Topic: United Kingdom

Recession fuels Poundland growth

Poundland plans to open 50 new stores next year and is considering online trading in an expansion fuelled by the recession, it said today. Increasing numbers of middle-class customers have led to its growth from 263 stores in April to 320 by ...

United Kingdom

During 1994 the U.K. economy enjoyed a favourable combination of rapid expansion, subdued inflation, relatively stable interest rates, booming exports, and falling unemployment. Concerned that the rapid pace of economic growth might lead to faster inflation in the future and blow the ...

Anxious time for insurers as kidnappings soar

One part of Lloyd's that grows apace is kidnap and ransom insurance cover. I've always said that the next Obama slogan should be Barack Obama: Putting America Out of Business' because that's what he's doing. Feel better for getting that off your ...

Doughty Hanson acquires cinema chain Vue Entertainment

European private equity firm Doughty Hanson has acquire Vue Entertainment, the UK's third-largest cinema chain, from Cavendish Square Partners, affiliated investment funds of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, and the existing management team. Vue runs 68 cinemas across the UK, and two cinemas ...

Bank warns of spike in inflation

The Bank of England has said Government cuts should not throw the recovery off track, but sent out a stark warning to households over a spike in inflation over the coming months.. The Bank expects UK growth to be "broadly similar" to ...

The question of governmental competence

Governments have displayed serious deficiencies in their ability to handle stabilization policy. There are also a variety of political inhibitions against taking action. The postwar experience in Britain is held by some to demonstrate the deficiencies of government in handling monetary and ...
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King today issued a stark warning about the rising cost of living next year.. The weakness of sterling means that the cost of imports will also stay high, the Bank said.. However, the Bank did say it ...

Magazines begin metamorphosis

The economic recession has reportedly affected the sector with the decline in advertising sales and circulation and closure of high-profile magazines such as "Eve" and "Maxim. However, WosmotGooc/omos/finds that publishers are starting to turn the tide in print'sfavour The worst of the ...

Printweekcom

The article discusses different reports published within the issue including the innovation of the 3.2-meter UV printer by EFI Vutek, the unemployment rate in Great Britain has shrank since 2008, and the backing of Magazine World by Pensord. com News editor William ...

Crisis What crisis

The author reflects on the impacts of recession to horticulture in Great Britain. The HTA has told me that garden centres are recession-proof, then said they're recession-resistant and then that they're holding their own in the face of recession. Many say grow-your-own ...