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Devon food wholesaler MJ Baker bought in £24.5m deal
Deals
North East-based Kitwave swoops for Newton Abbot firm which maintained profitability during Covid hit 2020
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Russell Hobbs, Salter and Kleeneze retailer 'cautiously optimistic' as half-year sales rise
North West
Ultimate Products bought Salter, the Ƶ's oldest houseware brand, for £34m last year
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Studio Retail Group set to call in administrators after £25m funding bid fails
North West
The group's largest shareholder is Mike Ashley's Frasers Group
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JD Sports and Footasylum fined almost £5m for breaking CMA order
Retail & Consumer
JD Sports has previously been order to sell Footasylum over competition concerns
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East Midlands business activity picked up last month as Omicron eased, according to NatWest data
Economy
NatWest said the rise in new orders was the fastest for seven months
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Dunelm boss says shoppers should get ready for price rises
Retail & High Street
Chief executive Nick Wilkinson said the company had kept prices flat in previous years
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Seafood firm Kirwin Brothers back in the black as 'strong rebound in demand' boosts sales
Food and Drink
Robust recovery from 2020 that saw a third of sales wiped out by pandemic
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Wholesale group Kitwave acquires Devon firm in first acquisition since listing
Deals
The North Shields firm has acquired MJ Baker in a £24.5m deal
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Online shopping switch helps sales at Beauty Bay surge by more than £50m
North West
The business sells makeup, skincare, bath and body, haircare, gifts and other accessories
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One in six North West retailers cancel contracts over ethical and sustainable concerns - report
North West
Barclays Corporate Banking has published a new report
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Weston-super-Mare's Grand Pier: How 'selling fun' became a multimillion-pound business
South West
Co-owner and director Michelle Michael speaks exclusively to BusinessLive about running one of the Ƶ's most successful attractions - from the challenges of Covid to rebuilding the business after that devastating fire nearly 14 years ago
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Dunelm says it is “consistently” outperforming homewares and furniture market
Retail & Consumer
Management at Dunelm say they are “consistently” outperforming the homewares and furniture market as they posted strong figures for the last half year.
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Co-op Food boss to take career break to help her sons through exams
North West
Jo Whitfield has been CEO of Co-op Food since March 2017
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Rising revenues and profits at Leicestershire County Cricket Club provide 'sound financial platform' for growth
Business of Sport
Leicestershire has been on a concerted effort to build commercial revenues since Sean Jarvis became chief executive in 2020
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Former Marks & Spencer to undergo £8m transformation
West Midlands
High street retailer moved to new home in November and vacant unit will now be converted into office space which could create 400 jobs
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Turnover rises at group which supplies hundreds of Spar stores across the North
Retail
The group can trace its roots back to 1863
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Record apprenticeship recruitment campaign launches for Wren
Skills and Apprenticeships
New disciplines brought forward for 2022 intake than builds on the 100 welcomed in 2021
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Boxing champion Tommy Coyle to create health club at Bridgehead Business Park
Construction
Former Commonwealth lightweight champ has teamed up with Wykeland on 'wellbeing destination' plan embracing nature
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Former THG chairman joins £6.2m investment into personalised nutrition platform Vitl
North West
Richard Pennycook has also held roles at the likes of JD Wetherspoon, Welcome Break and Morrisons
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Family bakery joins developing riverside leisure and creative quarter in Wiltshire
Food and Drink
The Good Loaf Café will be based on the site of a former dairy factory in Melksham
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Hundreds of apprentices to be hired by billionaire Issa brothers' EG Group, LEON and Cooplands
North West
The group took on its first cohort of 33 apprentices in September 2021
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Sports Direct to double size of flagship store at Manchester Arndale
North West
The new store will also feature brands such as USC, Game, Evans Cycles, and Belong esports arena
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Vegan beauty products maker Faith in Nature targets sales growth after increasing staff numbers
North West
Its products are sold by the likes of Holland & Barrett and Boots
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Jack Monroe complaints lead to Asda increasing Smart Price products' availability
North West
Asda was acquired by the Issa brothers in 2020
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