Drugs company GlaxoSmithKline has said that it plans to plough £200 million into its UK manufacturing businesses in Ware, Hertfordshire and Worthing, West Sussex.The work is expected to include the construction of a new site, generating jobs in construction and associated suppliers. GSK has invested in the UK whilst many...
A slight improvement in Carpetright’s UK performance was wiped out by a drop in sales at its Dutch stores, the company said today.Total group sales decreased by 2.2% to £222.2 million, with the UK business improving, seeing just a 2.2% decline against a drop of 2.4% in the rest of...
Owners of the new Xbox One console are being warned against following the advice of a prank posted online that can shut down their console.The message claims to make the Xbox one compatible with games designed for its predecessor the 360, which the newer console is unable to play. However,...
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has disputed Chancellor George Osborne's recent claim that household disposable incomes are higher now than at the start of the economic slowdown.“Whichever way you look at it - you only have to look at average earnings, wages and salaries - all those data tell...
Low-cost airline Ryanair has cut its excess baggage fee by 50% from £20 per kilo to £10 per kilo in the latest of a series of measures to improve its public image.Previous moves include allowing passengers an extra small bag with their carry-on luggage such as a handbag or a...
A low-cost tablet launched by supermarket chain Aldi sold out on its launch weekend. The Lifetab which retails at £79 rivals Tesco’s Hudl, which sells for £119 and has sold 300,000 units since its own launch in September and Argos’ Mytablet, which is £99.A spokesman for Aldi said the “Specialbuy"...
The administrators of rental chain Blockbuster are to close 62 more stores after efforts to find a buyer for the firm failed.This latest move will leave 427 people out of work and Moorfields Corporate Recovery added that all the remaining 91 stores will eventually have to shut their doors, leading...
Job vacancy numbers rose at their highest rate in 15 years in November, data from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG has shown.The job vacancy index, which pools data from approximately 400 recruitment companies, also showed that growth in salaries for permanent staff was the highest in six years. ...
Former Tesco US boss Tim Mason has said that he wishes he had been given more time to make the group’s Fresh & Easy venture a success.He said: "Fresh & Easy was a great idea, and people who worked there, and the customers who went there, loved it. In different...
Supermarket group Morrisons has stopped window cleaning at its stores until its year end as declining sales put pressure on the group’s finances.An email seen by the Telegraph newspaper said that the retailer was placing a ban on window cleaning at its stores until February 2nd as it is facing...
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