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UK: Argos Brings a Smile to British Retail with New Logo

UK: Argos Brings a Smile to British Retail with New Logo

Argos, the British catalogue store, has today unveiled a new logo that is sure to cheer up British shoppers who are suffering the January blues – the logo has what appears to be a smile underneath it!
This news comes on the same day that Sky Broadband have claimed is “Britain’s Poorest Day” in a recent [...]

Internet: eBay to Introduce Free US Auction Listings From March 2010

Internet: eBay to Introduce Free US Auction Listings From March 2010

eBay (Nasdaq:EBAY) has taken the decision to allow free auction listings for all US users of its internet auction services from March 30th this year, according to an eBay press release issued today.
The move, which will begin in conjunction with “3 cent listings” for fixed price selling on the site, is sure to send huge [...]

Renault: Zoë Electric Car to be Made in France

Renault: Zoë Electric Car to be Made in France

Carlos Ghosn, Chairman & CEO of Renault, declared after meeting the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, on January 16, “Renault is a French company, a socially responsible citizen, attached to its industrial and technological roots. This is one of the reasons why we decided to produce Zoë, the core of Renault’s Electric Vehicle range, in the [...]

Football: Portsmouth TV Money Redirected by Premier League

Football: Portsmouth TV Money Redirected by Premier League

Portsmouth FC, the club which had to delay paying its players wages recently due to a cashflow crisis, have been dealt another blow by the Premier League, who have decided to redistribute £7m in television rights money to clubs owed by Portsmouth rather than to the club itself.
The decision, which is allowed under Premier League [...]

Veuve Clicquot UK Business Woman of the Year: Last Chance to Nominate

Veuve Clicquot UK Business Woman of the Year: Last Chance to Nominate

The last chance to nominate lady entrepreneurs for the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year Awards is close. Nominations must be received by 18th January and include full accounts, press cuttings and curriculum vitae in order to be considered by the judges. The winning nominator will receive a gift of a case of Veuve [...]

UK Media: Guardian Gagged from Publishing Public Record

UK Media: Guardian Gagged from Publishing Public Record

The Guardian newspaper in the UK was yesterday gagged from reporting a matter of public record: a Parliamentary question which is available online (here).
The question is widely believed to relate to the Trafigura oil “Minton Report”. Specifically, it could be a question by the Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme, Paul Farrelly, who asks:
Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme) – To [...]

German Chancellor: GM sell Opel to Magna

German Chancellor: GM sell Opel to Magna

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has today announced that an agreement has been reached between General Motors (formerly GM, MTLQQ.PK) and Magna (TSX:MG’Z) ( NYSE:MGA ) (TSX:MG’A) over the transfer of the European car company, Opel, to the Canadian auto parts group.
The announcement marks the fruition of the German Government backed deal to save the brand, [...]

UK Music: YouTube and PRS Reach Agreement – No More Blocked UK Videos

UK Music: YouTube and PRS Reach Agreement – No More Blocked UK Videos

Music fans in the United Kingdom have received a welcome boost today as it has emerged that the Performing Rights Society (PRS) and YouTube have reached an agreement which should spell an end to UK viewers having certain content blocked.
Around eight months ago, talks between the two parties had reached a stalemate. However, at last, [...]

UK Media: Dominic Mohan Appointed New Editor of The Sun Newspaper

UK Media: Dominic Mohan Appointed New Editor of The Sun Newspaper

Dominic Mohan will take over as the new editor of The Sun newspaper next month when Rebekah Brooks leaves to begin her new role as Chief Executive of News International.
Mohan, who has been deputy editor for The Sun since 2007, has worked for the newspaper for more than 13 years, during which he has run [...]

Christian Lacroix May Have a Buyer

Christian Lacroix May Have a Buyer

Christian Lacroix, the top-flight couture designer, earlier this month oversaw what many thought would be his last show for the time being as the global recession hit the luxury label he had grown for 22 years.
Lacroix needed backers with deep pockets to plug the estimated £50 million shortfall for a re-launch of the label which [...]

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