The UK remains one of Chinese students' top three destinations for studying abroad, and the growing number going there in recent years has not gone unnoticed. In January, the UK's Higher Education Statistics Authority said more first-year ...
Chinese influence in Britain is notable from the late 17th century onwards as wealthy Britons and a growing middle class provided a demand for Chinese goods such as porcelain and commodities such as tea. Chinese culture travelled to ...
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Online design brand Made.com has today announced plans for the opening of its brand new North West showroom. The new 4000 sq ft showroom space based at Liverpool’s Metquarter, will open on mid-September. Made.com’s ...
Selected SoccerStarz single figure blister packs will include a mini Top Trumps SoccerStarz card. Creative Toys Company has teamed with Winning Moves to introduce Top Trumps cards to next season's SoccerStarz packs. At the start of ...
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New Balance announced its kit sponsorship deal with the Costa Rican national football team. The deal will see New Balance design kits and training gear for the national men’s and women’s teams as well as youth, beach soccer and ...
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Germany’s Huber Packaging group has acquired the Crown’s chemical-technical tinplate packaging facilities in Switzerland (Aesch), Finland (Helsinki), Great Britain (Liverpool) and France (Rouen) for an undisclosed amount. ...
New Balance launched the brand's first football (soccer) advertisement ‘#NBFootball’; aimed at encapsulating New Balance's approach to the sport. Directed by award winning filmmaker Marie Schuller, the film stars New Balance ...
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The N8 Research Partnership has received an £8m grant from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) through its Catalyst Fund to develop its Agri-Food Resilience programme. The N8 Research Partnership, collaboration ...
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New Balance confirmed its entry into the global football market, marked by its signing four club sponsorships, featuring Liverpool FC, Stoke City FC, FC Porto and Sevilla FC. It also signed ten international players. Warrior, also owned by ...
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Print and visual communications specialist Callprint has announced the recruitment of Andy Phillips, who will join the new team at Jupiter Visual Communications, part of the Callprint group, where he will take on the role of Regional ...
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In a week which saw trade fuelled by Black Friday and the retailer price-matching competitor events, John Lewis delivered sales of £179.1m, up 21.8% on last year and up 56.8% on the week – the biggest ever week of sales in the ...
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In a week which saw trade fuelled by Black Friday and price matching of competitor events, John Lewis delivered sales of £179.1m, up 21.8% on last year and up 56.8% week on week to deliver the biggest ever week for sales in its 150 ...
Tags: John Lewis, Record Sales, Furniture
UK-based establishment United Biscuits is planning to cut over 200 jobs at its McVitie’s factory in Glasgow, in a move to restructure working practices and manufacturing operations at the site. Commenting on the job cuts, GMB ...
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University of Liverpool researchers propose replacing a toxic treatment step in cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell production with one that is benign, but apparently just as effective [J. D. Major et al, Nature, published online 25 June ...
Last week, luxury bed and component manufacturer Harrison Spinks was recognised for its innovative spring technology at the National Insider Media – Made In The UK awards. Harrison Spinks competed against eight regional winners to ...
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