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Sainsbury’s Sales Drop For First Time In Nine Years
Sainsbury’s has seen its first falling sales figures in nine years, but is this a sign of the times or…
UK Budget 2014: What Should We Expect?
Consumer groups, businesses and unions have all published their wish lists for this year’s UK Budget. But who will be…
Oxfam Calls For Moves To Tackle Inequality
Oxfam has urged the government to do more to tackle inequality, after new research found that five families are worth…
Mr Kipling: Still ‘Exceedingly Good’ at Marketing
Premier Foods has mocked suggestions that Mr Kipling will drop its “exceedingly good” strapline … ……
What Next For Morrisons?
Morrisons is facing a fight if it wants to hold onto its place among the UK’s biggest supermarkets. Where can…
Retail Sales Prove the Power of Ecommerce
Poor weather has kept shoppers away from the high street recently, according to new research, but ecommerce has grown at…
Japan Trade Deficit Soars
Japan’s trade deficit has shot upwards as aggressive monetary policy has affected import costs. We look into the key factors…
Is The London Underground Strike Set To Cost UK £200 million?
In multiple reports published yesterday, business leaders have claimed that the London tube strikes may cost the UK economy £200m.…
Where Is The Troubled UK Housing Market Headed?
As property values in Britain climb higher and higher, fears of a property bubble bursting grow more realistic. But the…
The $100bn Handshake: M&As Witness Early Year Roar
The ‘business takeover’ spiel has had an astonishing start in the new year – valued at over $100 billion. We…
The Big Freeze: Will Polar Vortex ‘Cool’ The Economy?
As North America gets caught in a vicious Polar Vortex that has left most of the continent well below the…
The Language Question: Addressing UK’s Achilles’ Heel
Foreign languages are some of the decisive skills for a global career. We explore the ways in which we could…