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Retailers join with Government to act on knife crime
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- 05 February 2009 09:10
Retailers are joining forces with the Government and police as part of a nationwide crackdown on the sale of knives to under-18s. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith launched the initiative earlier this week, in conjunction with the British Retail Consortium and retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons, Waitrose, Aldi, Lidl, Marks ...read more
Ryanair makes loss in third quarter, but remains optimistic
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- 02 February 2009 09:26
Ryanair has made a third-quarter loss of €101.5 million (£90 million) as fuel costs rose and offset growth in traffic of 13%. This compares to a profit of €35 million in the same period last year.Ryanair's, CEO Michael O'Leary called the results "disappointing, but in line with expectations".Mr O'Leary added: ...read more
Ikea offers phone service as well as flat packs
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- 04 August 2008 09:29
Ikea is offering members of its loyalty programme a new branded mobile phone service in connection with T-Mobile. All UK Ikea staff will also receive a handset and £5 worth of free calls. Similar deals have been struck in the past by Asda, Tesco and Carphone Warehouse. As with these similar ...read more
Kingfisher announces key appointments
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- 17 July 2008 09:28
Kingfisher has appointed a new group finance director and a new chief executive for its international division. In a statement released this morning, the company said that Kevin O'Byrne had been appointed group finance director with effect from October 1st. Mr O'Byrne joins the group from his current position as ...read more
IKEA switches to more ethical coffee supplier
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- 11 March 2008 09:35
IKEA is switching coffee supplier in line with other social and environmental policies, ensuring all coffee sold is now UTZ certified and traceable all the way back to the plantation. The retailer carried out extensive evaluation of existing certification schemes, such as Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance and Organic, all of ...read more
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