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Co-operative Group enter festive price war

John Williams - Monday 30.11.09, 12:56pm

Mutual retailer, the Co-operative Group has today announced that it is prepared to fight like for like with the UK’s top supermarket chains for a share of the public festive season spend, by introducing price cuts and savings that they say are worth £200 million customers.
As the silly season is practically upon us the Co-op [...]

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UK Insolvencies hit record levels

John Williams - Monday 09.11.09, 11:57am

Talk of recovery from the financial crisis in the UK was dealt a crucial blow with the release of the highest insolvency figures since records began, last week, showing over 35,000 people were declared bankrupt in the three months up to September 2009.
The actual figure from the Insolvency Service recorded 35,242 people in England and [...]

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Tags: Administration · Cash Flow · Personal Finance · Small Businesses · UK Economy

UK Business: Pawnbrokers cash in on Gold as Brit’s sell off their valuables

John Williams - Monday 26.10.09, 12:25pm

The UK’s biggest pawnbroker, H&T which has over 120 branches across the country has said the business is trading well ahead of expectations as cash strapped Britons continue to trade in their valuables for cash.
H&T have opened 56 new outlets in shopping centres across the UK over the last year, recognising the growing recession fuelled [...]

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Comparison site says ‘Show us how you would spend your savings’ and win £500

John Williams - Monday 21.09.09, 11:07am

As one of the most popular comparison sites in the UK, MoneySupermarket.com, help thousands of users make millions of pounds worth of savings everyday.
While money and finance are still among the most popular areas that visitors are looking at to make savings, the MoneySupermarket site offers a whole lot more with listings for insurance products, [...]

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Sainsbury to recruit 20,000 temporary staff for Christmas season

John Williams - Wednesday 26.08.09, 10:56am

The UK’s largest supermarket chains are attempting to fight the unemployment problem by taking on more staff as they diversify into other non food products as well as attracting more cash strapped customers with lower prices.
Sainsbury currently leads the way with the announcement that it will create 2,300 new jobs in the north of England [...]

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