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Tim Hortans to expand its portfolio in London

Sep 11, 2015 | 06 : 04 PM

Tim Hortons, QSR chain of North America has chosen London as the destination for releasing its Limited Batch Colombian Three Peaks medium roast coffee. This is the newest addition to Tim Hortons Limited Batch portfolio. Limited Batch Colombian Three Peaks coffee was available for a limited time in five markets across Canada...

Morrisons showed a fall in profits

Sep 10, 2015 | 05 : 54 PM

Morrisons, a super market chain of Britain, showed a 35% slump in first-half profit to its lowest level in nine years underscored the scale of the challenge, said a Reuters report. Morrisons, engaged in a price war with rivals to stem the loss of shoppers to discounters Aldi and Lidl, said its turnaround plan would take ...

Shutdown in vehicle production affects UK manufact...

Sep 10, 2015 | 05 : 53 PM

British manufacturing output fell hard in July, hit by an earlier than usual summer shutdown of vehicle production lines, and the country's trade deficit widened sharply, reported Reuters. Output in manufacturing contracted by 0.8% from June, contrasting with a forecast for a 0.2% increase in the Reuters poll of econ...

Costa showed rapid growth in its worlwide sales

Sep 09, 2015 | 05 : 55 PM

Costa UK, a brand owned by Whitbread showed an increase in like-for-like sales by 4.6% for 24 weeks. Total worldwide sales for Costa grew by 16.7%. Costa grew worldwide system sales by 15.1% to £693.7 million (15.1% at constant currency). Within this franchise system sales grew by 12.2% to £265.7 million. Thi...

M&S slows down its overseas expansion

Sep 09, 2015 | 03 : 58 PM

Britain's retail chain, Marks & Spencer (M&S), is slowing its overseas expansion drive amid economic turbulence in China and Russia, the sources informed Reuters. Battling tough markets at home, Chief Executive of Marks & Spencer, Marc Bolland had set a target in 2014 to open 250 new stores overseas in th...

Coldwell Banker to expand in London via master fra...

Sep 08, 2015 | 05 : 31 PM

Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC announced the signing of a master franchise agreement with GBRE Limited with immediate plans to affiliate and service Coldwell Banker residential real estate franchise businesses in Great Britain. GBRE Limited will operate Coldwell Banker Great Britain, which will be led by Managing Director,...

KFC UK and Ireland signs agreement with APT to tes...

Sep 08, 2015 | 05 : 30 PM

KFC UK and Ireland has signed an agreement with Applied Predictive Technologies (APT) to license APT's Test & Learn for Sites software to test business initiatives across its restaurants. KFC UK and Ireland also uses APT’s Test & Learn for Customers software to optimise their customer targeted initiatives....

Adidas focuses on fitness heritage to lift Reebok

Sep 07, 2015 | 05 : 58 PM

German sportswear firm Adidas is going for a major marketing campaign to boost sales of its struggling US brand Reebok with a focus the latter’s fitness heritage. A move to focus Reebok back on its fitness heritage and away from team sports has started to work, helped by "Be More Human" ads launched in th...

UK retail sales reported a fall for the month of A...

Sep 05, 2015 | 03 : 39 PM

August was the worst month for British retail sales since the global financial crisis of 2008, according to a survey published on Friday, said a Reuters report. Accountancy firm BDO said its monthly high street sales tracker (HSST) showed a 4.3% year-on-year fall in August sales - the biggest drop since November 2008 and...

UK company, New Call Telecom to acquire a dozen In...

Sep 04, 2015 | 06 : 15 PM

The UK-based New Call Telecom Ltd told Press Trust of India (PTI) that it is in talks with 12 Indian companies, including 3-4 firms in the north- eastern region, for acquiring them over the next few months to expand its presence in the country. The company has announced an investment $300 million in India over the ...