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Coffee chains still thirsty for space

07.11.2009 19:27    business.scotsman.com
COFFEE shops have been snapping up yet more space on Britain's high streets.
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Diamond price dip helps deliver sparkling results for jeweller

07.11.2009 19:26    business.scotsman.com
CHEAPER diamond prices helped H Samuel and Ernest Jones to deliver positive third-quarter sales, as consumers snapped up more affordable gems, parent company Signet yesterday
World    Trade
Diamond price dip helps deliver sparkling results for jeweller

Firm lifts restrictions on property fund redemptions

05.11.2009 03:11    business.scotsman.com
INVESTORS in the Aviva UK property fund can now withdraw their money more than nine months after the group imposed a freeze on redemptions.
Firm lifts restrictions on property fund redemptions

She took on Goldfinger - now she faces new 'villain'

05.11.2009 03:11    business.scotsman.com
ACTRESS Honor Blackman took part in a protest yesterday to demand compensation from the UK government for policyholders who lost money in Equitable Life.
She took on Goldfinger - now she faces new 'villain'

Jeff Salway: Banks - new or old - have huge task to win over consumers

05.11.2009 03:11    business.scotsman.com
IN ITS efforts to spin the break-up of Lloyds and RBS as a boost to competition in retail banking, the UK government has succeeded in bringing the failures of the market int
Jeff Salway: Banks - new or old - have huge task to win over consumers


M&S chief raises spectre of VAT hike after next election

05.11.2009 02:23    business.scotsman.com
SIR Stuart Rose, executive chairman of high street bellwether Marks & Spencer, warned yesterday that VAT could be raised next year as the government battled with the count
M&S chief raises spectre of VAT hike after next election

MPC vote has the City on tenterhooks over further cash boost

05.11.2009 02:23    business.scotsman.com
THE markets are on high alert today over whether the Bank of England will answer calls to extend quantitative easing (QE) by a further £25-50 billion.
MPC vote has the City on tenterhooks over further cash boost

Call for competition inquiry into banking services for Scottish SMEs

05.11.2009 02:23    business.scotsman.com
MSPs are pressing for a competition inquiry into small business banking in Scotland amid warnings that the restructuring of Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group wil
Call for competition inquiry into banking services for Scottish SMEs

WTO asked to settle China trade dispute

05.11.2009 02:23    business.scotsman.com
THE European Commission has called for a World Trade Organisation panel to settle a dispute with China over restrictions on exports of various raw materials.
WTO asked to settle China trade dispute

L&G upbeat on economy as it reports 7% dip in sales

05.11.2009 02:23    business.scotsman.com
CONFIDENCE is returning to the economy, according to life insurance firm Legal & General, which yesterday reported a slide in sales that was in line with market expectati
L&G upbeat on economy as it reports 7% dip in sales

U-turn splits GM's European arm

05.11.2009 02:23    business.scotsman.com
TRADE unions were last night preparing for a fresh round of negotiations to secure the future of thousands of Vauxhall car workers' jobs following a dramatic decision by t
U-turn splits GM's European arm

Greyhound slow out of the traps to weigh FirstGroup's first half

05.11.2009 02:23    business.scotsman.com
TRANSPORT firm FirstGroup suffered a slump in profits in the first trading half after the US recession dented takings at its Greyhound inter-city coach business.
Greyhound slow out of the traps to weigh FirstGroup's first half

Stagecoach warns trading 'tough'

05.11.2009 02:23    business.scotsman.com
STAGECOACH, the train and bus operator pursuing troubled rival National Express, has warned that trading remains tough, particularly in its rail business.
Stagecoach warns trading 'tough'

C3 Picasso masters the art of family travel

05.11.2009 02:23    business.scotsman.com
CITROËN isn't the first to produce a versatile MPV version of a conventional supermini but it is arguably the first to do the job properly. The company's C3 Picasso is
C3 Picasso masters the art of family travel

Radical ideas on subsidy change offered by ex-SAC chief Mackie

04.11.2009 18:55    business.scotsman.com
THE door permitting submissions to Brian Pack and his committee members has now clanged shut, allowing them to consider the various thoughts put forward by individuals and org
Radical ideas on subsidy change offered by ex-SAC chief Mackie

William Grant & Sons whisky distiller reports record £129m profit

04.11.2009 18:55    business.scotsman.com
WILLIAM Grant & Sons, the family-owned distiller and one of Scotland's largest private companies, has reported record profits boosted by sales of non whisky spirits su
William Grant & Sons whisky distiller reports record £129m profit

Vets' strike threat may hit abattoirs

04.11.2009 18:55    business.scotsman.com
THE UK's supply of meat could be affected if a threatened strike by vets who inspect abattoirs and meat processing plants goes ahead.
Vets' strike threat may hit abattoirs

Ploughing championships abandoned

04.11.2009 18:55    business.scotsman.com
RESEMBLING more a mud-strewn battlefield than the centrepiece for top quality ploughing, the Scottish Ploughing Championships at the weekend at Farnall Mains, Brechin, had to
Ploughing championships abandoned

Weak pound working in Weir's favour

04.11.2009 15:17    business.scotsman.com
WEIR Group, the Glasgow-based engineering giant, yesterday upgraded its profits forecast for the second time this year, with full-year earnings now expected to come in at almo
Weak pound working in Weir's favour

Lego rebuilds its case for a brick trademark

04.11.2009 15:17    business.scotsman.com
LEGO, maker of the iconic toy brick, yesterday launched a legal bid to win back its trademark.
Lego rebuilds its case for a brick trademark

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