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Shop vacancies set to rise in 2012
This town is looking like a ghost town, sang The Specials - an increasingly common occurence reckons the Local Data Company (LDC).
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It's a pricey day for a white wedding
09 February 2012Stat of the day: Love may be free but getting hitched certainly isn't. The cost of of a church wedding has shot up to £1,000 as the Church of England raises fees across the board.
The Bristol pound: will it save the (local) economy?
06 February 2012Bristol is to get its own currency. Nice idea - but there isn't a lot of evidence local currencies are much more than a marketing gimmick...
Beware Greeks seeking bailouts
06 February 2012Another day, another set of negotiations on austerity for Greek PM Lucas Papademos. Almost makes us think it would be kinder to put it out of its misery.
Recession looms - or does it?
03 February 2012A think-tank reckons that recession looms large for the UK economy. Although PMI figures seem to show otherwise.
People still think business is a force for good
03 February 2012A survey suggests the majority of people think businesses are ultimately good for society. Which is a relief, given this week's drama...
UK export growth slows but new markets beckon
02 February 2012The strength of sterling coupled with the strife in the eurozone have created a tough trading environment for UK businesses selling overseas. Exports are up just 3.7% on the same period last year.
Quote of the day
02 February 2012'Unlike Mary Portas, I don't think we can continue to try and muddle through, supporting the traditional high street model.' If the high street was on a life support machine, Phil Wrigley, chairman of Majestic Wine, would be flicking the off switch a...
Glencore and Xstrata to forge mega deal?
02 February 2012One is a mining company, the other's a commodities trader. Together, they'd be worth nearly £50bn...
European manufacturing contraction slows
01 February 2012A survey suggests orders across Europe have dropped for the sixth month. Although less than before...
Stat of the day: £377m
01 February 2012Brits are paying off record amounts of debt. In December last year, £377m was wiped off the debt slate as people raided their savings to settle loans and overdrafts.
Denise Kingsmill: An earthly paradise
01 February 2012New Zealand remains the most beautiful and unspoilt of countries; if only it could find a way of hanging on to its young people.
The Sharp End: Chips with everything
01 February 2012Business is booming at Dixons' TV and computer repair centre, finds Dave Waller.
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