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07:04, 14 OCT 2019
Shoppers continue to shun the High Street as numbers fall 10 per cent
Retail & Consumer
"Retailers are facing a sustained drop in footfall, with numbers of visitors down over 10% in the last seven years alone."
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Humber carbon capture pioneers welcome jet fuel refinery commitment
Industrial
Velocys' plans for South Humber Bank site delight Humber LEP and Drax after US deal signed
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More than 75 former Spudulike staff re-employed following Albert Bartlett acquisition
Restaurants
Albert Bartlett revived the Spudulike chain after it closed all its 37 branches in August after collapsing into administration, which resulted in loss of about 300 jobs
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Links of London collapses putting 350 jobs at risk
Retail & High Street
The retailer has concessions across the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ
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Full-fibre broadband could boost º£½ÇÊÓÆµ economy by billions, Openreach research suggests
Technology
London would stand to benefit most from the rollout, with a productivity boost of £13.86bn, followed by North West at £5.5bn and the East at £5.38bn
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º£½ÇÊÓÆµ's first green jet fuel refinery to be carbon capture ready
Industrial
British Airways and Shell backed Velocys has signed up with partner in US and wants to replicate in the Humber
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Eight Spudulike sites re-open after Albert Bartlett takeover
Restaurants
The chain closed all its 37 branches in August after collapsing into administration, which resulted in loss of about 300 jobs
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Hopes to save 2,500 jobs as Hays Travel buys Thomas Cook's 'entire retail estate'
Thomas Cook
Sunderland firm says it hopes to save up to 2,500 jobs
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One in five expects to have to quit work to care for family member
British Airways
"In the future, more and more people will be balancing caring responsibilities with working."
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More than a quarter of women have never asked for a pay rise
Enterprise
"It's disappointing to see that women could be losing out in the workplace because they are concerned about seeming awkward or difficult."
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Barclays vows not to close 100 named branches for next two years
Post Office
It has halted branch closures in remote areas and where it is the last bank in town
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º£½ÇÊÓÆµ's biggest cities attracting lion's share of foreign investment while 'creaking' towns fail to compete
Economy
The economic disparity between cities and towns is growing
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Pizza Express 'prepares for debt talks' as fears raised for future
Yorkshire & Humber
In 2018, Pizza Express reported net debt of over £1bn, and made a pre-tax loss of £55m
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City of London team heads to USA for post-Brexit talks
Boris Johnson
The capital's financial sector wants any trade arrangement to prioritise deepening regulatory and supervisory relationships.
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EE is extending 5G coverage – this is where to get it
BT
Major stations and landmarks such as Piccadilly Circus in London and Brindley Place in Birmingham now covered
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Here are the 2019 RIBA Stirling Prize finalists
Network Rail
Winner of the 2019 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize to be revealed on Tuesday October 8
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Ted Baker drops from £25million profit to £2.7million loss
Retail & Consumer
"We are continuing to pro-actively manage the significant challenges impacting our sector including weak consumer spending, macro-economic uncertainty, and the accelerating channel shift towards e-commerce."
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Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis resigns
Tesco
"Our turnaround is complete, we have delivered all the metrics we set for ourselves. The leadership team is very strong, our strategy is clear and it is delivering.
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Borrowing costs for business dropping as accessing loans becomes easier
Marks & Spencer
"Competition is driving cost of funding down to lower rates for small business borrowers."
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Bar chain Revolution to invest as it sinks to deeper pre-tax loss
Marks & Spencer
Bookings for the festive season are already 15% up on the same point last year
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Marks and Spencer says turnaround of business is behind schedule
Marks & Spencer
Bosses said they expect it to take until around 2022 or 2023 before the full cultural shift at the firm takes shape
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Oil industry's Brexit tariff plea remains unanswered as clock ticks down
Brexit
Warning of potentially devastating impact of no-deal trade disadvantage yet to receive a response
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Brexit, EVs and trade wars - why a major European car maker will go bust in the next three years
Brexit
New research from manufacturing group Protolabs paints a bleak future of the continent's automotive industry following analysis of sector's senior figures
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Optimism levels in the financial services sector nosedive at fastest rate since last recession
Brexit
The CBI said a no deal Brexit had to be avoided at all costs
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