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UCL to launch boutique hotel chain
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- 23 August 2010 11:26
Pub and restaurant operator, Urban & Country Leisure (UCL), is to launch a new boutique hotel chain in the UK. The first property, the former Globe Hotel in Warwick, now renamed The Lazy Cow, is expected to open later this year.UCL has invested £1.5 million in the 16-bedroom site, with ...read more
Cineworld looks to 3-D to revive sales
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- 23 August 2010 11:25
Cineworld has posted flat first half profits as higher ticket prices of 3-D films helped to offset weaker audience numbers. The cinema chain predicted that the second half of 2010 would be stronger, with the 3-D release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 and The Chronicles ...read more
Google acquires Like.com
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- 23 August 2010 11:25
Internet giant Google has acquired Like.com, the e-commerce hub that offers its customers a visual search engine for fashion and lifestyle products. While specific details about the deal are currently still sketchy, it has been suggested that Google might have paid as much as $100 million for Like.com.Like.com's approach to ...read more
Yo! Sushi boss joins Marston’s
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- 23 August 2010 11:23
Yo! Sushi chief executive Robin Rowland has joined Marston's as a non-executive director. Mr Rowland joined Yo! Sushi in 1999 and has steered the company from operating just three outlets in London to 63 restaurants worldwide.David Thompson, chairman of Marston's, said: "We are delighted to welcome Robin to Marston's. His ...read more
Tesco to trial ‘drive-thru’ store
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- 23 August 2010 11:22
Tesco has announced that it is to trial Britain's first ever drive-thru store. The innovative notion plugs the gap for shoppers who haven't got time to conduct a weekly shop themselves or wait at home for a delivery. Instead, customers within the vicinity of the store in Baldock, Hertfordshire, will ...read more
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