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Morrisons expected to report steady first-half performance

Source: www.retail-week.com | Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:37:00
The City expects Morrisons to deliver interim pre-tax profits up from Â£266.3 million last year to about Â£294 million when it reports next week, according to consensus estimates.

Walker holds talks over Woolworths

Source: www.ft.com | Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:26:00
The chief executive of the Iceland supermarket chain, has met the leading shareholder in Woolworths to discuss his attempt to buy the company's stores

Balls found inside 'rattling' dog

Source: news.bbc.co.uk | Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:07:17
A labrador has 13 golf balls removed from its stomach after eating them at a Fife golf course.

One Laptop signs up with Amazon

Source: news.bbc.co.uk | Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:23:44
Online retailer Amazon will help the One Laptop Per Child organisation with its plans to sell its XO laptop in the US.

HMV reports weaker sales growth

Source: news.bbc.co.uk | Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:30:14
Entertainment retailer HMV sees sales growth fall off sharply in the last three months.

Magic Touch

Source: www.retail-week.com | Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:06:00
Malcolm Walker has defied critics with his turnaround of Iceland, but could he do the same with Woolworths? Jennifer Creevy meets him to discover what can be learnt from the chainâ€™s recovery.

Job market jitters add to US woes

Source: news.bbc.co.uk | Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:25:43
Downbeat US employment ad retail data adds to economic jitters despite more positive figures from the service sector.

Tesco's new plan for town store

Source: news.bbc.co.uk | Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:20:18
Tesco draws up new plans for a supermarket in Harrogate, after public concerns led it to withdraw a planning application last year.

Inability to handle the numbers at Tesco

Source: www.theretailbulletin.com | Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:02:16
When Tesco finance director Andrew Higginson was recently given the role of chief executive of the company's retailing services division following its buying out of its partner Royal Bank of Scotland in Tesco Personal Finance it was widely regarded in the media as a promotion. By Glynn Davis

Father figure Morrison grows up

Source: news.bbc.co.uk | Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:58:31
Singer James Morrison talks about his new album, becoming a dad and being in love.

20 examples of grammar misuse

Source: news.bbc.co.uk | Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:46:32
Grammar just ain't what it used to be, it seems. When we explained the difference between "fewer" and "less than", following Tesco's policy shift on this matter, readers told us what grammar rules they regularly see being flouted. The list was a long one. Here's the best.

M&S 'whistleblower' gets the sack

Source: news.bbc.co.uk | Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:33:13
A Marks & Spencer worker is sacked after telling the media that the retailer planned to cut redundancy pay to staff.

Inquiry ordered into E.coli death

Source: news.bbc.co.uk | Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:27:00
A fatal accident inquiry is to be held into the death of a woman in Renfrewshire following an outbreak of E.coli.

Complaint on Gaelic role rebuffed

Source: news.bbc.co.uk | Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:48:25
A Commons standards committee says it cannot act on a protest over a top level appointment at MG Alba.

Pound's slump dents BBC Global 30

Source: news.bbc.co.uk | Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:19:32
A sudden and sharp decline in the pound weighs on many of Europe's biggest and most-traded shares.

Olympic success sparks sports sales

Source: news.bbc.co.uk | Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:14:55
The Olympics prompted interest in sports and fitness goods in the UK in August, but how can you get active without exercising the wallet?

Child porn man 'wanted found out'

Source: news.bbc.co.uk | Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:47:53
A man downloaded child porn images because he believed his family would accept his suicide, a court hears.

Tesco superstore plans in doubt

Source: news.bbc.co.uk | Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:51:56
Plans for a new Tesco superstore on Derry's Buncrana Road may be shelved because they don't meet area policy.

When to use 'fewer' rather than 'less'?

Source: news.bbc.co.uk | Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:34:54
Tesco is changing its checkout signs after coming under criticism from linguists for using "less" rather than "fewer". But it's not just huge, multinational supermarkets that get confused about this grammatical point.

Charity shops beating the crunch

Source: news.bbc.co.uk | Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:24:35
Charity shops beat the economic slowdown as shoppers look for value away from the traditional high street chains.