Retail
Online Tools Retailer Toolbox.co.uk Team Up with Draper to Offer Top Gardening Deals
Toolbox the UK’s fastest growing online tool retailer has today teamed up with Draper to offer an amazing selection of Gardening Deals the Spring.www.ToolBox.co.uk
(PRWEB) March 7, 2010 — Spring has sprung, and Toolbox.co.uk have once again listened to their customers and teamed up with the Power Tools giant Draper in a massive Garden Tools mega [...]
Cadbury staff face triple blow from Kraft deal
(TELEGRAPH) - Kraft is due to unveil the findings of a long-running consultation into the future of Cadbury’s pension scheme later this month. A spokesman for the US company admitted yesterday that the final salary scheme was “more than likely to be closed [...]
Norwich-based Kettle Foods crisp firm sold for £402.3m
(BBC) - Norfolk-based firm Kettle Foods, which makes Kettle Chips crisps, has been sold for £402.3m ($615m).
UK production of the food was set up in Bowthorpe, Norwich, in 1992. The site now employs 407 people.
A number of companies bid for the firm, previously owned by a private equity company Lion Capital, [...]
Britain steps firmly out of recession as growth is revised up to 0.3%
(TIMESONLINE) - Britain emerged from recession more strongly than previously estimated in the fourth quarter of last year, figures showed today, but data also revealed that the downturn was deeper than initial forecasts suggested.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that British GDP grew by 0.3 per cent in [...]
Weak retail data raise recession fears
(FT) - The heaviest snowfalls in decades and the rise in value added tax caused havoc on the high street in January, forcing retail sales down sharply and raising the threat that the economy could slip back into recession in the first quarter.
Sales volumes fell 1.2 per cent excluding petrol and diesel [...]
B&Q says snow put Britons off DIY
(TIMES ONLINE) - Fewer Britons took to DIY at the start of the year because of the heavy snow, the owner of B&Q said today.
Kingfisher, which owns a string of similar stores in France, Russia and Spain, said that like-for-like sales, which do not take account of new store openings, [...]
Sofa retailer CSL’s profits soar on back of record sales
(CRAINS MANCHESTER) - Wigan-based sofa retailer CSL today said profits shot up to £4.8m last year compared with £713,000 in 2008.
Sales in the year to December 31 were up 51 per cent to a record £72.5m (2008: £48m).
The family-owned company, which owns 16 stores in the North of England, said a [...]
Tell Your ShopSavvy Story to Win a Google Nexus One
Video contest lets ShopSavvy users share their experiences in saving money with Big in Japan’s popular barcode-scanning app.
Dallas, TX (Vocus) January 26, 2010 — Big in Japan, a Dallas-based idea factory for mobile applications, has announced a video contest to encourage ShopSavvy users to tell the world how they saved money with the groundbreaking barcode-scanning [...]
Managedcomms Expands Leased Lines Product Range
Managedcomms, the UK’s leading supplier of leased lines is pleased to announce the expansion of its range of leased line products, in addition to it’s extensive range of ADSL bonding, VPN, and SDSL solutions.
London, UK (PRWEB) January 24, 2010 — Managedcomms, the UK’s leading supplier of leased lines (leased line almost anywhere in the UK.
A [...]
Court Ruling Lifts Vodka-Maker’s Spirits
(SKY NEWS) - The move means vodka is now in the same league as champagne, whisky and sherry - tipples that can only be sold if their makers meet certain production requirements.
Diageo bought its case against Vodkat, a popular schnapps-based drink, which the firm argued was misleading to consumers as it was not a vodka.
In [...]
