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The Co-operative Group's chief executive Peter Marks this morning described retailing conditions as the "worst I have seen in over 40 years" as the Manchester mutual revealed a 10 per cent drop in underlying operating profits to £275.1m in the six months to 2 July. He also warned that economic conditions do not appear to be improving. READ MORE...
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The shareholders of Manchester insurance firm CBG Group have voted to approve a £5.1m takeover approach by Glasgow-based rival Giles Insurance Brokers. Read More...
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Businesses in Cumbria and Lancashire are lagging behind other parts of the region when it comes to applications to the £185m North West Fund, new research has revealed. Read More...
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Research from new finance house Funding Enterprise has found the government-owned banks are seen to be lending less money to small and medium-sized businesses. Read More...
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Sportech, the Liverpool gaming and football pools operator, has returned to a pre-tax profit and doubled revenue. Sportech has also hired David McKeith, the former North West senior partner at PwC, to its board. Read More...
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Half-year sales have jumped 43 per cent at Macclesfield drug development business Cyprotex despite the "unexpected loss" of its largest customer. Read More...
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First-half profit at engineering giant AMEC, whose registered office is in Knutsford, has dropped by 11 per cent despite revenues growing by 4 per cent to £1.5bn. But the company said it had been boosted by increased activity in the energy field of the UK's North Sea and in the mining sector. Read More...
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Steve Morgan, chairman of Flintshire housebuilder Redrow, has urged businesses, entrepreneurs, charities and social enterprises in the region to enter this year's Morgan Foundation Entrepreneur Awards. Read More...
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Etihad Airways has selected the Voyager building at Manchester Airport for the location of its first contact centre in Europe. Read More...
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KPMG has confirmed it will relocate to One St Peter's Square in Manchester. The firm will occupy 65,000 sq ft across the top three floors of the development. Read More...
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Alderley Edge property investment and development company Bluemantle has secured outline planning approval for a mixed-use scheme in Holmes Chapel. Read More...
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