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11:05, 25 AUG 2020
Co-op Bank to shut 18 branches and cut 350 jobs in move to online
Finance
Branches with low footfall have been identified by the bank
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Eat Out to Help Out boosts visitors to seaside towns but bigger cities struggle as workers stay home
Retail & High Street
Some areas of the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ have seen a big improvement in visitor numbers while others have failed to see much uplift
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John Lewis to scrap 'never knowingly undersold' slogan after nearly 100 years
John Lewis
The famous pledge has been used by the department store chain since 1925
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º£½ÇÊÓÆµ retail sales soar to pre-pandemic levels in July
Retail & High Street
Despite an overall uptick in the sector there are contrasting results between different types of retailer
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List in full of Pizza Express restaurants set to close permanently
Food and Drink
The firm plans to close 73 º£½ÇÊÓÆµ restaurants as part of a CVA which would lead to 1,100 job losses
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7,000 jobs to go in Marks & Spencer store and management shake-up
Retail & High Street
The firm said it will create some jobs by investing in its online warehousing and new food warehouse
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English regions help drive º£½ÇÊÓÆµ economic recovery after coronavirus lockdown, latest NatWest PMI results show
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'July's survey provided some eye-catching numbers, not least a near-record growth of business activity in the West Midlands'
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º£½ÇÊÓÆµ restaurant chains to go into administration, close branches and cut jobs in 2020
Food and Drink
Eateries across the country are struggling to recover from the impact of the pandemic and º£½ÇÊÓÆµ lockdown
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Coronavirus loan schemes - here's how much each part of the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ has received in CBILS and Bounce Back Loan funding
Economy
New figures on Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan and Bounce Back Loan schemes
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1,100 jobs at risk as Pizza Express plans to close 67 restaurants and puts itself up for sale
Coronavirus
The chain is planning to launch a CVA in moves to push down rents 'amid a significantly challenging environment'
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Everything you need to know about the changes to lockdown rules from August - as some measures delayed due to rising numbers of coronavirus cases
Boris Johnson
More venues will be allowed to reopen while regulations around furlough, shielding and working from home are also changing
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Driverless lorries and remote music festivals share £30m 5G fund
Technology
Six projects have won Government backing to see how 5G technology can improve business and society
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Outdoor and clothing firm Bradshaw Taylor sees demand soar as families head out for socially distanced exercise
Leisure & Touism
Rutland distributor to shops in º£½ÇÊÓÆµ and Europe secures seven figure loan from HSBC º£½ÇÊÓÆµ to help through pandemic
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Bond sales pave the way for home-building acceleration from social housing provider
Housing
LHP secures £40m in funding with significant issue
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M&S expected to announce mass redundancies this week
Marks & Spencer
The retailer is the latest in a string of high street brands to announce job losses as a result of the pandemic
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Forecourt operator Highland Group joins Nisa in supply deal
Retail
Cambridgeshire family business has seen sales increase by 100 per cent after extension and renovation
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Bistrot Pierre restaurants bought in pre-pack deal - but six º£½ÇÊÓÆµ sites will close
Retail & High Street
The deal saves more than 650 jobs but the six closures will lead to 123 redundancies
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Eat Out to Help Out registrations open – this is how bars, restaurants and pubs can sign up
I Am Open
Subsidy worth up to £10 per person is aimed at helping 130,000 businesses employing 1.8 million people
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Lockdown lifting starting to have 'positive impact' on º£½ÇÊÓÆµ economy as firms prepare for growth, survey reveals
Partner Content
PMI survey shows confidence growing but employment numbers are still depressed
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Rishi Sunak statement: Chancellor outlines plans to help economic recovery from stamp duty cut to dining out support
Politics
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to set out emergency plans to keep people in work as the coronavirus crisis hits the economy.
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ATG to make º£½ÇÊÓÆµ redundancies as theatres remain closed following coronavirus pandemic
Employment
The company operates some of Britain's best-known theatres
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Ashes to A-roads - how 10,000 tonnes of power station waste helped deliver £1.5b road scheme
Construction
Power Minerals Ltd finds new uses for electricity generating byproducts
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New shipping firm aims to bring the personal touch back to ports
Ports & Logistics
Experienced operator launches his own business as he looks to build on network of contacts established over two decades
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Full list of Pret a Manger stores to close as coffee chain puts 1,000 jobs at risk
Retail & High Street
The sandwich and coffee chain said recent sales have dived by 74% as a result of the coronavirus pandemic
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