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Our reviewers name the titles that have meant the most to them over the past 12 months2009-11-19T12:55:23ZLookers foresees slide
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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 end2009-10-30T08:36:05ZJohn Lewis reports fine pre-Christmas sales
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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 sales2009-10-30T08:38:43ZIs the price right to sign up with E.On?
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“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...2009-10-05T06:09:50ZLookers head backs call to extend scrappage scheme
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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 scheme2009-08-19T07:28:26ZOK, I admit defeat: the mice are now part of the family
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The battle against mice in London is as unwinnable as the war to rid Afghanistan of those Taliban rodents2009-08-13T07:45:47ZFlight only: how to get free holiday accommodation
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From house-swapping to couch-surfing — there are plenty of new ways to bypass the cost of a holiday hotel2009-08-10T09:11:04ZHols and sport bring a sales lift to John Lewis
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Neither the battle to bring the Ashes home nor the dodgy weather could keep Britons from shopping, according to High Street bellwether John Lewis’s sales figures2009-07-24T06:21:08ZSloane Square bursts into bloom
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Shops around Sloane Square were springing into colourful life for a week of floral art running alongside the Chelsea Flower Show2009-05-18T10:11:15ZJohn Lewis fillip from 'stay at homes'
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Britons are preparing for a long summer at home by snapping up garden furniture and picnic paraphernalia2009-04-17T08:38:03ZTycoons visit gallery to see investment shaping up
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A sculptor who won investment on Dragons' Den has exhibited his work for the first time in London2009-03-19T08:46:15ZJohn Lewis profits fall but staff get 13% bonus
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Thousands of John Lewis and Waitrose staff will receive the equivalent of seven weeks' extra pay after the upmarket stores chain reported profits of nearly £280 million for last year2009-03-11T11:33:26ZA sales 'whimper' from John Lewis
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Department stores chain John Lewis's trading year ended "with a whimper" as sales fell 1.6 per cent2009-02-06T15:14:19ZLloyds should cut the gimmicks and stick to banking
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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 shopping2009-02-02T12:37:06ZRecycling could add to global warming
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Recycling could be adding to global warming rather than helping reduce it, a senior government adviser said2009-01-28T10:06:01ZFortnum's cuts staff by 10 per cent to face 'tough' year ahead
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The Queen's grocer Fortnum & Mason has become the latest retail victim of the recession, announcing plan to cut about 10 per cent of its workforce2009-01-27T09:26:41ZFlagship stores upbeat after last-minute sales surge
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Upbeat figures from leading London stores raised hopes that a last-minute surge in shopping helped the high street avoid disaster over Christmas and the New Year2009-01-05T14:29:23ZDesigner of eco-friendly holdall is given MBE
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Handbag designer Anya Hindmarch and restaurateur Nigel Platts-Martin told of their jubilation at being recognised in the New Year honours list2008-12-31T09:33:43ZPeter Jones sales dip 21 per cent in pre-Christmas slump
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Shopping bell-wether Peter Jones reported an extraordinary slump in sales as consumer spending plummeted in London's John Lewis stores2008-11-28T14:03:48ZJohn Lewis sales falls signal tough Christmas
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<strong>Retail:</strong> John Lewis reported another fall in sales as the High Street braced itself for its toughest Christmas in several years.2008-11-28T09:23:55ZJohn Lewis suffers biggest fall in sales
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John Lewis stores in London have suffered one of the biggest drops in sales in their history2008-11-21T14:15:25ZCrash, bang, wallop! Every sector takes a hit
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2008-10-24T13:12:49ZJohn Lewis feels pinch as shoppers cut back
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Sales at John Lewis, one of the most highly regarded retailers, fell off a cliff last week as shoppers fretted about the credit crunch2008-10-03T09:28:05ZJohn Lewis feels the pinch as profits fall by a third
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Profits have plunged at John Lewis amid the worst High Street conditions on record2008-09-11T11:53:14ZHairdresser told to get knotted by TV Dragons lands Boots deal
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A Dragon's Den reject has had the last laugh after his innovative hairbrush was snapped up by Boots2008-08-20T08:52:22ZRoyal store goes bust in credit crunch
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A department store in Chelsea favoured by the royal family has become the latest victim of the credit crunch2008-07-21T15:18:24ZTop of the shops in the capital
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London's 20 most "unmissable" shops have been named. They have been selected by people who should know - Britain's most powerful high street bosses2008-06-27T10:07:09ZGM crops back on the table to combat world food crisis
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Soaring food prices should force a rethink of Britain's strict curbs on genetically modified crops, Environment minister Phil Woolas has said2008-06-19T09:53:11ZEnter the dragon
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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.2008-03-17T14:48:36ZDragons' Den boss given armed guard after calling American Inventor contestants 'crazy'
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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 stalker2008-02-27T19:16:03Z