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Virtual Career Forums is launched
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- 17 May 2011 09:32
The first day of Career Forums' virtual event begins today, with top brands from the hospitality and retail sectors set to recruit professionals from across all aspects of the industry. Exhibitors include Career Forums-returning favourites and some new faces amongst a diverse range of high street names including the Whitbread ...read more
Heathrow boosted by "busiest-ever April"
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- 11 May 2011 10:05
Britain's biggest airport, Heathrow, had its busiest-ever April last month, figures showed today.The west London airport handled more than 5.8 million passengers in April 2011, airport operator BAA said.Another of BAA's airports, Edinburgh, also enjoyed a record April, with passenger levels reaching more than 776,000.Overall, BAA's six UK airports handled ...read more
Flybe sees slump in leisure travel
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- 06 May 2011 09:43
Regional airline Flybe today warned demand for leisure travel has slumped as the consumer spending squeeze moves in on the airline industry.The Exeter-based carrier said while business travel, which makes up 45% of its passengers, was resilient, the number of passengers flying on holiday or to visit friends and family ...read more
All Saints snapped up by investment firm
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- 05 May 2011 09:52
The owner of clothing retailers La Senza and American Apparel has bought fellow fashion chain All Saints in a deal set to secure hundreds of jobs.Investment firm Lion Capital has teamed up with American investor Goode Partners to buy the holdings of two Icelandic banks for an undisclosed sum.All Saints, ...read more
Morrisons cautious despite sales lift
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- 05 May 2011 09:51
Morrisons has reported a boost to sales after Easter and royal wedding promotions attracted record numbers of customers into its stores.The UK's fourth-biggest supermarket chain said a 2.5% rise in like-for-like sales for the 13 weeks to May 1st represented an "encouraging start" to its financial year, with sales growth ...read more
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