Oct
2009
Articles from 9th Oct 2009
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100 jobs created as TJ Hughes opens in Walsall
Oct 09 2009 | Other UK business news
More than 100 jobs have been created by a new TJ Hughes department store at the former Woolworths in Walsall. Read
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SMEs need a skills revolution
Oct 09 2009 | Other UK business news
Business lobbyists used the latest House of Commons West Midlands Select Committee meeting to call for a skills revolution to transform the future of small and medium-sized firms. Read
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Royal Mail national strike after ‘imposition’ of changes
Oct 09 2009 | Other UK business news
Postal services in the West Midlands are set for yet more disruption after Royal Mail workers voted in favour of a national strike in a bitter row over jobs. Read
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UK sales help fashion retailer Ted Baker
Oct 09 2009 | Other UK business news
Fashion retailer Ted Baker posted an 18 per cent slide in profits but said UK sales exceeded expectations while womenswear took on a greater importance in its growing retail business. Read
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Kraft chief: We'll grow profits with or without Cadbury
Oct 09 2009 | Other UK business news
The chief executive of Kraft Foods, the company attempting to buy Bournville giant Cadbury, has said the firm has the finances in place to complete a takeover deal. Read
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Ladbrokes bemoan few Premier League draws as profits fall 58 per cent
Oct 09 2009 | Other UK business news
Bookmaker Ladbrokes said profits were down 58 per cent after it suffered a barren start to the English Premier League football season. Read
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Redditch-based Halfords sees sales rise as British public holidays at home and repairs its car
Oct 09 2009 | Other UK business news
Holidaymakers enjoying a break in the British countryside helped Redditch-based Halfords achieve an increase in sales last quarter. Read
