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£5 million Dwell deal greenlights expansion
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- 03 September 2010 09:27
Furniture chain Dwell has set out a 33-store expansion plan after securing a £5 million investment from a private equity firm. Key Capital Partner's investment follows a number of senior managerial appointments over the past year, joining founder and managing director Aamir Ahmad.He said: "This capital injection from KCP represents ...read more
Dan Brown tops "most donated" authors list says Oxfam
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- 03 September 2010 09:26
Charity givers donated more Dan Brown books to Oxfam than any other author but he was only number 10 on the list for most books sold, the charity's annual survey revealed today.Unwanted copies of books including The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons pushed Brown to the top of ...read more
Burger King sold for £2 billion
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- 03 September 2010 09:26
Fast food chain Burger King is being acquired by private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at 3.26 billion US dollars (£2.1bn).Today's 24 dollars-per-share (£15.30) offer comes after a day of speculation about the deal sent shares up more than 15%. It continued to make big gains today ...read more
Minimum alcohol price would save "cash and lives" in Scotland
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- 03 September 2010 09:25
A minimum price for alcohol of 45p a unit would save Scotland more than £700 million in 10 years, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said today.Ms Sturgeon said that changing the law so alcohol could not be sold cheaper than that would mean 50 fewer deaths from alcohol in the first ...read more
Carluccio looks to open 50th site
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- 02 September 2010 09:50
Italian chain Carluccio is expected to open its 50th site later this year, after opening four new sites recently. The new openings will bring the estate to 49 restaurants, with another one or two venues expected to open in this calendar year.The chain, which is run by Simon Kossof, also ...read more
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