Dragons' Den star Peter Jones has drawn up plans to inject the ailing electricals chain Comet into his online retailing business in partnership with Hilco, the turnaround specialist... more
Robert Chote, the head of the Office for Budget Responsibility, has admitted that the economy is unlikely to grow by the 1.7% he forecast in March. ... more
Entrepreneur Luke Johnson and former Labour policy guru Matthew Taylor didn’t have the easiest of rides at the Royal Society of Arts AGM on John Adam Street this week, City Spy hears... more
Department store chain John Lewis, a bellwether for Middle England, is seeing its outlets in the south of the country perform much better than in the north... more
Peter Jones, the Dragons’ Den entrepreneur, is selling two of his telecoms businesses to AIM-listed eXpansys, where he will become deputy chairman... more
The boss of one of Britain’s biggest motor dealers today predicted that the recovery in the new car market will stall next year after the Government’s “cash-for-bangers” scrappage scheme comes to an end ... more
The debate over whether Christmas will be a gift or a letdown to retailers took on a new twist today when figures from John Lewis showed “signs of building pre-Christmas trade all around” as it posted a 9.1% rise in year-on-year sales ... more
“There is not a clear message regarding future wholesale costs movements that can be communicated to customers” E.On’s Paul Golby obliquely commented recently, on the chances of a cut in retail prices for Britain’s households...... more
Peter Jones, the incoming chief executive of car dealer Lookers, added his voice to the growing clamour for Lord Mandelson to extend the Government’s car scrappage scheme ... more
It's nice to know you're getting value for money when splashing out on a big purchase, so it's interesting to see what Lloyds TSB Insurance buys when it goes shopping... more
Tycoon Peter Jones is the Dragons' Den star who persuaded Gordon Brown to create a new London academy for budding entrepreneurs. He reveals what it takes to make a million - and why his children will have to earn their inheritance.... more
Multi-millionaire Peter Jones, star of BBC2's Dragons' Den, got extra security after calling would-be entrepreneurs 'crazy' on a show called American Inventor, created by Simon Cowell. The businessman, 41, known for his scathing remarks on British TV, also attracted a stalker... more
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