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Bibby-owned retailer eyes expansion
Convenience store chain Costcutter, which is owned by Liverpool-headquartered Bibby Line Group, has signed up 89 new retailers in the first three months of its financial year. It is now eyeing further expansion, its managing director Nick Ivel has told Insider.
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Deals
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Businesses turning to alternative funders, says Absolute
Small businesses in the North West are turning to alternative funders in order to preserve cashflow, according to in-house figures from Absolute Invoice Finance.
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Business
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Business Link still open for business, says Watson
Peter Watson, the managing director of Business Link Northwest, has maintained that the organisation is still "open for business" despite the ongoing uncertainty over its future.
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GB Group confirms AIM move
Shareholders of GB Group, the Chester provider of identity management and marketing services, have voted to leave the main market and transfer to AIM.
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VPhase receives European boost
VPhase, the developer of energy-saving products based in Chester, has boosted its international growth aspirations after being granted a European voltage control patent.
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Something for the weekend
This week: Catch the pigeon in Freshfield, footballing allegiances and canapé won’t pay.
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Property
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Leaders shake hands on Wirral Waters
Joe Anderson, leader of Liverpool City Council, has met with his Wirral counterpart Jeff Green and Peel Holdings’ development director Lindsey Ashworth to give the £4.5bn Wirral Waters project Liverpool’s seal of approval.
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Edge Lane plans take step forward
The first part of the application by Albert Gubay-controlled property vehicle Derwent Holdings to develop the Edge Lane retail park site is to go before Liverpool City Council’s planners next week with a recommendation for approval with conditions.
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Morley up and running in Haydock
Work has started at Morley Estates’ Empress Park in Haydock and the accompanying Boston Park industrial zone. The scheme has received £4m from the European Regional Development Fund towards the £30m cost.
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