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Ptarmigan Bell Pottinger and Print Yorkshire join forces Jan 12 2010

EFFORTS are under way to promote Yorkshire’s important printing and packaging sector.Read

Product placement Jan 12 2010

A COLNE Valley pharmaceutical company has added to its growing collection of brands.Read

Business Wardrobe reports return to “classic” look Jan 12 2010

FEMALE entrepreneurs are opting to splash their cash on “classic” business wear, it is claimed.Read

Marshalls plc reports slide in revenues but stabilises trading Jan 09 2010

PAVING supplier Marshalls plc reported a slide in revenues – but said trading stabilised in the second half of last year.Read

Ted Baker buoyant after strong fashion sales Jan 09 2010

FASHION retailer Ted Baker said it continued to trade ahead of expectations after another strong performance from its UK stores.Read

PUBS operator Mitchells & Butlers toasted strong sales after it capitalised on a lull in the cold snap over Christmas and New Year. Jan 09 2010

The group, which trades as All Bar One, O’Neills, Harvester and Ember Inns, said like-for-like sales rose by 3.4% in the six weeks to January 2 – but were up by 4.9% in the 10-day holiday period when the weather was less severe.Read

LENDERS have taken control of estate agent Foxtons after agreeing to slash its huge debt burden, it was reported. Jan 09 2010

Foxtons was sold to private equity firm BC Partners by founder Jon Hunt for £360m in May, 2007, at the height of the property market – which has since been hit badly by the credit crunch.Read

Marks & Spencer posts rise in same-store sales Jan 07 2010

MARKS & Spencer reported a “good Christmas” as the firm posted its first like-for-like sales growth in more than two years.Read

Absolute Invoice Finance urges firms to keep tabs on cash flow Jan 05 2010

A STERN New Year message has been delivered to small firms across Kirklees.Read

Parties Around the World website unveils new version Jan 05 2010

BRIGHOUSE businessman Carl Hopkins is in party mood.Read

Brahm Insight highlights 209 business trends Jan 05 2010

MOST small and medium-sized firms in Yorkshire have introduced short-time working or made redundancies during the past 12 months, a survey has revealed.Read