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Boohoo founder Carol Kane set to overcome shareholder row amid new “slavery” claims
Online fashion group Boohoo was today set to hold its AGM with co-founder Carol Kane expected to overcome a shareholder revolt to block her re-election as a director.A proxy shareholder group has called on investors to oust her over the Leicester “modern slavery” scandal, but the majority of investors are expected to vote for her …
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CarSupermarket’s new owner raises £333m as it floats days after huge Hull deal
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ADVERTORIAL: Top 500 East Midlands Companies 2021 – join the webinar and have your say
Challenges, resilience and opportunities are just three of the many issues that East Midlands businesses have faced in 2021. This is reflected in the 2021 East Midlands Top 500 Companies, an authoritative listing created in partnership between research teams at DeMontfort, Derby and Nottingham Trent universities, East Midlands Chamber and Reach Plc. It will be …
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North West’s fastest growing business named after 400% pre-tax profit increase
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Swansea Train Station £7.5m upgrade completed
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Bridgepoint revives Metcalfe partnership with Itsu stake
Bridgepoint, the private equity firm, is to take a big stake in Itsu, the Asian fast-food chain – a deal that will revive one of the UK casual dining industry’s most successful partnerships.Sky News has learnt that Bridgepoint is putting the finishing touches to a deal, with an announcement possible as soon as Monday. The …
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Bank of England under growing pressure on interest rates
THE Bank of England is coming under increasing pressure to raise interest rates sooner than expected as fresh signs emerge that the economy is booming.Britain’s leading business lobby today ramped up its forecasts for economic growth this year, leading some City banks to predict interest rates will rise much sooner, and faster, than the Bank …
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UK financial services group True Potential mulls $2 billion US Spac after JPMorgan buys Nutmeg
True Potential, a leading UK wealth management business, is mulling a potential $2 billion “Spac” float on Wall Street just a day after JPMorgan bought the Nutmeg platform for £700 million.Credit Suisse’s US bankers are working on plans to merge True Potential with a special purpose acquisition company to propel it onto the US stock …
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Tesco faces shortage of lorry drivers as hauliers warn of supply crisis
Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket chain, has admitted it faces a shortage of drivers for its lorries as the haulage industry warns of a widespread UK delivery crisis ahead.Ken Murphy, Tesco’s chief executive, told a call with analysts after the company’s first quarter results that it was “working hard” to address its shortfall through recruitment …
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FTSE 100 set to fall from highs as investors suffer vertigo even as UK retail sales leap
The FTSE 100 Index was today set to slip back further from this week’s highs but will remain at stratospheric levels amid increasing signs of a long-term, booming economy and low interest rates.Shares in Asia edged higher this morning but the FTSE 100 was expected to inch down about seven points to 7150 – still …
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Retail sales in reverse as hospitality’s return hits grocery demand
A sharp fall in demand for groceries, as pubs and restaurants reopened to indoor customers, has driven a decline in retail sales volumes. The Office for National Statistics charted a surprise 1.4% fall in retail sales between April and May. Economists had predicted growth of 1.6% on the back of a 9% surge the previous …
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JP Morgan swallows Nutmeg as it prepares for UK launch of new digital bank
The advance of Wall Street’s banking giants into the UK financial services sector took another big step today when JP Morgan Chase announced it had bought the digital wealth manager and so-called ‘robo advice’ firm Nutmeg.The move comes ahead of the expected UK launch of JP Morgan’s new digital bank, Chase, later this year. It …

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