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Notonthehighstreet gets funding to branch out
Marketplace for British artesan business wins £10m in a funding round with technology venture capital

Graff Diamonds sets IPO share price
The jewellery producer and retailer will market shares for its $1bn Hong Kong listing at HK$25-HK$37, with its founder Laurence Graff set for a $290m windfall

Peppa Pig brings home theme park bacon
A big capital outlay is needed to keep attracting visitors at attractions around the UK in the face of dwindling consumer spending

M&B profits under the weather
Pub and restaurant group hit by £26m in exceptional costs but says its year-long search for a permanent chief executive is 'almost there'

Pubs face Olympian beer challenge
Games organisers consider ensuring a steady flow of draught to be one of the biggest logistical tests posed by the Olympics this summer

M&S set to scale back new stores
Full-year results are expected to herald a rollback of the aggressive growth targets set 18 months ago

Best Buy founder Schulze to quit
Founder chairman to step down because he did not tell board members about relationship between chief executive and female subordinate

Alarm delay 'critical' says Concordia probe
Captain of giant cruise ship took more than an hour to alert the passengers after ship hit rocks off Italian island of Giglio

Chinese 'firewater' comes to UK
Potent white spirit customarily used to toast business deals will arrive next month, despite westeners having yet to acquire a taste for it

PepsiCo chief faces activist pressure
Questions rose this week about Indra Nooyi's determination to stick to a strategy that keeps the US drinks and snacks group as a single entity

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