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Booker Group to pay £140m for rival Makro UK

The chief executive of Booker Group, which has agreed a deal worth nearly £140m to buy Makro UK, today revealed plans to return the troubled cash and carry retailer to profit within two years by investing in online sales and delivery services.

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GB Group lifts dividend on 31 per cent rise in turnover

Identity checking software business GB Group hiked its dividend by nearly eight per cent after full-year results beat expectations.

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Peel Energy power plant 'won't harm health'

An energy company has cleared a major hurdle in its bid to build a controversial power plant.

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Orange and T-Mobile owner Everything Everywhere unveils £50m 'tuition' plan

The owner of Orange and T-Mobile unveiled a £50m investment plan that will help customers know their BlackBerries and their Apples.

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Household debt is 'threat to economy', says EC report

High house prices and mortgage debt are destabilising the UK economy, a European Commission report warned today.

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B3 Industries' subsidiaries Manchester Cables and FTTX put into administration - 100 jobs at risk

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Fab Lab Manchester and Cracking Ideas aims to develop young innovators

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World's largest telescope to be managed from Jodrell Bank

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Renold profits driven by double-digit US and Asian sales

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Scapa profits up a massive 72 per cent to £10.5m

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China helps Jaguar to £1.5bn profit

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Topps Tiles profits fall 22 per cent

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Sales forecasts boost recruitment

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Roberts Jackson Solicitors agrees Wilmslow relocation

Law firm Roberts Jackson Solicitors has agreed a move to premises which are three times the size of its current base as it seeks to double its workforce.

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