The Communications Workers Union (CWU) has announced further strike action, in the form of two 48 hour strikes, from lunchtime on Thursday 4th – lunchtime on Saturday 6th October, and from the early hours of Monday 8th – early hours Wednesday 10th October
Posted by dave_conway on Friday, September 28 @ 23:18:16 BST (988 reads)
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Thermador® Ceramic Cooktops Recall by BSH Appliances Corp. Due to Fire Hazard
gegsy writes "WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed."
Posted by kwatt on Wednesday, June 13 @ 08:27:07 BST (1374 reads)
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Tesco's former online boss appointed chief executive of DSG
gegsy writes "The man behind Tesco's online success has been appointed as the next chief executive of DSG, the UK's largest electricals retailer.
Currys and Dixons group DSG said this morning that John Browett would replace John Clare, whose retirement was announced last week."
Posted by kwatt on Thursday, June 07 @ 08:56:23 BST (1360 reads)
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Web will force retailers to reduce size of shops
Retailers will cut the size of their stores as internet shopping gains ground, predicted Dixons boss John Clare.
Speaking at a Property in Business Conference last week, he said: “All of the increase in retail sales in the past three years in the UK has been online. Retail store sales have gone down. More physical space is not what many retailers will want.”
Posted by kwatt on Tuesday, March 06 @ 10:24:01 GMT (1153 reads)
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Industrial conglomerate Finsei has sold its 90 per cent majority stake in Tecnowind, an independent manufacturer of cooking hoods and electric hobs, to BS Private Equity. The stake in Tecnowind was purchased by the BS Investimenti IV fund."
Posted by kwatt on Monday, September 04 @ 13:42:03 BST (1401 reads)
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