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Norman's conquests

2009-11-18T08:31:59Z

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

Wal-Mart sells Asda to Corinth in UK restructuring

2009-11-09T07:58:48Z

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

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

2009-11-02T10:19:57Z

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

There�s more to business than money

2009-11-02T08:13:21Z

Asda launches Asian clothing range

2009-09-14T06:30:28Z

Bid �em up Bruce keeps them sweet

2009-09-10T05:43:57Z

Bruce Wasserstein�s former allies are all over Kraft�s bid for Cadbury...

Tiny tycoons: the young Londoners bucking the recession

2009-08-27T11:17:56Z

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...

Petrofac surges to a high

2009-08-14T08:07:54Z

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

City Spy: Goldman is still under the cosh

2009-07-31T05:45:53Z

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

City Spy: Shockwaves due from Bear Stearns

2009-07-27T06:23:52Z

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

City Spy: Who is spinning fast over UKFI?

2009-07-14T07:05:01Z

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

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

2009-06-11T06:43:21Z

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

Asda beats the market again with sales leap

2009-05-14T14:12:18Z

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

Fenhalls plays fast and loose with valuations

2009-04-17T08:17:37Z

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.

George puts on the style to defy fall in fashion sales

2009-04-03T08:28:09Z

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

Asda wants expansion rules eased

2009-02-17T16:13:33Z

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

Asda wins in crunch as sales leap

2008-11-13T14:40:00Z

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

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

2008-11-13T08:57:46Z

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

Who wins and who loses under Democrats' plans

2008-10-30T11:00:52Z

The winners and losers under Democrat plans

Tesco�s US stores have Wal-Mart worried

2008-09-12T09:47:56Z

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

Asda tops its rivals with a leap in sales

2008-08-14T13:06:59Z

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

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

2008-08-12T11:04:29Z

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

Halfords names Wild as new chief executive

2008-06-20T09:48:47Z

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

Always a sinking feeling over societies that floated

2008-06-03T10:43:16Z

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

Wal-Mart boss rewarded �16m

2008-04-23T10:27:18Z

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

Mail boss wins new Canada role

2008-04-22T14:10:31Z

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

iTunes passes Wal-Mart in US music sales race

2008-04-04T07:38:09Z

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

Lives in thrall to celebrity

2008-04-02T23:00:00Z

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

Off the record: David Smyth

2007-02-16T12:00:46Z

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

There's trouble in store

2007-01-04T00:00:00Z

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.