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Primark to open 10 shops before Christmas amid ‘encouraging’ sales
Primark will open 10 new shops before Christmas as it continues with its expansion plan, the budget fashion retailer’s...
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Santander fined £107.8m by finance watchdog over money laundering failings
Santander UK has been fined £107.8 million over “serious and persistent gaps” in its anti-money laundering controls...
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Pubs and restaurants face surge in Christmas party cancellations over strikes
Pubs and restaurants are expecting up to 40% of bookings on strike days next week to be cancelled as Christmas party cel...
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Purplebricks cuts jobs and ups cost savings target in turnaround plan
Digital estate agency Purplebricks has revealed it is making redundancies across the business as it announced plans to f...
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Tobacco giant says ‘exciting’ new products bringing in millions more consumers
Lucky Strike and Camel cigarette maker British American Tobacco (BAT) has reported an influx of new consumers after roll...
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Ofwat names six ‘worst performing’ water firms
Ofwat has named the six worst performing water firms as it said the industry is “falling short” in “too many areas...
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Supermarket cuts fuel prices
A supermarket has cut fuel prices but the move should have happened “much sooner”, a motoring services company said....
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Fear of more train chaos in North when timetables change
There are fears that disruption to rail services in northern England will continue when new timetables are introduced on...
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Quiz swings to profit as demand for partywear returns
Fashion retailer Quiz has swung back to profit as shoppers stocked up on occasion wear in the Black Friday sales....