NURSERY goods retailer Mothercare said its takeover of Early Learning Centre had delivered benefits "beyond expectation" as it posted a 12.4% hike in annual profits.
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Shareholders voted in favour of the fundraising move, which will help fund DSG’s store refit programme and bolster its balance sheet at a time of retail turbulence.
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LAW firm Chadwick Lawrence has announced a 12% increase in turnover during the past six months – despite the region’s legal industry feeling the effects of the economic downturn.
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BUSINESS leaders in Huddersfield who accurately predicted the onset of the UK recession have delivered a gloomy verdict on hopes for an early recovery.
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BUILDING industry chiefs in Yorkshire are bidding to help almost 200 apprentices billed as ‘at risk’ of losing their training places due to the recession.
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PANASONIC has posted a £2.6bn loss – becoming the latest in a string of Japanese electrical firms to nosedive into the red amid tumbling global demand.
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UTV Media said UK radio revenues fell by 15% in the year to the end of April, compared with an 18% fall for the wider market. It also forecast a 9% decline for May and June in line with “somewhat improved” market conditions.
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A high number of horse race cancellations also affected the performance in the four months to April 30, although Ladbrokes said more normal trading patterns had returned in recent weeks, helped by a favourable outcome at last month’s Grand National.
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