Oct
2008
Articles from 20th Oct 2008
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JJB Sports picks up after selling shares to Sports Direct
Oct 20 2008 | Other UK business news
Struggling sportswear chain JJB Sports saw its stock market fortunes improve after it raised £3.4 million through the sale of a stake in itself to rival Sports Direct International. Read
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Pertemps boss Tim Watts wins defamation case
Oct 20 2008 | Other UK business news
Flamboyant businessman Tim Watts is set to be awarded substantial damages after suing a man who called him a “dickhead” and “money merchant”. Read
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Aga Rangemaster suffers as Middle England feels the pinch
Oct 20 2008 | Other UK business news
Sales of traditional cast iron cookers have gone cold as West Midland-based manufacturer Aga Rangemaster feels the chill of the housing market slump. Read
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Aga profits warning after sales drop 15 per cent
Oct 20 2008 | Other UK business news
The Solihull maker of the Aga cooker has become the latest firm to feel the consumer chill as an ailing housing market took a worsening toll on trading. Read
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Odds still good for William Hill
Oct 20 2008 | Other UK business news
Bookmaker William Hill said it had seen "little evidence" that its business was being affected by the squeeze in consumer conditions. Read
