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Online floor business Ƶ Flooring Direct approaching £50m sales after doubling in size in three years
Retail
Leicestershire retailer sold around 19 million sq ft of flooring throughout 2019 - enough to fit out 21,000 homes
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Pipers beefs up the range with first new flavour under PepsiCo ownership
Food and Drink
Great Berwick Longhorn Beef crisps will launch in March
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A growing number of Leicester businesses are in “significant financial distress”
Professional Services
Slow economic growth at the end of 2019 saw rising number of firms across the county and city of Leicester in difficulties
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Currys commits to 10 year city lease as other Ƶ retailers haemorrhaging thousands of jobs
Retail & High Street
It comes as new research shows 143,128 jobs were lost in Ƶ retail last year and 16,073 shops closed their doors
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Empty Toys R Us store could find new life as Ninja Warrior adventure park
East Midlands
TV spin-off could tackle over stores which has been empty since toy chain went under in 2018
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Founder of CBD company Amma Life named Female Entrepreneur of the Year as business grows to £1m
Retail & High Street
Sophia Ali has been named Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2020
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IT internships may lead to careers with kitchen giant
Employment
Wren's summer scheme to open in July for second year undergraduates
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Morrisons to shed 3,000 managerial roles in major restructure
Yorkshire & Humber
4,000 more employees anticipated by supermarket giant as it increases shopfloor worker numbers
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Former inner city clothing factory could be demolished and replaced with flats and shops
Housing
Factory in St Matthew’s, Leicester could be demolished to make way for new accommodation and ground floor shops
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Emirates signs deal with Leicester's Micro-Fresh to help its first class pillows stay fresh
Emirates
Micro-Fresh fabric technology stop pongs and germs in uniforms, footwear, workwear, gym equipment and even car seats
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Wetherspoon debt up as it invests in new pubs and refurbishments
Retail
Chairman Tim Martin also urges business groups to stop 'Project Fear' over Brexit
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Thousands of workers living in “conditions of modern slavery” on £3 and £4 an hour
Fashion
Ministers asked to do something about sweatshops which work below the radar and exploiting workers
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Nottingham fencing firm breathes new life into Nottingham's Cattle Market site
East Midlands
Fencing, paving, patios and decking company Beechdale Fencing moves in
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Starbucks becomes latest big name to join £135m Fosse Park expansion just outside Leicester
Retail & High Street
Huge shopping park extension going up on former brewery site near junction 21 of the M1 in south Leicestershire
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Pet food business gets personal ahead of major expansion
Food and Drink
Pure Pet Food tailors orders to suit needs of customers' pooches
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Kake Temptations coffee and cake shop inspired by the American Dream is opening in Leicester
Food and Drink
Business is owned by Sumaiya Patel, who launched the company eight years ago in her home town of Batley, West Yorkshire
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Top 150 businesses in West of England to be revealed in Western Daily Press
South West
"The resilience and entrepreneurial spirit of our leading businesses is more important than"
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Swimwear brand doubles up with buy-out and logistics launch
Retail
Splash About brings pick and pack operation in-house as established leisure supplier is acquired
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The Leicestershire entrepreneur hoping to redefine wooden toy market with his plaay? range
Retail & High Street
The plaay? toys include a bear, a giraffe, a unicorn and a snowman aimed at special events such as christenings and births
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Young's Seafood wins Ad of the Week for 'Masters of Fish'
Yorkshire & Humber
The Grocer recognises Grimsby seafood giant - and the Soho team behind new campaign
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Shopping centre giant Intu to tap up shareholders for cash amid £5bn debt pile
Retail & High Street
The company has previously warned that its £5bn debt pile is too high
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Curry-filled naan makers Naanster hope to become "darling of Leicester" creating 150 jobs on the way
Food and Drink
Food Attraction is investing millions extending its Leicester premises which should lead to 150 new jobs
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Gone but not forgotten - Historic Thomas Cook artefacts get new home in Leicestershire
Thomas Cook
Thomas Cook founded his travel company in Leicester and ran his first excursion from there to Loughborough in 1841
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Fintech firm's growth ambition unveiled under new brand
Technology
Takepayments is the new name for 370-strong employer Payzone Ƶ - headed by former Travelex CEO Clive Kahn
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