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MBO at Burton home improvements specialist QEP-Ƶ
Deals
Business owns brands such as QEP, Roberts, Vitrex, Tile Rite, Plasplugs, Homelux, XPS Foam and Kraus
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Bosses to “break out of jail” for charity during 2023 Leicester Business Festival
Hospitals
BossBreakOut event hopes to raised £12k-plus for beds so parents can stay with kids in hospital
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Pragnell updates Leicester showroom with new watch and jewellery workshops
Retail & High Street
Pragnell is a sixth generation, family run jeweller with showrooms in Mayfair, Leicester and Stratford-Upon-Avon
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Mamas & Papas seals deals to take nursery brand into South East Asia
Deals
The Huddersfield nursery name has agreed multi-store agreements with two major retail businesses
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Exercise bike brand Wattbike secures funding to push on with overseas growth
Retail
Funding will help finance overseas growth, launch a new product and propel its digital offering
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Hotel Chocolat ‘on front foot again’ amid strong sales at new Ƶ shops
Retail & High Street
Revenues from its Ƶ stores grew by 14% over the 13 weeks to October 2
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Marks Electrical powers ahead with big jump in sales
Retail
Online white goods retailer reports strong demand for TVs, washer-dryers and American style fridge-freezers
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N Brown slips to a loss and makes redundancies as sales decline
North West
N Brown's brands include JD Williams, Simply B and Jacamo
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Older workers see age barrier in hospitality industry, research finds
Retail & Consumer
Rest Less says 'now is the perfect time for hospitality businesses to seize the moment'
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Bakery giant Greggs opens first café inside Sainsbury's supermarket in Yorkshire
Retail & High Street
Greggs has created a number of jobs through the opening in Sheffield - and more Sainsbury's cafes and shops are set to follow
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Marketing Derby backs held-up food and drink market plans for heart of the city
Retail & High Street
Plans for The Yard Derby, in St Peter’s Churchyard, have been turned down by a planning committee twice already
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Sustainable children's brand inspired by African storytelling expands at pace
Retail
Akwa Baby's bold, unisex prints are designed between London and Lagos and carry empowering messages
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Wilko assets being sold off at auction
Insolvency and Administration
The 93-year-old discount retailer has now shut its 400 Ƶ stores after tumbling into administration in August
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JD Sports shareholders unanimously back €500m deal
North West
For the year to January 31, 2023, ISRG's revenue totalled €1.2bn and its pre-tax profits were €96.6m
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Mike Ashley's Frasers Group becomes largest shareholder in Boohoo
North West
Boohoo's brands include PrettyLittleThing, Nasty Gal and Debenhams
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Nisa calls for tougher action on retail crime as convenience store thefts and robberies spiral
Retail & High Street
Better response from police sought as shopkeeper tells of daily battle and cost to business
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Morrisons launches recruitment drive for 3,500 extra Christmas staff
Employment
The staff search comes a week after it was announced that CEO David Potts is standing down after nine years at the helm
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Opinion: With the demise of Wilko, could it be time for indies to prosper on the East Midlands high street?
Retail & High Street
Property specialist Riaz Dudhia discusses the regional trends he has picked up on and where he believes the potential lies
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Analysts slash target share price for Boohoo after sales warning
North West
The group posted pre-tax losses of £26.4m for the six months to the end of August 2023
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Lakeland slips to a loss and cuts 100 jobs despite continued sales rise
North West
Lakeland said its losses were 'exceptional charges in the region of £1m which the directors consider are largely non-recurring or non-trading in nature'
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New owner reversing fortunes of flagging Ortongate Shopping Centre
property news
Ortongate Shopping Centre is now 80 per cent full, partly thanks to local or regional independent traders
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Big Interview: Innovative surf brand Finisterre looks towards a more responsible future in fashion
Fashion
BusinessLive spoke with founder Tom Kay, who launched the B Corp company in 2003
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Motorpoint reduces losses after announcing job cuts last summer
Automotive
'Swift, decisive action to right-size the business' ensured it could keep generating cash despite lower sales
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Public invited to have their say on future of Hull's King William House
Construction
Hull residents are being given the chance to have their say on future plans for a prominent feature of the city centre.
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