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Asda takeover: Who are Mohsin and Zuber Issa, the billionaire brothers of EG Group who have bought the supermarket giant?
Asda
Mohsin and Zuber Issa built up their fortune from a single petrol filling station in Bury, Greater Manchester - the pair have a net worth of £3.56 billion
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Asda to be sold to petrol station billionaires in £6.8bn deal
Retail & High Street
Mohsin and Zuber Issa started their Euro Garages business with one petrol station in Greater Manchester - it now has sales of more than £18bn
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Family business launches Far Eastern recipe box to fight back from Covid-19
Food and Drink
“If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we have to stay agile and adapt”
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New look for popular Derby restaurant
Restaurants
Darleys underwent a lockdown redesign, with a new 50-seater outdoor terrace and revamp of the waterfront dining area
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Peel Group moves headquarters out of Trafford Centre
Retail & High Street
Peel Group said it is relocating its staff to the to the Venus building in nearby TraffordCity
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Burger King may close 25 Ƶ restaurants in restructure
Retail & Consumer
The fast food chain is reviewing 25 outlets but it is understood there are still plans to open 30 drive-thrus to meet changing customer habits
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Topps Tiles CEO says pandemic will continue to make trading tough - though sales are improving
Retail
Slowdown in sales to commercial customers such as architects, designers and contractors has hit revenues
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Cazoo launches new customer centre in Birmingham
West Midlands
Rebranding of old Imperial Cars site in Erdington has created 15 new jobs
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Hammerson recruits new CEO from Canadian real estate group
property news
Rita-Rose Gagné will join the retail landlord later this year from Ivanhoé Cambridge where she managed £6bn worth of property assets
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N Brown Group revenues improve, driven by demand for new homewares brand
Retail & High Street
Demand for home and gift, supported by the Home Essentials brand it launched on April 1, is “well above” the previous year, it said
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Morrisons creates more than 1,000 jobs to deliver Amazon order service in-store
Morrisons
Same-day delivery service to be ramped up as online ordering accelerates amid Covid-19
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From 36,000 ft to 6ft under - the pilot who swapped the cockpit to set up a funeral home
Virgin Atlantic
William Barron was piloting long haul flights when he was made redundant by the pandemic
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Restaurant closes after 30 years in business
Restaurants
Owners had hoped to reopen the King Street restaurant but staff have now been told it has closed for good
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New images released of Triumph's new Trident which goes on sale in the spring
Automotive
Historic bike builder has been working on the design for the past four years, and is now in the fine tuning stage
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The Hut Group tech services arm announces 5-year partnership with Hotel Chocolat
Retail & Consumer
“It comes at a particularly crucial time for the British retail sector, when brands must flex in response to the constantly evolving environment"
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Sofa firm ScS sees revenues fall 19.5% despite surge in sales post lockdown
Retail & High Street
Despite the fall in sales it said order intake was down only 5.9% during the year and it has recently created 300 new jobs
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Job losses to come at Greggs as sales stay well below 2019 levels
Retail & High Street
The bakery chain hopes to reduce redundancies with new store openings and staff taking reduced hours
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East Midlands interior fit-out specialist working on Silverstone HQ for global telecoms firm
Offices
Office is in heart of Silverstone Technology Cluster, a global destination for innovation, business development and engineering
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Menswear retailer Suit Direct opens new store in Birmingham
West Midlands
Retailer has chosen the city to launch next chapter of its development as it plans a rollout of high street shops across the Ƶ
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Etsy Design Awards: Bristol jewellery maker named among top 100 in global competition judged by Drew Barrymore
Retail & High Street
The judges included Hollywood star Drew Barrymore and Etsy’s in-house trend expert Dayna Isom Johnson
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Amazon Flex gig delivery scheme expands into Plymouth
Retail
Online retail juggernaut will pay by the hour for people using their own cars to deliver packages around the city
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Independent supermarket to take on the big boys in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter
West Midlands
Roots Market is the brainchild of city chef Andrew Goldsby who is hoping his new venture will offer an alterative to the chains which dominate the city
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Leicester Labour MPs call on Boohoo CEO to resign after report criticises exploitation in its supply chain
Fashion
"Damning report shows Boohoo has known about unacceptable working conditions in its Leicester factories for years"
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Next boss Simon Wolfson on suit sales, city centres and why Christmas might not be “doom and disaster”
Fashion
“In all scenarios, including the downside scenario, we will still deliver a profit"
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