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Next saw pre-tax profit rise 4.1% to £498m and group revenue up 1.4% to £3,329m in the year to end January 2008.

Three new vacuum cleaners from Morphy Richards are spearheading the company’s more environmentally-friendly product development strategy.

Actress Jane Asher is to make a guest appearance at Fenwick Brent Cross at 3pm on Saturday April 26.

As the economy faces deepening turmoil, new research indicates that the sector likely to be hit hardest by the crisis is retail.

The credit crunch will add extra fervour to spring cleaning this year, sending it to an all-time high.

This year’s DIY & Home Enhancement Suppliers Charity Shoot provides an opportunity to combine an exhilarating day’s shooting with valuable business networking.

A combination of circumstances is likely to deliver a disappointing Easter for retailers, analyst SPSL is warning.

The International Federation of Hardware and Housewares Associations is promising an outstanding programme of presentations on global issues, from the supply chain to the environment, human resources to competition, at its Centenary Congress, to be held in London, in September 2009.

Despite growing sales Argos has warned of tougher times ahead in its new financial year.

Smoothies and muffins are now so embedded in the British way of life that the government is using them to help measure inflation.