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Retail
11:10, 5 MAY 2022
Bath craft brewery Electric Bear announces new ownership
Deals
The business saw a surge in online sales during the pandemic
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Cornish pasty firm forecasts £7m turnover after record start
South West
Cornish Premier Pasties was acquired by Redruth’s Prima Bakeries last year
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Supreme shares slashed after issuing cautions over inflation and higher overheads
North West
The group's products are sold by the likes of B&M, Poundland, Home Bargains and The Range
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Asos braced for £14m hit from quitting Russia after falling to half-year loss
Retail
Sales still rose by 1% to £2bn in the six-month period
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East Midlands business activity grows at fastest pace in eight years – but war pushing prices up, says NatWest
Economy
Inflation and war conspire to make business confidence slip to 14-month low
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'A shining light on the High Street': Beaverbrooks boss on bouncing back from Covid, sharing profits with staff and expansion plans
North West
Anna Blackburn is worked at Beaverbrooks for almost 24 years
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º£½ÇÊÓÆµ yacht where cocaine worth £160m was found auctioned off
Crime
The 120-ft vessel is currently berthed at Torquay Marina
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Sales surge over £300m at wine supplier to Co-op, Ocado and Sainsbury’s
North West
Kingsland Drinks Group also includes Ten Locks
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Husband-and-wife team behind luxury nightwear retailer Night Store reveal big growth plans
Fashion
Night Store started as a side project for Daniel and Charlotte Hawthorne but has grown into a busy online business
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John Pye auctioning off ex-display Sofa Workshop stock
Insolvency and Administration
Auction house will also handle the sale of Sofa Workshop’s trading name, website and further intellectual property
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B&M store up for auction with guide price of more than £2.45m
North West
Nearby occupiers include KFC, Morrisons and Home Bargains
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Sheffield record store set for temporary extension on outdoor seating
Retail
Coles Corner is wanting to keep the outside structure used by its cafe that was set up during the pandemic
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Home Bargains creates more than 2,000 jobs as sales pass £3bn
North West
The company added it expects to report a further growth in turnover and profits for its current financial year
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Profits slashed at the Co-op as supply chain disruption and investments hit margins
The Co-operative
Total group revenue increased by £300m compared to 2019 but was down by the same amount on 2020
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Work starts on third phase of £100m Derby housing project
property news
Over the next two decades 800 homes will be erected at Castleward
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Family ties: The Jaeger MD, her mum and daughter share their fashion story with BusinessLive
Fashion
Jaeger boss Fiona Lambert watched her mum’s dressmaking at home then inspired her own daughter into M&S career
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AO founder donates more than £1m to charity to help young people
North West
John Roberts established AO in 2000 after a £1 bet
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HelloFresh starts recruiting for up to 450 people in Derby
Food and Drink
German firm delivered 1bn-plus food boxes last year with global revenues of more than 6bn euros and 20,000-plus staff
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Sosandar hails 'milestone year' as revenue rises and losses slashed
North West
Sosandar has partnerships with the likes of M&S, Next and John Lewis
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Surge in used car sales helps Lookers to record year as profits hit £90m
Retail
The owner of WeBuyAnyCar.com and Cinch acquired an almost 20% stake in Lookers in January
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What's next for 46 'lost' department stores including Debenhams, Woolworths, House of Fraser
Retail & Consumer
The Departing Stores: Emporia at Risk report highlights the plight of the department stores in the face of changing shopping habits and what is being done to save them
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Builders' merchant James Burrell sees turnover and profit boom as £4.5m North East investment revealed
Construction
The Gateshead based supplier of building materials is opening an 11th branch on Teesside, following a successful trading period
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Victorian Plumbing's billionaire founder Mark Radcliffe invests further six-figure sum
North West
The chief executive's move comes after he also increased his holdings towards the end of 2021
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PepsiCo planning big changes for Walkers Crisps
Food and Drink
It plans to spend £35m reformulating some of its existing range and adding new healthier products
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