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Norman's conquests

18.11.09
Archie Norman was the youngest-ever partner at management consultants McKinsey before becoming one of the three founders of Woolworths and B&Q retailer Kingfisher in the 1980s... more

Wal-Mart sells Asda to Corinth in UK restructuring

09.11.09
Wal-Mart has carried out an internal restructuring of its UK business which has seen it “sell” Asda to another Wal-Mart company for £6.9 billion ... more

Learn to be a lean, mean office machine in the recession

02.11.09
Unshowy offices and bring-your-own laptop. The recession has spawned a move towards pared-down super-efficiency, says Philip Delves Broughton... more

There’s more to business than money

02.11.09
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Asda launches Asian clothing range

14.09.09
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Bid ’em up Bruce keeps them sweet

10.09.09
Bruce Wasserstein’s former allies are all over Kraft’s bid for Cadbury... ... more

Tiny tycoons: the young Londoners bucking the recession

28.08.09
Last week a report claimed that nearly 1 million under-25s were on the dole. But in the capital, bright young businesses are springing up like green shoots. Andy Barker meets the Dragons of the future...... more

Petrofac surges to a high

14.08.09
Shares of Petrofac looked to be rounding off the week on a high note with the shares trading at record highs ... more

City Spy: Goldman is still under the cosh

31.07.09
A further addition to the plethora of savage anti-Goldman Sachs articles in America — quite possibly the best of the bunch — comes from US writer Michael Lewis on Bloomberg.com ... more

City Spy: Shockwaves due from Bear Stearns

27.07.09
Eyebrows were raised when Prince Andrew's one-time friend, billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein, was released six months early from his 18-month prison sentence in Florida for procuring underage girls ... more

City Spy: Who is spinning fast over UKFI?

14.07.09
UK Financial Investments, the quango set up to look after taxpayer stakes in Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scoltand, is clearly unhappy about the amount of media attention it is attracting ... more

Post-crisis bankin' just got a whole lot 'funner'

11.06.09
Strange noises are emanating from America's banking industry as it undergoes its post-crisis makeover. Wall Street's titans are rejoicing at repaying the money lent to them by the government at the height of the crisis late last year ... more

Asda beats the market again with sales leap

14.05.09
ASDA claimed to be eating its rivals for lunch as it stepped up the pressure on Tesco, Sainsbury’s and the rest... more

Fenhalls plays fast and loose with valuations

17.04.09
Sibir, the London-listed Russian oil company, continues to excite much City chat. Two former directors are being sued over loans given to one of its largest shareholders and there's talk of BP's Russian joint venture lining up a bid.... more

George puts on the style to defy fall in fashion sales

03.04.09
Quarterly sales at value brand George at Asda rose 10% during a period when the total fashion market declined by 2%... more

Asda wants expansion rules eased

17.02.09
Retail: ASDA has called on the Government to overhaul planning rules to make it easier to expand in deprived areas ... more

Asda wins in crunch as sales leap

13.11.08
Retail: Asda gave further evidence that it will emerge as one of the winners from the credit crunch, reporting a hefty jump in sales... more

Market report: Financial sector hit by Paulson’s bank U-turn

13.11.08
The fallout from the banking crisis and stock market collapse continues to shake investors who remain sellers of everything connected with the financial sector... more

Who wins and who loses under Democrats' plans

30.10.08
The winners and losers under Democrat plans... more

Tesco’s US stores have Wal-Mart worried

12.09.08
Tesco's controversial foray into US supermarketing may be going better than many critics suggest... more

Asda tops its rivals with a leap in sales

14.08.08
Asda have ramped up the battle of the supermarkets, claiming it was stealing market share from rivals... more

Tesco dives into India with Tata deal to rival Wal-Mart

12.08.08
Retailer has finally taken the plunge into the fast-growing market, striking a franchise deal with Tata Group... more

Halfords names Wild as new chief executive

20.06.08
Bike repair and car accessories chain Halfords today appointed former Tesco and Wal-Mart retailer David Wild as its new chief executive... more

Always a sinking feeling over societies that floated

03.06.08
Simon English says we should cherish the Nationwide, hate all banks, and beware the nappy/beer formula... more

Wal-Mart boss rewarded £16m

23.04.08
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, owner of Asda, paid its chief executive a package worth £16m last year... more

Mail boss wins new Canada role

22.04.08
Royal Mail chairman Allan Leighton named president of Canada's biggest supermarkets chain, the troubled Loblaw... more

iTunes passes Wal-Mart in US music sales race

04.04.08
Apple's iTunes online music store has overtaken Wal-Mart Stores as the largest music retailer in the US... more

Lives in thrall to celebrity

03.04.08
Bliss attempts to put trashy magazines titles and their readers in the spotlight. However, it resembles an overworked exercise on a creative writing course.... more

Off the record: David Smyth

16.02.07
David Smyth discusses why the Fratellis deserved their Brit and the danger advertising poses to rock festivals in his weekly column.... more

There's trouble in store

04.01.07
Employee of the Month is set in a warehouse store bearing a strong resemblance to Wal-Mart and follows the desperate antics of slacker Zack.... more

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