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Wednesday 1 April 2020

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Plans in for £175m city centre development

Plans have been submitted for a new £175m development in Bristol providing 166 new homes, 140,000 sq ft of office space, cafes and restaurants.
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Ask the expert: Do you need professional copywriting on your firm’s website?

James Martini, deputy editor at PracticeWeb, believes most businesses need professional copywriting if they want their website to generate business and develop a brand.
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Deals

CMA invites comments on Future undertakings

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened a public consultation on the undertakings offered by Future to remedy competition concerns in its proposed £140m acquisition of TI Media.
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Big Yellow secures new debt facility

Self-storage giant Big Yellow has completed a seven-year debt facility with Aviva worth £35m.
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CMA clears betting company deal

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the proposed merger of the company behind Paddy Power and the owner of Sky Bet.
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Business

Coronavirus leads to highest grocery sales ever recorded - report

The public's response to the coronavirus crisis has led to March being the biggest month for grocery sales ever recorded, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar.
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Better With Money appoints new director

Financial education provider Better With Money has appointed a new director.
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Turnover surges at Poundstretcher parent but losses widen

Turnover surged past the £400m mark at the company behind discount national retailer Poundstretcher during its latest financial year, but its pre-tax losses widened to almost £10m, new accounts have revealed.
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The Gym Group partners with fitness app

The Gym Group, which has almost 180 24/7 facilities across the UK, has launched a new on-demand product for its members through a partnership with a fitness app.
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Banks to cancel dividends to help fight against Covid-19

Some of the UK’s largest banks have announced plans to cancel dividend payments in response to a request from the Bank of England through the Prudential Regulation Authority. The move is designed to free up capital to help tackle the Covid-19 crisis.
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Property

Acorn acquires mixed-use development

Acorn Property Group has purchased a mixed-use development in Bristol's city centre.
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Funfair acquired by husband and wife

A funfair in Cornwall has been acquired by a husband and wife who secured six-figure funding from Natwest.
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Manufacturing

Nissan Design Europe appoints new vice president

Nissan Design Europe has refreshed its senior team with the appointment of a new vice president.
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INEOS begins production at new hand sanitiser plant

INEOS Group has hit its ten-day target to build a hand sanitiser plant near Middlesbrough and has started producing one million hand sanitisers a month to help in the battle against coronavirus.
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Plymouth tech company partners with Facebook

A Plymouth-based LED technology company has entered a partnership with Facebook to help develop augmented and mixed reality technologies.
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Businesses concerned about survival prospects

The government has been urged to rollout coronavirus support measures as 40 per cent of businesses surveyed said they would not last another month under lockdown.
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