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Ann Summers chief to appear in TV series
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- 07 November 2006 09:36
Jacqueline Gold, chief executive of Ann Summers, is to appear in the new TV series ‘Break With the Boss’, which sees Ms Gold, voted ‘Most Inspirational Businesswomen in the UK’ by Barclays Bank, take three employees on holiday with each of them fighting for job promotion. The three employees are ...read more
Barclays director resigns to take job in US Treasury
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- 12 October 2006 09:28
Barclays and Barclays Bank director Robert K Steel resigned as a non-executive director of both companies yesterday. Mr Steel's resignation follows confirmation of his appointment as under secretary of the Treasury of the United States. Mr Steel is currently an advisory director of the Goldman Sachs Group as well as ...read more
Hargreaves agrees eleventh hour deal for Matalan
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- 12 October 2006 09:26
After months of argument and speculation, Matalan chairman John Hargreaves has finally made a bid to buy out the remaining 47% of the company he founded. Mr Hargreaves reportedly worked through the night to put together the 200 pence per share offer, worth £817.2 million altogether, by the deadline of ...read more
Matalan prepares for £817 million offer
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- 09 October 2006 09:26
According to press reports, the board of Matalan is likely to accept an £817 million bid this week from the company’s founder and chairman John Hargreaves. The deadline for Mr Hargreaves to make an offer is noon on Wednesday; after this he will not be able to make a further ...read more
Argos Retail Group rebrands
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- 14 September 2006 09:19
Argos Retail Group has changed its name to Home Retail Group. In a statement, parent company GUS said that the change had been made to "reflect the fact that the company is the leading home and general merchandise retailer in the UK." Argos and Homebase will continue to trade under ...read more
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