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Discount department store chain The Original Factory Shop has bucked the ongoing gloom on the high street to post a 16 per cent increase in annual sales. The retailer, which owns more than 160 stores across the UK, said the results were "credible" given the challenging economic conditions. READ MORE...
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Cheshire traffic and travel information provider ITIS Holdings is set to expand its international reach after being sold to US-owned INRIX for £37m. Read More...
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Liverpool's financial and professional services sector needs to better promote its expertise in wealth management and must improve the way it communicates to businesses outside the city, according to a new report. Read More...
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Administrators have sold the business and assets of Blenheim Lakeside Hotel in Liverpool, the former family home of Stuart Sutcliffe, one of the original members of The Beatles. Read More...
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Introducing gender targets for board-level recruitment will create artificial barriers for companies, according to Gary Chaplin, director at Manchester-based recruitment firm Stark Brooks. His comments follow news that a group of leading headhunters have agreed to follow guidelines stating that 25 per cent of applicants for FTSE 100 positions should be female. Read More...
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A strong performance by intranet business Interact should help to counter the "difficult start to the year" made by design agencies The Chase and Landmarks, parent company Hasgrove revealed this morning. Read More...
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This week: Dart of the matter; Share the Love (Hearts) around; crowning glory; gently, Bentley; and holy Smoak. Read More...
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A meeting of Oldham Council’s executive on Monday (1 August) could seal the future of Oldham Athletic FC at its Boundary Park home. Read More...
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Figures released by the Manchester Office Agents Forum (MOAF) on the second quarter of 2011 suggest an increase in occupier confidence. Read More...
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A new office quarter could be built in Chester as part of the city council's 15-year plan to support business investment, job creation and new homes in the region. Read More...
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