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Petrol forecourt tycoons to fill tank with £1bn sale of American sites
The owners of Asda are plotting a £1bn sale of part of their American petrol forecourts empire as part of efforts to reduce its multibillion pound debt-pile. Sky News has learnt that EG Group, the Lancashire-based company which trades from more than 6500 sites around the world, has hired investment bankers to market several parcels …
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‘Millennial’ and ‘Generation X’ votes at risk if UK government follows France in raising state pension age
France has been paralysed by strikes today as much of the country, as predicted, makes clear its unhappiness at President Emmanuel Macron’s push to raise the state pension age from 62 to 64 years of age.Mr Macron argues that the measure, which would save the French government an initial €17.7bn (£15.5bn) per year, is necessary …
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The Crown Estate, Davos and Steven Bartlett
The Chief Executive of the Crown Estate speaks to Ian King about the change in direction of the royal purse. He discusses trends in exports with William Bain from the British Chambers of Commerce. We hear more from the World Economic Forum in Davos which focuses on addressing the current energy and food crises, and …
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Rethink health and social care workforce to solve NHS backlog – CEO of Recruitment and Employment Confederation
One of the leading figures in the UK’s recruitment sector has called for a strategic review of Britain’s health and social care workforce in order to resolve the debilitating NHS backlog. Neil Carberry, CEO at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation – the voice of the UKs £40bn recruitment industry – says the lack of a …
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Argos closes all stores in Ireland, with nearly 600 jobs lost
Argos will shut all of its stores in the Republic of Ireland in June this year, the company said on Thursday, following a “period of careful consideration”.The move is expected to result in 580 employees losing their jobs and the closure of 34 sites across the country. The company, which sells electronics, gadgets, and toys, …
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Quorn signs multi-year deal with Gloucestershire events company
Meat-free food brand Quorn has signed a multi-year deal with a Gloucestershire-based events company for an undisclosed sum. The agreement will see Quorn Professionals – the brand’s foodservice development arm – join forces with Gloucester’s Freemans Event Partners to roll out new meat-free menus across Freemans’ event, venue and concessionaire portfolios. Freemans supports more than …
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This year’s outstanding North West Apprenticeship Awards finalists have been selected
The North West Apprenticeship Awards are underway for 2023, and this year’s shortlist of outstanding finalists has been decided. The awards, hosted by Ben Hanlin, will be held on Thursday February 9th – for more information, or to get tickets visit northwestapprenticeshipawards.co.uk – tickets are £49. The awards celebrate the apprenticeships of the North West …
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Evening Standard
Hotel Chocolat hails return of high street shopping after sales boost
Hotel Chocolat hailed the bounce-back of the high street today after it reported an uptick in in-store sales.The Hertfordshire-based business and seller of boozy liquer chocolate, luxury hampers and hazelnut pralines, reported like-for-like revenue growth of 10% across its UK and Ireland stores in the nine weeks to Christmas day, with fresh plans to expand …
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Evening Standard
Shares in Dr Martens plummet after it discovers problems at US warehouse
Shares in Dr Martens plummeted on Thursday as the business said that unseasonably warm weather last autumn and problems at a warehouse have eaten into its performance in the US.The company downgraded its outlook for the financial year after what boss Kenny Wilson said had been a “challenging” period.The shoe brand said that it has …
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Bristol City Leap renewable energy deal set to be worth £1bn to city
A partnership bid to help Bristol reach net zero and bring £1bn of investment into the city has been launched. The Bristol City Leap initiative between the council and renewable energy company Ameresco is aiming to transform the way Bristol generates, distributes, stores and uses energy. European energy company Vattenfall is also part of the …
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Food giant to shut factory, impacting 300 jobs
Premier Foods, the maker of Oxo stock cubes and Mr Kipling cakes, has announced plans to close a plant in the West Midlands, putting more than 300 jobs at risk.Premier Foods said on Thursday morning that the site in Knighton, which straddles the border between England and Wales, had become unprofitable and would be shut …
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Evening Standard
Deliveroo delivers profitability boost despite order decline
Quarterly orders in the UK and Ireland at Deliveroo topped £1 billion for the first time, as the fast food delivery business hailed strong demand despite the more troubled economic conditions.Gross transaction value, a measure of the size of total orders, climbed 9% to £1.03 billion in the region despite order numbers remaining largely unchanged, …

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