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London Out Performs Rest Of The Country
With sales being 2.7% higher last month than in April 2007, the capital is doing much better than the rest of the UK, despite the credit crunch.
£1 Million Store Puts Local Producers In Pride Of Place
The new, 8,300sq ft store has brought 20 new jobs to the region, ranging from management, supervisors, chefs and kitchen staff, to restaurant and retail shop staff.
£1 Million Store Puts Local Producers In Pride Of Place
The new, 8,300sq ft store has brought 20 new jobs to the region, ranging from management, supervisors, chefs and kitchen
staff, to restaurant and retail shop staff.
Fairtrade Sales Soar By 47%
Worldwide consumers spent over 2.3 billion euros on fair trade certified products in 2007. This represents a 47% increase on the previous year and means that over 1.5 million producers and workers in 58 developing countries now benefit from fair trade sales.
New Approach For M&s
Marks & Spencer is to trial an offering of some 350 branded products at 19 stores for the first time in its history.
Pm’s Plans On Flexible Working Will Hurt Small Firms
The Prime Minister’s planned extension of the right to request flexible working together with new rules on agency workers could create an employment nightmare for small business owners, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) warns.
Price Of Food Up By A Fifth
The cost of food staples such as bread, eggs, milk and butter has risen by 20% compared with a year ago, claims grocery comparison website MySupermarket.co.uk.
Grocery Sales Are Defying Credit Crunch
Although the BRC is warning that comparisons are difficult because Easter fell in April last year and the weather was
warm and sunny, whereas this year Easter fell in March and there was snow and rain, it does admit that underlying trade remained tough.
Controversial Staff Database To Be Launched This Month
The National Staff Dismissal Register (NSDR), which aims at creating a database of retail employees fired for dishonesty, is being launched this May amid fears innocent victims might find it impossible to ever find another job.
Selling Sarnies Could Be A Lucrative Opportunity
According to new research, Brits spend £5bn on sandwiches, with canny retailers piling on those lunchtime profits.
Selling Loose Olives
No good deli would be complete without a loose olive counter.
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