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JD Sports off and running in US market with billion-dollar offer for major US competitor
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Post Office boss Read led ‘campaign to defame and ostracise me’, ex-HR director claims
A former HR director at the Post Office, whose misconduct claims against chief executive Nick Read were dismissed following an internal investigation, has written to MPs in a bid to plead her case.Jane Davies, who was in post for seven months from December 2022 until she was dismissed, claimed Mr Read led a “deliberate campaign …
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Lavazza coffee maker looks to take a bigger gulp of IVS vending machine business
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Getir investors to fund European exit with new cash injection
Investors in Getir, the grocery delivery app which at one point attained a valuation of almost £10bn, are to inject yet more money into the company to fund its exit from the UK and Europe.Sky News has learnt that shareholders in the company have drawn up provisional plans to commit tens of millions of pounds …
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Post Office described IT bugs as ‘exceptions’ to make them sound ‘non-emotive’
Senior figures at the Post Office began describing computer bugs as “exceptions” as they grappled with mounting complaints from sub-postmasters about its faulty Horizon IT system, it has emerged.The then Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells made the suggestion to colleagues after she asked her husband for advice on a “non-emotive” way of referring to …
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More tech startups in all 10 boroughs – Manchester Digital wins Barclays funding to promote firms across city region
Manchester Digital says it wants to support 20 tech startups in every Greater Manchester borough after winning funding from Barclays for a business support programme. The industry body has secured funding for the Barclays Eagle Labs Ecosystem Partnership Programme to offer support for 200 startups and founders across Greater Manchester. The new project aims to …
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World Bank scathing over UK’s public spending and chances for growth
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Billion-dollar deal to transform JD Sport’s run into US markets
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The ‘pink tax’: Why are women and men treated differently when it comes to sales?
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JD Sports says billion-dollar Hibbett deal will accelerate growth in ‘the largest sportswear market in the world’
JD Sports says its billion dollar deal to buy an Alabama-based chain of more than 1,000 stores will help it cement its position in the world’s biggest sportswear market. JD is buying sports fashion retailer Hibbett for $1.1bn (£878m) and says the nkove will particularly benefit its growth in America’s southeast. Hibbett is based in …
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Dragons’ Den alumni set for growth after funding deals to take heating tech global and to grow honey business
Two companies that featured on Dragons’ Den are celebrating winning investments that will help them grow. Manchester heating specialist DiscreteHeat has secured a £250,000 loan to support its expansion into Europe and North America. Meanwhile a honey firm is planning to create more jobs after securing support to invest in automation. Family-owned DiscreteHeat, of Atherton, …
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Government borrowing higher than forecast as doubts raised over pre-election tax cuts
Doubts have been raised over the government’s ability to unveil tax cuts ahead of the next general election after official figures revealed borrowing was higher than expected in the past year.The Treasury borrowed £120.7bn in the financial year ending March 2024 – down £7.6bn from the year before, according to provisional estimates from the Office …

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