's annual Growth 100, is targeting revenues of £250m this year following a 'dramatic' rise in sales. Read More...
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The closing arguments of the two sides involved in the proposed Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) taken out on Manchester’s London Road fire station have been heard at Manchester Town Hall. The site has been owned since 1993 by Alex Langsam’s Britannia Hotels Group, owner of 36 hotels and the iconic Pontins chain. Read More...
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Sonae Industria has confirmed it will reconstruct its fire-damaged woodchip plant in Kirkby despite calls for the site to be closed permanently. Read More...
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Muse Developments has completed the sale of a 6,500 sq ft office building at Cheadle Royal Business Park to virtual card payment technology company Conferma. Read More...
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