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BSkyB buys Telefónica’s UK broadband arm
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Groupon sacks Mason as chief executive
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Sports Direct buys Republic
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Feb 28, 2013
Tech companies line up to cut queueing
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Feb 28, 2013
Mason poised for return to UK retail
Former head of Tesco’s US arm set for senior role at Sun European
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Feb 27, 2013
Groupon shares tumble as losses rise
Shares drop 25 per cent in after-hours trading
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Feb 27, 2013
JC Penney loses one-third of its sales
Vaunted turnround plan wipes out $4bn in revenue during 2012
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Feb 27, 2013
Tesco vows to buy more local produce
Manufacturers warn move will raise price of weekly shop
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