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Ex-Boots chief seals merger to form new Sportscape Group
An investment firm co-founded by a former boss of Boots has agreed a merger with a Paris-based competitor to form a major European online sporting goods retailer.Sky News can reveal SportPursuit, which is part-owned by Mr Baker’s bd-capital, is expected to unveil a tie-up with Private Sport Shop, a Paris-based company backed by Bridgepoint Development …
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Households could be offered cheaper energy if they cut usage at certain times
UK households could be offered discounts on their energy bills if they use less gas and electricity at certain times.Following a “successful” trial earlier this year, National Grid said it was looking at rolling the scheme out nationally. In February and March, about 100,000 Octopus Energy customers were asked to keep consumption within a target …
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Taxpayer nets stake in exclusive sex party organiser
The taxpayer has netted a stake in sex party planning firm Killing Kittens under the terms of a scheme designed to help companies ride out lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic.The firm was handed support by the Future Fund (FF), set up by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in May 2020 to help “innovative” companies maintain access to …
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Small businesses more concerned than ever about future; and the possibility of air taxis
Ian King is joined by Sukh Chamdal to discuss his Cake Box company, after a successful year, while Kelly Devine from Mastercard discusses research which claims small and medium businesses are more concerned than ever about the future of their firms. Ian also talks about air taxis with Corvin Huber, chief executive of Skyroads.Listen and …
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Petrol retailers accused of ‘rocket and feather’ pricing as unleaded hits new record
Petrol retailers have been accused of forcing “rocket and feather” pricing after unleaded hit a new, and unexpected, record average high over the weekend.Motoring organisations had forecast a decline in wholesale costs to have been reflected at the pumps, but data from Experian Catalist revealed on Monday that petrol had reached 191.1p a litre on …
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Sunak meets insurers for talks on ‘Big Bang’ Solvency-II reforms
Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, will hold talks on Monday with senior insurance executives as the government tries to map a path for reforms that it claims will unlock vast sums for investment in British infrastructure.Sky News has learnt that bosses from Aviva, Legal & General, Lloyd’s of London and the Association of British Insurers will …
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Should first-time buyers buy a house now or wait? An expert view
With house prices continuing to rise, first-time buyers across the UK are faced with a key question: should we buy now or wait for the market to cool down?Figures released by the Office for National Statistics show the increase average house prices in the UK leapt to 12.4% last month – a substantial increase from …
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The new look Cardiff office building powered by green energy
A prime Cardiff office building has been renamed as part of a £4m revamp to create new flexible working space in a building powered solely by renewable energy. The 30,000 sq ft Dumfries House in the city centre has been rebranded Coal House by its own in property investor and developer Create Real Estate. When …
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The top team leading JD Sports after sudden resignation of long-time boss Peter Cowgill
It’s been an eventful first half of 2022 for JD Sports after being rapped by a watchdog twice and its long-time boss resigning suddenly. In February, JD Sports was fined £4.3m by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for exchanging information with Footasylum, which it had agreed to buy at the time for £90m. The …
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Major jobs plans revealed by online mortgage broker bought by Confused.com owner
An online mortgage broker has revealed plans to hire more than 50 new members of staff after it was acquired by the owner of Uswitch, Money.co.uk and Confused.com at the end of last year. Manchester-headquartered Mojo Mortgages currently employs 74 employees and was snapped up by RVU in December. At the time the deal was …
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Staff handed £500 cost of living bonus as sales pass £600m
An employee-owned cash and carry and convenience store giant is to hand its staff a cost of living bonus of up to £500. Parfetts said it is “recognising its staff’s hard work and dedication” with the payment which comes in addition to a company-wide sales bonus of up to 2% of salary. The business added …
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High growth contact centre specialist ResQ takes two golds at industry awards
Call centre specialist ResQ has won two gold awards at its coveted industry awards. The rapidly expanding Hull-headquartered business was celebrated for having the Best Health & Wellbeing Programme as well as the Most Effective Colleague Engagement Programme at the UK National Contact Centre Awards, held in London. Chief executive and co-founder, Gill Marchbank, said: …

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