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  • Marks and Spencer move heightens job cut fears 20 Aug 2008 07:33 GMT
    ... cut back redundancy benefits for its 70,000 UK staff. The firm, which began its life on a humble ... month executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose said consumer confidence had "deteriorated markedly" between April and June ...

  • Shop sales fall as Scots 'tighten belts' 20 Aug 2008 05:15 GMT
    ... than they have since 2000 as Scottish consumer confidence, previously more resilient, slipped closer to levels ... slipped closer to levels elsewhere in the UK. "After significantly outperforming other parts of the UK all ...

  • UK's Brown set to fight back 20 Aug 2008 02:37 GMT
    ... British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will start his ... much of Labour's current malaise. With British consumer confidence hitting record lows as the economy ... energy prices, Brown must be hoping that Britain's best showing in the Olympics in a ...

  • Unseasonal weather adds to gloom for Greencore 20 Aug 2008 01:19 GMT
    ... Greencore, the UK's biggest sandwich maker, bemoaned the effects of weakening consumer confidence, the poor summer weather and a weak pound as it reported a 7.5pc fall ...

  • Brick-maker Wienerberger shuts UK plants 20 Aug 2008 01:07 GMT
    ... world's biggest brick-maker, Wienerberger, is mothballing two British factories as part of 25 closures across ... company blamed the construction slump in the UK, America and Germany for "disappointing developments", which ... most likely trigger a continuing decline in consumer confidence and further weakness on European markets." Inflation ...

  • Retail sales fall in Scotland 20 Aug 2008 00:17 GMT
    ... than they have since 2000 as Scottish consumer confidence, previously more resilient, slipped closer to levels ... slipped closer to levels elsewhere in the UK. "After significantly outperforming other parts of the UK all ...

  • BAA break-up is needed for better airports 20 Aug 2008 00:16 GMT
    ... remaining stubbornly above $100 a barrel, and consumer confidence in freefall, 2008's aggregate losses are likely ... the US and Europe they are examining British Airways' proposed merger with American Airlines. In ... Glasgow, Heathrow, Stansted and Southampton). Unless the UK Competition Commission performs a mid-air somersault, it ...

  • 'Reality check' for Scottish retailers as sales growth slumps 19 Aug 2008 23:53 GMT
    ... in Scotland remained stronger than in the UK as a whole – which reported a 0.9 per cent drop ... than they have since 2000 as Scottish consumer confidence, previously more resilient, slipped closer to levels ...

  • Passenger increase sees Dubai lead charge in airport retail growth 19 Aug 2008 21:50 GMT
    ... cent last year. DUBAI // While deteriorating consumer confidence weighs heavily on the minds of retailers ... Report compiled by Verdict Research of the UK, the Middle East has experienced the fastest growth in ...

  • 08:27am UK's Brown set to fight back 19 Aug 2008 21:14 GMT
    ... British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will start his ... much of Labour's current malaise. With British consumer confidence hitting record lows as the economy ... energy prices, Brown must be hoping that Britain's best showing in the Olympics in a ...

  • Scottish retail sales growth in July outperforms the rest of UK 19 Aug 2008 21:14 GMT
    ... much stronger in Scotland than in the UK as a whole in July, according to ... UK as a whole recorded by the British Retail Consortium. However, the Scottish Retail Consortium ... than they have since 2000 as Scottish consumer confidence, previously more resilient, slipped closer to levels ...

  • Analyst sentiment says UK recession now 'likely as not' 19 Aug 2008 21:14 GMT
    ... UK recession is now considered almost as likely as not ... ever-more bleak outlook for the UK economy. Consumer confidence has plummeted as house prices have fallen ...

  • Brown set to fight back over discontent 19 Aug 2008 19:15 GMT
    ... of much of Labour's current malaise. With consumer confidence hitting record lows as the economy ... energy prices, Brown must be hoping that Britain's best showing in the Olympics in a century ...

  • Marketing in a Credit Crunch 'Scottish-style' 19 Aug 2008 16:52 GMT
    ... the collapse of the property market and consumer confidence is guaranteed to make most marketers go ... of Scottish-based marketing and sponsorship agency GMFCo (www.gmfco.co.uk) it all comes down to good housekeeping. "The Key Performance ...

  • Job fears as M&S looks to cut redundancy benefits 19 Aug 2008 15:53 GMT
    ... cut back redundancy benefits for its 70,000 UK staff. The firm is in consultation with staff representatives on ... month executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose said consumer confidence had "deteriorated markedly" between April and June ...


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