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Stax Trade Centres is the new publishing sponsor of the Rainy Day Trust’s Annual Review.

Nervous Waterford Wedgwood UK employees had their fears confirmed at midday today, with the tabletop group’s administrator announcing over 350 job losses.

Oneida is to close its remaining 20 North American outlet stores, none of which is profitable.

BHF Group grew membership by 3.5% - adding 93 new members - last year.

UK housewares manufacturer Thumbs Up Bury is bucking the recession, investing heavily in new machinery and increasing its export drive.

Waterford Wedgwood looks to have found a buyer, with detailed talks now in progress with a New York-based private equity limited partnership.

ReadyDry, the new fast-drying carpet cleaner from Bissell, changes the ground rules of carpet cleaning, claims the company.

Home products performed better than all other categories at Marks & Spencer in the 13 weeks to December 27, which saw group sales down 1.2% overall and UK sales falling 3.4%.

Three potential buyers have come forward with a view to buying part or all of Waterford Wedgwood, the group’s administrator says.

Debenhams' like-for-like sales fell over Christmas, but the department store retailer saw shares rise this morning.