9:19am

Greggs poaches chief from Punch Taverns

Blow to pub owner trying to restructure its £2.4bn debt burden

11:30pm

UK lens market open to more online sales

Consumers slow to see attraction of buying contacts on the web

FOOD & BEVERAGE 5:36pm

Festive drinking buoys Fuller’s sales

Pub company withstands reduced appetite for beer

Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson ©Styrmir Kari RETAIL 2:12pm

‘Viking raider’ plots UK comeback

Jóhannesson eyes further deals after taking 25% stake in UK food brand

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 1:51pm

Retail sales boost high street hopes

About 40% of retailers tell CBI sales in January are higher than last year

From TRANSPORT 9:07am

EasyJet buoyed as rivals reduce capacity

Low-cost airline benefits from increase in business travellers

From WORLD 4:09am

UAE financial association board resigns

Boardroom dispute leaves industry group in disarray

Cristiano Ronaldo ©AFP TRAVEL & LEISURE 12:01am

Spanish football tops earnings table

Real Madrid makes more than €500m in sales

From LEX 11:39pm

Coach must get back in vogue

Aspirational rating unlikely unless handbag maker can show progress

FOOD & BEVERAGE 10:19pm

Burger King drops Irish beef supplier

Customers warned of possible hamburger shortage

From MANAGEMENT 9:23pm

Mobility on the menu

Case study: Dallas restaurant chain uses mobile app to manage labour costs and sees big savings, writes Jane Bird

Inside Business 8:43pm

Microsoft Dell-iberates the future

Time to help the industry over the chasm that has opened up with touchscreen computing’s arrival

RETAIL 8:17pm

Hilco in talks to buy Jessops

Several parties interested in brand

RETAIL 7:42pm

New Look moves closer to debt refinancing

Retailer to attempt return to pre-tax profit this year

RETAIL Jan 23, 2013

WH Smith sees no boost from HMV collapse

Chief executive says DVD and CD market ‘just not profitable’

From LEX Jan 23, 2013

Li & Fung: devotion turns to doubt

Retail supplier is a market darling but questions are emerging about its strategy

RETAIL Jan 23, 2013

Coach weighed down by tough holiday season

Sluggish recovery from superstorm Sandy hurts second-quarter sales

From LEX Jan 23, 2013

Unilever: ground control to Major Paul

Consumer goods group is doing well but two things might impede its progress

FOOD & BEVERAGE Jan 23, 2013

McDonald’s profits edge higher

Fast food operator to open up to 1,600 new restaurants

Lombard from WORLD Jan 23, 2013

The City needs its own referendum

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