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‘This has to end’: Why parents are struggling to pay for baby formula
The baby formula market needs a shake-up to help parents struggling to afford it, according to the UK’s competition watchdog.There are “limited incentives” for the industry to compete on price and parents have suffered the consequences of high prices, said an interim report by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The watchdog has previously reported …
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Boohoo accuses Frasers Group of ‘self interest’ amid Mike Ashley row
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Boohoo has rebuffed claims by Frasers Group of disregarding its shareholders, accusing Frasers of “promoting its own commercial self-interest” at the expense …
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Interest rate cut – but budget means inflation will rise, Bank says
The Bank of England has forecast Rachel Reeves’s first budget as chancellor will increase inflation by up to half a percentage point over the next two years, contributing to a slower decline in interest rates than previously thought.Announcing a widely anticipated 0.25 percentage point cut in the base rate to 4.75%, the Bank’s Monetary Policy …
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Consumer credit giant NewDay lines up £1.7bn sale or float 
The consumer credit giant behind the Argos and John Lewis store cards is kicking off preparations for a sale or stock market listing that could value it at more than £1.7bn.Sky News has learnt that NewDay Group, which is owned by the private equity firms Cinven and CVC Capital Partners, is lining up investment bankers …
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New budget measure to cost major supermarket more than £100m and cause inflation to rise – CEO says
Measures announced in the budget will cost one of the UK’s biggest supermarket chains £140m, its chief executive said. The rise in employer’s national insurance contributions, announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her budget last week, will cost Sainsbury’s £140m from April, CEO Simon Roberts said. No price was put on the rise of the …
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Wolverhampton faces dilemma as unlawful city centre car park challenges regeneration plans
An unauthorised city centre car park could be permitted to remain despite standing in the way of the City of Wolverhampton Council’s regeneration plans. The authority had previously blocked a move that would allow the car park, located at the junction of School Street and Fold Street, to stay after it was constructed without permission …
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Thames Water bondholders submit rival £3bn financing offer
The battle for control of Thames Water’s future has deepened after a second group of bondholders tabled a fully underwritten offer to provide £3bn of new debt.Sky News has learnt that the utility’s class B bondholders submitted a proposal to the company on Thursday morning which aims to trump a rival offer from its class …
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Cambridge semiconductor company at Forefront of investors’ thoughts
A Cambridge semiconductor company has defied the tough funding environment for early-stage businesses by securing £16m to fuel its expansion.Sky News understands that Forefront RF, which was set up in 2020, will announce this week that it has raised the money from new venture capital backers Octopus Ventures and Cambridge Innovation Capital, as well as …
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Manchester United fans demand revival of share ownership scheme
An influential Manchester United supporters’ group has demanded that the club’s owners revive plans for a fan share scheme, which remains on ice nearly three-and-a-half years after it was initially promised.Sky News has learnt that the Manchester United Supporters’ Trust (MUST) wrote to Joel Glazer, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Omar Berrada, the club’s new chief …
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Trump promised to cut inflation – markets expect the opposite
Donald Trump’s victory was secured on an unequivocal promise to stretched American households that he would “end inflation”, but markets and economists are anticipating his second term will do the opposite.A combination of corporate tax cuts, government borrowing, lower migration and swingeing tariffs on overseas imports are all expected to heat up the American economy …
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Domino’s Pizza reports return to sales growth as investments in customer experience pay off
Domino’s Pizza has signalled a shift to positive sales growth, attributing its success to enhanced customer experience initiatives. The renowned pizza franchise informed the market today of a 3.5 per cent increase in order volume during the third quarter, reaching 17.4 million, bolstered mainly by a 6.6 per cent surge in deliveries over collections, as …
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Post Office campaigner Alan Bates tells PM ‘clock is ticking’ on compensation for Horizon victims
Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates has written to Sir Keir Starmer to remind him the “clock is still ticking” on a compensation deadline for victims. In his letter to the prime minister, Sir Alan demanded a March 2025 deadline for compensation for sub-postmaster victims of the Horizon scandal. Earlier on Tuesday, Sir Alan told …

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