Oct
2011
Articles from 19th Oct 2011
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Vertu Motors reports profits dip
Oct 19 2011 | Business News
FAST-GROWING motor dealership group Vertu today announced a fall in profits during what it said has been a challenging half-year with subdued consumer spending. Read
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Greggs dips toe in motorway market
Oct 19 2011 | Business News
GREGGS is to open two motorway service station shops in a pilot project announced today. Read
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Rate appeal delay costs North East companies £8m a year
Oct 19 2011 | Business News
LONG delays in processing business rate appeals are costing North East companies more than £8m a year, according to new research. Read
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Middlesbrough Retailers asked to back BID
Oct 19 2011 | Business News
MIDDLESBROUGH retailers could benefit to the tune of more than £25m if a Business Improvement District (BID) is launched in the town. Read
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£2m support scheme launched in the North East
Oct 19 2011 | Business News
A MULTI-million-pound support programme has been unveiled in the North East aimed at giving 1,700 people better business skills and helping to create more than 400 new companies. Read
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Fears for 120 jobs at Gateshead's Allied Bakeries
Oct 19 2011 | Business News
MORE than 100 jobs could be lost after bakery bosses announced plans to shut down production at their North East factory. Read
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Bellway reports 50% rise in profits
Oct 19 2011 | Business News
HOUSEBUILDER Bellway has reported a 50% rise in profits as sales and prices recover in a market led by second- time buyers. Read
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North East launch of The Local Business Accelerators initiative
Oct 19 2011 | Business News
THE Journal and Evening Gazette are today joining forces with newspapers across the UK to boost the economy by pledging £15m of free advertising to dynamic young businesses. Read
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Sunderland's Maxim Brewery tastes national success
Oct 19 2011 | Business News
MAXIM Brewery in Sunderland is tasting national success with its first order from one of the UK’s biggest restaurant and pub companies. Read
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University of Sunderland working with SCM Pharma
Oct 19 2011 | Business News
DRUG-MAKER SCM Pharma has a new facility as part of a deal with the University of Sunderland to support the launch of a new service. Read
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North East firms uncertain about the economic outlook
Oct 19 2011 | Business News
UNCERTAINTY about the economy is continuing to affect confidence levels among the North East's biggest businesses. Read
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Broadcaster ITV on acquisitions trail
Oct 19 2011 | Business News
BROADCASTER ITV is to take control of another slice of the channel 3 network following a deal to acquire Channel Television yesterday. Read
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Sales rise 15% at luxury goods brand LVMH
Oct 19 2011 | Business News
THE maker of Moet Champagne and Louis Vuitton bags has defied the economic gloom with strong sales and an upbeat forecast for the remainder of the year. Read
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Matalan's pain is starting to ease
Oct 19 2011 | Business News
FASHION and homewares retailer Matalan yesterday signalled that the cost pressures which have hurt its margins in recent months were starting to ease. Read
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The Journal Business Barometer
Oct 19 2011 | Business News
BUSINESS confidence remains shaky as companies in the North East remain uncertain about the economic outlook. Read
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Beds and caffeine drive profits for Whitbread
Oct 19 2011 | Business News
LEISURE giant Whitbread has said its coffee business Costa continues to thrive after a 42% jump in the division's half-year profits. Read
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New low carbon award at nebusiness awards 2012
Oct 19 2011 | Business News
THE North East may once have been synonymous with coal-mining but now it is central to the development of new technology which focuses on renewable energy. Read
