Archive for July 11th, 2006

M&S leads high street bounce back

July 11, 2006
By invandbiznews
M&S leads high street bounce back

Good news from the high street, Marks and Spencer has announced that it is to expand and hire an additional 4,000 staff. Whilst other high street retailers have suffered over the last few months it seems that M&S has managed to turn its business around finally after many false starts. Like for like sales...
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Blu-ray – no time soon for Europe

July 11, 2006
By invandbiznews
Blu-ray – no time soon for Europe

All the Euro sporting fixtures are now over, World Cup (that’s soccer), Tennis at Wimbledon, and well Tour de France is still going – just. so why bother with High Definition anymore? Especially those lovely HD DVD things that everyone keeps talking about (Blu-ray and HD-DVD). Well Europe – forget it. Maybe late next...
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Vacuum cleaner king does a Buffett

July 11, 2006
By invandbiznews
Vacuum cleaner king does a Buffett

God bless Great Britain. It tries so hard to punch above its weight – yet remarkably it does. Britain is the home of the Industrial Revolution, Adam Smith and of course the best vacuum cleaners in the world. Well it would be, if James Dyson hadn’t moved his manufacturing offshore to India. Still it’s...
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A call to arms

July 11, 2006
By invandbiznews
A call to arms

Over the next month or so we’re hoping to expand our repertoire of comment and analysis. So we’re looking for any experts to add to our source on a regular or ad hoc basis. If your article is submitted we will fully accredit you or your blog address in The Business News Source –...
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