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Boots boss to stand down after six years at the helm
The boss of UK high street health and beauty chain Boots has announced plans to stand down after six years in the top job.Managing director Sebastian James has handed in his notice to take up a role in the healthcare sector.Boots, which is owned by US-listed giant Walgreens Boots Alliance, said Mr James will remain …
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US government asks Boeing to plead guilty in ‘sweetheart deal’, say sources
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Manufacturing sector grows again but inflation hits 17-month high
The UK’s manufacturing sector grew for the second consecutive month despite rebounding cost inflation and “weak” exports, according to new data.Activity in the sector grew last month on the back of growing new orders, but there was a slight slowdown against the previous month.The closely watched S&P Global/CIPS UK manufacturing PMI survey hit a reading …
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Trading is ‘near impossible’: The small business owners torn on how to vote
As the General Election draws near, both major parties will hope to have done enough to woo a key set of voters: small business owners.The UK has an estimated 5.5 million small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), and many of their votes are still thought to be up for grabs.Last week, a poll by insurer Simply …
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Sky News
‘Deafening silence’ on net zero during election campaign criticised by business
The “deafening silence” on climate change during the election campaign has been criticised by major business group the CBI.But the next government cannot claim to be pro-growth without also being pro-green, Rain Newton-Smith, chief executive of the CBI, will tell a conference in London today. With just three days to go until the general election, …
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House prices still unaffordable says UK’s largest building society
Average house prices are still unaffordable for the typical earner, the UK’s largest building society has said.Despite wages rising above the rate of inflation in recent months and house prices falling from the record high of summer 2022, “housing affordability is still stretched”, Nationwide said. Money latest: New Wotsits and Monster Munch flavours launch today …
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A ‘conspiracy of silence’ – five things the main parties aren’t talking about this election
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) says there’s a conspiracy of silence at this election – that all of the major political parties aren’t being honest enough about their fiscal plans.And it has a point. Most obviously (and this is the main thing the IFS is complaining about) none of the major manifestos – from …
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Energy price cap falls today but ‘£600 lift to annual bill ahead’
As the latest reduction in the energy price cap takes effect, households are being warned of a big lift in bills ahead due to higher wholesale gas prices.The cap, which limits what suppliers can charge per unit of energy, fell by 7% overnight in the wake of the latest three-month review by industry regulator Ofgem. …
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Boots chief James to run ophthalmology chain Veonet
The outgoing boss of Boots is leaving to run Veonet, one of Europe’s largest chains of ophthalmology clinics.Sky News has learnt that Sebastian James is to become the new group chief executive of Veonet, which is owned by the private equity firm PAI Partners and Canada’s Ontario Teachers Pension Plan. He will leave Boots in …
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Evening Standard
Travelodge seeks to recruit more than 300 new staff
Hotel giant Travelodge has launched a recruitment drive to fill more than 300 jobs across its business.The company, which operates more than 600 hotels across the UK, Ireland and Spain, employing some 13,000 people, is looking to hire full- and part-time employees.We are looking for enthusiastic people that have a passion and determination to deliver …
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North East firms expand into new offices as growth beckons
A Tyneside tech firm has moved into Newcastle’s newest office building after taking desks in Cubo’s workspace. Flow Software Solutions Ltd, a provider of SaaS (software as a service) solutions for the compliance sector, has relocated to Cubo at Bank House to support the company’s rapid growth. Cubo, which now has 13 sites across the …
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Boots chief James quits after owner’s £5bn sale plan stalls
The chief executive of Boots, Britain’s biggest high street pharmacy chain, is quitting after its owner’s plans for a £5bn sale or stock market listing stalled.Sky News has learnt that Sebastian James, who has run Boots since 2018, will leave the company in November. City sources said this weekend that he had accepted a new …

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