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Dunelm sees mixed start to 2012
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- 11 April 2012 10:44
Homewares retailer Dunelm has said that weak footfall throughout February and March overshadowed a strong online performance and an upbeat start to the year.The group, which has over 120 stores selling kitchenware, bedding and rugs, saw like-for-like sales grow 0.6% in the 13 weeks to March 31st compared with a ...read more
Shopkeeper speaks out on robbery fight
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- 11 April 2012 10:42
A local shopkeeper from Leicester who fought off a gun-wielding robber using a small wooden stick has said he was simply "trying to protect the woman he loved."Kapil Vaghela and his fiancee Trisha Patel were just about to leave Kapz News and Booze in Loughborough Road before heading out to ...read more
Warnings over summer unemployment numbers
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- 10 April 2012 09:54
Approximately 100,000 more people will be without a job before the end of the summer and unemployment will not fall for another 18 months, according to a new study.An analysis of jobless figures by the IPPR think tank showed that unemployment figures will not peak until at least September, with ...read more
JJB secures £30 million new funding
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- 05 April 2012 11:27
Under-pressure retailer JJB Sports has announced that it has secured £30 million of additional funding today, following a deal with American retailer Dick's Sporting Goods.The chain, which came close to collapse last year, said that it hopes to be able to accelerate its store refurbishment plans in time for sporting ...read more
Burger King to re-list on the NYSE
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- 04 April 2012 10:21
Burger King, the world's second largest hamburger chain, said it expects to be relisted on the New York Stock Exchange within the next three months. The announcement comes just a day after Burger King launched a star-studded TV ad campaign to tout the biggest revamping since the chain opened its ...read more
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