Marks and Spencer group plc full year results 2012/13 52 weeks ended 30 March 2013. Full year results: - Group sales up 1.3% at £10.0bn - Total UK sales +0.9%: Food +3.9%; General Merchandise -2.4% - Like-for-like UK sales -1.0%: ...
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Apple has been accused of being one of the largest tax avoiders in the US, by a powerful committee of US senators. The company's chief executive, Tim Cook, CFO Peter Oppenheimer, and head of tax operations, Philip Bullock, will appear ...
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Waitrose is considering legal action after its long-term online grocery distribution partner Ocado signed a deal with Morrisons last week. A Waitrose spokeswoman said: “We have instructed lawyers so that we can get a clear and ...
Food producer Cranswick is in “a strong UK position” after reporting revenue up by 7% to £875M for the year to March 31, according to City analysts. Damian McNeela, analyst with Panmure Gordon, said: “We ...
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How do you rate the prospects for your food and drink business over the year ahead? Taking part in Food Manufacture’s 2013 exclusive State-of-the-industry survey will allow you to compare your views with other industry professionals. ...
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Growth in home sales and prices is contributing to a broader improvement in the overall economy, aided in part by current homeownership tax treatment, according to presentations at a residential real estate forum during the Realtors Midyear ...
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The shape of homeownership and housing markets has changed dramatically over time and will continue to change in the face of new housing opportunities and challenges. That’s according to panelists at the “Challenges and ...
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Can the old guard in business continuity and disaster-recovery services thrive in an era when the companies are looking at new ways to process business data? SunGard Data Systems, with decades of experience in availability services, is ...
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A strong stock market could open the floodgates for more tech IPOs in the wake of Friday's solid debut of Marketo and Tableau, but not all segments of IT may be able to ride the wave. Marketo, which sells cloud-based marketing software, ...
In recent years, companies around the world have faced a number of difficulties in their operations, such as the rising price of petroleum, the shortage of energy, the Eurozone debt crisis, increasing labour costs, environmental pollution, ...
Germany-based PV inverter firm SMA has revealed its financial results for the first quarter of 2013. In the first quarter of 2013, SMA Solar Technology AG sold PV inverters with an output of 1.2GW, lower compared to 1.9GW reported in the ...
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Japan's Sharp booked another huge loss on Tuesday, and unveiled its latest turnaround plan, which includes relying on partnerships with Samsung Electronics and Foxconn Technology Group for business, sacking top management, and expanding ...
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New Zealand-based Synlait Milk is evaluating plans for an initial public offering (IPO) , as part of its efforts to fund expansion and repay its debt. The company has not disclosed the amount it was looking to raise in the IPO. ...
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A plan proposed by Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management last week as an alternative to Michael Dell's proposal to take his namesake company private would leave it short of cash, Dell's board warned the bidders on Monday. It wants ...
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Increasing confidence in the economy and a rising stock market could lay the groundwork for a revival in tech-sector mergers and acquisitions as companies embrace cloud technology and pursue game-changing software, particularly for the ...
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