Chief executive Malcolm Walker is confident he can succeed in a management buyout of frozen foods chain Iceland which has been put up for sale by Icelandic bank Landsbanki... more
Is Land Securities taking the Michael? Or has the UK's biggest property developer been given the quiet nod by the City of London to ask for an extra floor of 51,000 sq ft to the 37-storey Walkie-Talkie at 20, Fenchurch Street?... more
The board of the Individual Restaurant Company is split when the chief executive of the firm behind the Piccolino and Restaurant Bar & Grill brands accepted a £5.7 million takeover bid but the rest of the board did not... more
It may have slipped Credit Suisse chief Brady Dougan’s mind to hand his ex-wife the $7.5m interest payments on their divorce settlement, but he is on the ball when it comes to bonuses... more
Retail: Troubled High Street chain Woolworths today unveiled a record half-year loss, scrapped its dividend and said it was open to ideas for its 815 stores.... more
Steve Johnson’s first day in one of the hardest jobs in retail was met by a surprise jump in the Woolworths share price on talk that suitors were circling the struggling chain... more
Recession in the air, negative equity, banks with burned fingers, credit still very tight, the pound under pressure and the Chancellor preparing to borrow a billion pounds every week. Welcome back to the 1990s... more
Woolworths chairman Richard North explains in detail to shareholders why the multiple retailer had rejected a £50m bid for its 815 stores from former Iceland frozen foods boss Malcolm Walker
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Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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