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		<title>Focus DIY collapse hits North East businesses</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>THE collapse of the Focus DIY chain, with debts of over &#163;1bn, has hit a number of North East businesses.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>3,000 jobs could go as Focus DIY fails to find buyer</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>MORE than 3,000 retail workers, including 130 in the North East, are facing the axe after the administrator for Focus DIY failed to find a buyer for the collapsed business.</p>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Hunt now underway for Focus DIY buyer</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>THE administrators of Focus DIY have launched a hunt for a buyer in an attempt to save nearly 4,000 jobs.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Jobs under threat at Focus DiY store branches</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>DOZENS of workers at the Teesside branches of the Focus DiY chain are waiting to hear whether their jobs have been axed after the firm called in the administrators.</p>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 10:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Focus DIY closes on rescue deal</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>FOCUS DIY is expected to agree a rescue deal with landlords to stave off administration in a move that could save 4,572 jobs.</p>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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