Asda's 1bn investment in lowering prices over the next five years is not the start of a price war, according to analyst Clive Black at Shore Capital. Asda aims to extend collection points for online shoppers The move might grab ...
Tags: Asda, price, investment, war
UK companies are struggling to find employees with the big data and analytics skills that they need. That's according to a new report released by SAS Institute, called "Big Data Analytics: Adoption and employment trends". It suggests ...
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BRC announce the appointment of tax experts EY to support a rigorous process of examining the options for reform of the business rates system. The outcome will be recommendations for changes to business rates that will contribute to UK ...
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Jaguar Land Rover has committed to developing future products in the UK, announcing plans to build a new research and development facility in Warwick, England. The facility, to be named the National Automotive Innovation Campus (NAIC), is ...
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British luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is planning to establish a GBP100m National Automotive Innovation Campus (NAIC) in Warwick, for advanced research and development in the UK. Construction of the new research ...
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The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has signed a £100m deal with Russia to export beef and lamb to the latter in the next three years. The deal, which was finalized by Russian Deputy Prime Minister ...
Tags: Meat, Agriculture
Environment secretary Owen Paterson has succeeded in his mission to persuade Russian authorities to sign an export deal for British beef and lamb, expected to be worth £100M over the next three years. The DEFRA boss has signed a ...
Tags: Beef, Agriculture, Food
Morrisons' boss Dalton Philips said the supermarket's growth would come from expansion of its convenience and online businesses, in a statement accompanying the retailer's half-year results posted today (September 12). Morrisons' strategy ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Chuka Umunna MP spent around two hours at Duo UK as he gained first-hand experience of how British manufacturers are coping in the current economic conditions as well exploring how the rising cost of living is affecting employees. Other ...
Research and Markets estimates that the UK sportswear market grew in value by 5.4% in 2012, with sports clothing accounting for approximately 71% of total market value and sports footwear making up the remaining 29%. Participation in ...
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During his eight years as chief executive of the PPMA,? member numbers have risen to more than 400 through mergers with a number of related trade associations. The last year has been marked by his leading the PPMA out of the joint venture ...
In a bid to plug a "major skills gap" in the datacentre industry, the professional association Data Centre Alliance (DCA) has launched a bootcamp to lure unemployed graduates to work in the industry. The DCA claims that the data centre ...
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Specialist meat packer Hilton Food Group's strategy of operating with one customer per market could lead it to benefit from the horsemeat crisis, predicted City analyst Shore Capital. Hilton Foods' business model of one customer per ...
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The main story in the UK corrugated industry remains that of material prices, although another seismic bit of industry restructuring may well be afoot (I may be able to say more next month). In the meantime, a gradual dilution in happiness ...
HSBC has provided a £2.4m funding package to Gilbert's Foods, a food supplier based in Lancashire, UK, in order to help the company expand its export business. The funding package, which includes £2m invoice finance line and a ...