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Sales up, but consumers still 'uncertain'
Retail sales rose slightly in May compared to the same time in 2009 - though customers are still beset with uncertainty, according to latest industry figures. The latest Retail Sales Monitor found...
Business groups react to Queen's Speech
Business groups have given their reactions to the Queen's Speech, in which her Majesty set out the legislative agenda for the coalition Conservative/Liberal Democrat government. Among the bills...
'Drip-feed' order small firms hit by flight ban
Aircraft are beginning to travel once more in UK airspace, but business groups are warning that small firms have been hit particularly hard by nearly a week of grounded flights arising from the...
Cheques and cash decline as consumers switch to cards
The use of cash is in rapid decline as consumers increasingly choose to pay by card, a new study suggests. And the Payments Council, which oversees the UK's payment systems, estimates that by 2018...
Business cautious on Budget's 'modest but helpful changes'
Business groups have given a mixed reaction to yesterday's Budget, Alistair Darling's last of this Government. In what many commentators see as a finely balanced, political budget ahead of this...
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