FT series - Archived

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While the UK economy has flatlined over the past year, its companies have – to varying degrees – failed, faltered and flourished. This five-part FT series examines some of those that have struggled and some that have succeeded as the British economy has been in the doldrums

Day five - Retail & Consumer
From COMPANIES Feb 22, 2013

Home Bargains grasps UK high street shift

Discounter has doubled in size since the financial crisis

The Punch Tavern Pub Sign in Fleet Street, London ©Alamy From COMPANIES Feb 21, 2013

Punch suffers hangover after credit binge

Pubs feel acute effects of change in habits

day four - financial services
David Harding, chief executive of Winton Capital ©FT From COMPANIES Feb 20, 2013

Winton Capital applies science to finance

Fund attributes its success to computers rather than star traders

From COMPANIES Feb 20, 2013

Westhouse counts the cost of expansion

Falling commission rates and restructuring costs exacerbate losses

day three - media
The Yorkshire Post Newspaper ©PA From COMPANIES Feb 19, 2013

Johnston Press tries to rise from fall

As part of our five-part series, we look at how the shift from print to digital has hit media groups

From COMPANIES Feb 19, 2013

Trader Media drives from print to digital

Cost-cutting and closely following consumer trends aid transition

day two - industry
Business travellers boost easyJet annual profits ©EPA From COMPANIES Feb 18, 2013

McCall flies high at easyJet

Chief faces decision on whether to place aircraft order

From COMPANIES Feb 19, 2013

Video: Guiding easyJet through tough times

Taking budget airline to brink of FTSE

From COMPANIES Feb 18, 2013

Organic tip gives Biffa food for thought

New ‘digestion plant’ points to problems faced by waste industry

From COMPANIES Feb 18, 2013

EasyJet considers all-Boeing fleet

Order will be keenly contested by manufacturers

day one - energy
From UK Feb 17, 2013

UK plc: Sailing through the doldrums

FT Series: Why different companies have failed, faltered and flourished

From COMPANIES Feb 17, 2013

Wind farms blow life into Cammell Laird

Shipbuilder expected to post highest turnover in more than a decade

From UK Feb 17, 2013

Audio slideshow: Winners and losers as UK economy falters

Some companies flourish despite little economic growth

From COMPANIES Feb 17, 2013

Refinery blasted by perfect economic storm

Coryton refinery shipped its final cargo of fuel last summer

From COMPANIES Feb 17, 2013

Race to put more WiFi hotspots on the map

Mobile phone users demand wireless internet access

ft background news
From UK Dec 7, 2012

Fears triple-dip recession looming

Woeful manufacturing figures stoke contraction concerns

From UK Dec 5, 2012

Fiscal watchdog slashes UK forecasts

Dismal economic performance set to last five years

From UK Dec 3, 2012

UK manufacturing outlook remains poor

Purchasing managers survey shows seventh month of contraction

From UK Nov 14, 2012

Bank turns gloomy on recovery

UK economic output has barely budged since 2010

From UK Nov 12, 2012

Businesses encourage worker involvement

Failure to motivate staff costs billions, say chief executives

From COMMENT Nov 4, 2012

There is no place for French-style protectionism in UK

No evidence that France’s approach to takeovers has helped its economy, writes Geoff Owen

From UK Oct 24, 2012

CBI points to UK manufacturing gloom

Survey results show worst quarter in three years

Chris Giles Chris Giles from COMMENT Oct 23, 2012

UK economy: Stuck in low gear

Britain’s pound has not allowed it to escape the doldrums in which the eurozone is caught

Business Speak from MANAGEMENT Sep 28, 2012

Do more to entice the dragon

UK plc deserves a bronze medal for self-promotion

From UK Sep 25, 2012

Manchester boasts low tax regime

Sharp rise in UK corporate tax competitiveness

Aug 31, 2012

Many owners ‘walking away from businesses’

Official figures may understate business failure rates

From COMPANIES Jul 27, 2012

UK manufacturing steps up pace

Many companies are optimistic despite recession

From UK Jun 26, 2012

Warning to industry on innovation

Manufacturers’ ‘over-optimistic’ belief could prove harmful

From SPECIAL REPORTS Jun 25, 2012

Government initiatives: Charting a choppy course

Jim Pickard writes that the state has introduced a number of pro-business schemes, with limited success

From UK Jun 19, 2012

Executive pay battles damaging, says IMA

Cable set to unveil reforms to improve accountability

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