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Green: don't talk Britain into recession

Sir Philip Green told Britain to cheer up despite his group’s profits having fallen by 40 per cent over the last year

Full figures mean big profits for N Brown

The home-shopping group has announced a 12.6 per cent increase in sales to £322.8 million in the 28 weeks to August 30

Champagne sales lose their sparkle

Worldwide sales of bubbly slow In a sign that champagne remains one of the most reliable barometers of the world economic climate

RBS ... Interest rates ... N Brown: Tempus at lunchtime

RBS investors fear they will be wiped out ... rate setters's hands could be tied by inflation ... N Brown keeps delivering

N Brown defies gloom with 20% profits rise

Home shopping group boosted by online sales and Gok Wan but takes 'precautionary measure' of tightening credit

Tempus analysis: In the pink

There is no sign of a slowdown at N Brown, but as befits its reputation for prudence, N Brown is tightening its belt

Insurers halt cover for JJB Sports suppliers

Action will increase financial pressure on the company after a disputed revelation that it has broken banking covenants

Car industry urges action as sales fall 21%

Sales of premium brand cars in the UK were among the worst hit in September as buyers shunned new registration plates

Kesa turns to PPR for new chief executive

French home shopping veteran to replace Labroue in January in 'orderly handover' that is unrelated to trading woes

Middle-classes desert Sainsbury’s

About £11bn of the supermarket's £17.8bn revenue comes from areas where it could soon be in competition with Aldi and Lidl

Ghost of a chance for new money

Last year the company secured a £50m loan from Icelandic bank VBS, but a cash injection will be harder to find this time

Magnet firms told to wait for cash

Roy Saunders, Nobia UK's chief executive, wants a 5 per cent cost reduction on all prices from this month onwards

Baugur seeks to reassure UK retailers

Bosses of the British chains owned or backed by the Icelandic company are due to meet with executives at a strategy day

Network Rail ... Blacks Leisure: Tempus at lunchtime

The people who created Network Rail are moving on, and not before time ... Blacks needs a change of image

Tempus analysis: Blacks in the red

That the poor summer has hurt boardwear sales should come as no surprise, but the extent of the decline might