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Tuesday 19 October 2021

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Bensons for Beds is lining up a 180-strong recruitment drive as the retailer looks to accelerate its growth plans.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Andrew Hague, partner at WR Partners, says the current Covid globalised economy has created numerous challenges for the average business. Depending on your purpose and strategy, businesses have pivoted very rapidly. You may need to either upsize or downsize to secure the long-term future of your company.
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DEALS

EG Group has elected not to proceed with a £750m deal to acquire Asda's forecourt business.
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TechnipFMC has completed the acquisition of the outstanding shares of Magma Global, a provider of composite pipe technology. As part of TechnipFMC's agreement, Victrex's equity interest in Magma Global has been fully acquired.
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Cazoo has expanded with the acquisition of an online commercial vehicle retailer. The deal will accelerate the group's planned launch into buying and selling commercial vehicles online later this year.
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LK Bennett, a premium women's clothing and fashion brand which numbers well-known celebrities among its customers, has received a £4m inventory facility from Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance to support its growth plans.
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INSIDER FEATURE

With the shortages of building materials, increase in prices and difficulties in transportation plaguing the construction industry, can the use of fluctuation provisions provide a solution? Construction associate Moe Yassin explains the application of fluctuation provisions in JCT contracts, and the benefits to both employers and contractors.
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Martin McCann, director of Develop Liverpool, looks at what listed buildings or conservation areas mean for the developer.
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PROPERTY

A £16.6m plan to transform derelict land in Burnley into extra care apartments has been revealed.
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Pub company The Inn Collection Group has reopened one of the oldest pubs in the Lake District. 
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INSIDER FEATURE

Property lawyer Alicia Renshaw from Leonard Curtis Legal looks at the options available to commercial tenants with large offices with long lease periods and employees demanding flexible working.
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Jay Crossland, COO at London Lash, gives valuable insight into why businesses are losing customers and steps you should take to retain them.
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BUSINESS

Lancashire-headquartered fulfilment services provider fulfilmentcrowd has reported 71 per cent growth in revenues despite global supply chain disruption.
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A Lancashire health tech firm has won a £500,000 funding boost to develop its technology that helps patients better manage their medicines in their own homes.
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