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Clinton Cards "fails to find buyer"
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- 30 April 2012 10:47
Clinton Cards' turnaround plans seem to have suffered a blow, after it was reported that no buyer has been found for the group. Following a six-month strategic review by chief executive Darcy Willson-Rymer, which is understood to have included a fruitless search for a buyer for all of the business ...read more
Government "must do more" to tackle obesity
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- 15 March 2012 10:14
Consumer group Which? has called on the government to to do more to tackle what it calls the "national obesity emergency".On the first anniversary of the Public Health Responsibility Deal, Which? says that the Government's approach has been "inadequate".In a statement, the group said: "Despite major food companies being asked ...read more
New Peacocks owner hopes to save more stores
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- 27 February 2012 09:56
Edinburgh Woollen Mill, the new owner of collapsed retail chain Peacocks has raised hopes it will be able to save another 75 stores from permanent closure.Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) bought 388 Peacocks stores out of administration, saving 6,000 jobs, and is now in talks with landlords in an attempt to ...read more
New boss at Clinton delivers as trading improves
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- 05 January 2012 09:59
Clinton Cards' new boss has said that his company's "single-minded focus" on the customer helped deliver improved trading over Christmas.Darcy Willson-Rymer, who joined the company from Starbucks in October, announced a rise in like-for-like sales of 0.8% for the five weeks to January 1st, compared with a 2.6% decline in ...read more
Starbucks to create 5,000 jobs
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- 01 December 2011 10:48
Global coffeehouse chain Starbucks has revealed plans to create up to 5,000 jobs over the next five years as it ramps up its drive-through business in the UK.The 30-year-old coffee giant, which has nearly 9,000 company-owned stores and just over 8,000 licensed outlets in more than 50 countries, wants to ...read more
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