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Sainsbury non-food sales tumble as squeezed customers buy essentials only
SAINSBURY posted more strong food sales today but the general merchandise arm and the Argos electrical store are doing far less well – a sign of the squeeze on non-essential spending.The company is the UK’s second biggest supermarket with market shares of 16%, far behind Tesco at 32%.It has done well lately due to the …
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Hospitals left ‘picking up the pieces’ as junior doctors’ strike ends
Health leaders have warned that strikes “must not become the status quo” for the NHS as junior doctors in England return to work after a “challenging” five-day walkout.Experts said patients are “bearing the brunt” of the dispute, with delays caused by the postponement of appointments leaving them in “pain or discomfort”.It is expected that tens …
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Chair of the WRU on refinancing its Welsh Government debt, cost savings and driving revenues
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) is looking to refinance its £20m debt on more favourable terms, the lion’s share of which it currently owed to the Welsh Government and passed through to the regions, with a bond issue a possible solution The union, which for its new 2024-25 financial year has also identified discretionary spending …
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Sainsbury’s posts strong grocery sales but sees weather hit to non-food ranges
Supermarket Sainsbury’s has notched up a rise in first-quarter sales as solid grocery trading offset a hit from poor early summer weather on its general merchandise and clothing businesses.The chain reported a 3% rise in like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, in the 16 weeks to June 22, stripping out the closure of its Argos business in …
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Shoe Zone blames shipping costs and bad weather for profit warning
Shoe Zone sold fewer shoes than expected between April and June and has issued a profit warning, blaming bad weather and high shipping costs, it said in a trading update.The high street chain said it expects adjusted profit before tax for the financial year ending October 2 to be £10 million or above, coming in …
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New free streaming service launched in the UK
A free streaming service to rival the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+ is being launched in the UK by Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation. The service called Tubi will be funded by advertising and provide personalised streaming. Money latest: NatWest and Lloyds hike some account feesIt already operates in North America where Fox said …
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Private school head warns of hit to kids under Labour tax grab
Hulme Grammar School in Oldham doesn’t feel like a bastion of privilege, but the children whose parents pay around £15,000 a year for them to attend are nevertheless among an elite minority.A selective fee-paying school, Hulme is one of around 2,500 independent schools that educate 7% of the school population, a minority that is the …
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Strikes called off at Welsh steelworks after owner changed closure date
A planned strike at the Port Talbot steelworks has been suspended after the Unite union said new investment was proposed.Unite is suspending its industrial action, it said, after the news on Thursday that the Indian conglomerate owner, Tata, would, in response, close the site earlier than first announced. Talks throughout the weekend yielded a “significant …
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Russia, Glasgow and the uncomfortable truth behind why the cost of living crisis came to an end
This is the story of how an obscure company based in an office block on a quiet street in Glasgow became an accessory in Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. It is the story of how Europe and Russia remain locked in a tense relationship of economic dependence, even as they supposedly cut their ties. It …
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Darlington dairy joins forces with Yorkshire cheesemaker to supply organic milk
Acorn Dairy, which has herds in the Durham Dales and North Yorkshire, has partnered with Thirsk cheesemaker Shepherds Purse . The two family-run businesses have joined forces to produce a new organic blue cheese, with Acorn’s cows providing the milk. It is the culmination of 12 months development using the Darlington dairy’s Soil Association milk …
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Labour more trusted than Tories on economy and stock market according to poll by investment platform XTB
Labour is more trusted on the economy and business according to a detailed poll of voter intentions carried out by investment platform XTB. The poll of over a 1,000 stock market investors showed Labour was leading the Tories 60-40 on the economy and 54-46 on the stock market. On business, voters said sectors including housing, …
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Harland & Wolff suspends shares over accounts delay
Shipbuilder Harland & Wolff has suspended trading in its shares on the London Stock Exchange after the firm failed to publish its annual results on time.The Belfast-based company, which owns the historic shipyard where the Titanic was built, said audited accounts were delayed due to ongoing talks with its auditors over how to account for revenues …

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