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Fullers highlights sector split
Fuller Smith & Turner provided further evidence that the pub sector is split between successful managed operators and struggling leased and tenanted ones after it delivered robust first-half results
Cheap does not mean cheerful, says Toys R Us
This year's hard-to-find Christmas toy in the US, the Zhu Zhu Pets robotic hamster, costs about $10. But as he flips through Toys R Us's annual catalogue at the...
Lloyds takes stake to bail out Admiral
Admiral Taverns completes debt-for-equity swap in which Lloyds Banking Group takes an almost 50% holding
Enterprise tumbles and offers little cheer
Ted Tuppen, the pub group’s chief executive, told investors: ’Trade will not be a lot easier next year even if the sun comes out and the recession ends’
Daimler and Aabar take Brawn GP stake
Daimler and Aabar’s acquisition of 75.1% of Brawn GP means there will be a Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix works team for the first time in Formula One since 1955
Teams reject Ecclestone offer of bigger share
Formula One teams snub a proposal from Bernie Ecclestone, the F1 rights holder, for a 60% per cent share of the sport’s underlying profits in exchange for a commitment until 2012
Longshot in £30m return to leisure sector
The former owner of the Groucho Club plans to buy up distressed assets and sees opportunities in purchasing boutique hotels and golf clubs, as well as restaurants, pubs and bars
Locals take shot at Trump golf resort plan
The prospect of compulsory purchase orders to evict owners of properties that were not part of the developer’s original application to build the £1bn site arouses opposition in Aberdeenshire
Merlin hopes to conjure IPO magic
Merlin Entertainment’s chief executive knows that if the theme park operator behind the London Eye is to achieve his goal of a £2bn initial public offering he must overcome public market suspicions of private equity
Sands IPO aims to resurrect Macao ambitions
Las Vegas Sands’ $3.35bn Hong Kong initial public offering caps a remarkable comeback for Sheldon Adelson, the self-made billionaire chairman
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| Energy-Efficient Home Renovations Market, Full Report | SBI | 12/1/2009 | $4995 |
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| Sporting Goods Retailers | First Research, Inc. | 11/16/2009 | $129 |
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