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Reading Time | 2 mins 22 Aug 2014

Exporter confidence rises

Reading Time • 2 minsMore than two thirds of British exporters expect their turnover to increase over the next 12 months, a joint British Chambers of Commerce (BCC)/DHL Express survey has revealed.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 21 Aug 2014

Scottish retail sales fall despite rising footfall

Reading Time • < 1 minTotal Scottish retail sales fell 1.8% in July 2014 compared to July 2013 despite a 4.4% rise in footfall, according to figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC). The monthly statistics also reveal that like-for-like sales dropped 3....
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Reading Time | < 1 min 21 Aug 2014

Home insurance easiest service to switch

Reading Time • < 1 minHome insurance is the easiest financial product to switch, a survey commissioned by Gocompare has found. The poll of more than 2,000 people found that the majority of consumers (90%) who had changed home insurance provider thought the proce...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 20 Aug 2014

Inflation falls in July

Reading Time • < 1 minThe consumer prices index (CPI) rate of inflation fell to 1.6% in July 2014, down from 1.9% in June 2014, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said falling clothing prices had made the biggest contribution...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 15 Aug 2014

Brits regret lack of retirement savings

Reading Time • < 1 minNearly three quarters of people who began pension saving after the age of 31 wish they'd started earlier, according to a survey by TopCashback.co.uk. The survey by the cashback website found that 72% of people regret delaying saving for the...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 14 Aug 2014

Scottish employment at record high

Reading Time • < 1 minEmployment in Scotland has reached the highest level since records began in 1992, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The latest labour market figures reveal that total employment increased by 63,000 ...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 14 Aug 2014

Online sales up in July

Reading Time • < 1 minRetail sales in July 2014 were 0.3% lower than July 2013 but total sales grew by 1.3% in the last year, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Furniture sales recorded their highest growth since the start ...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 13 Aug 2014

Majority of professionals work long hours

Reading Time • < 1 minNearly three quarters of UK professionals work overtime regularly, according to research by recruitment consultancy Morgan McKinley.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Aug 2014

UK workers expect to work after retirement

Reading Time • < 1 minLess than a third (29%) of UK workers expect to stop working altogether after retirement, research by Aegon has found.
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