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Green: Topshop empire ‘didn’t come close to collapse’0
- BUSINESS
- June 13, 2019
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe retail giant said the media was to blame for the public’s lack of trust in him Sir Philip Green has thanked landlords and suppliers who backed the deal that saved his retail empire. In an interview with the BBC, he batted away the suggestion the Topshop
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British Steel collapse prompts government inquiry 0
- BUSINESS
- June 8, 2019
Image copyright Reuters MPs are to launch an inquiry into the UK’s steel industry after the collapse of one of the sector’s biggest firms. The move by the Business Committee follows the liquidation of British Steel last month and concerns about the impact of Brexit on the steel industry. The committee will look at the
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warnings might have been heard if not for the collapse of local journalism 0
- BUSINESS
- May 21, 2019
The delay to the publication of the report into the Grenfell Tower tragedy, which claimed 72 lives in a disastrous – and possibly preventable – fire at the London tower block, has been greeted with dismay and anger by survivors and their supporters. Inquiry solicitor Caroline Featherstone said, in a letter to survivors and people
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HMV saved from brink of collapse with deal to rescue 100 stores 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- February 6, 2019
Guess who’s back, back again? BRITAIN’S LAST REMAINING chain music retailer, HMV has been saved from administration by Canadian retailer Sunrise Records in a move that saves 100 stores and 1,487 jobs. HMV in December announced that it had entered administration for the second time, seemingly unable to withstand the change in the way we consume
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