From FINANCIALS 3:03am

3i buys Brazil eyewear group Óticas Carol

UK group’s second foray into Latin America’s largest economy

From UK Mar 6, 2013

Shake-up planned for vocational courses

Experts to design qualifications in engineering and construction

Mar 6, 2013

Dreams founder to set up furniture chain

Mike Clare will start Buzz Beds in competition

From RETAIL Mar 6, 2013

Aurora break-up sees management exit

Restructure part of plan to refocus on online retailing

From TECHNOLOGY Mar 6, 2013

Samsung buys stake in Sharp

Struggling Japanese electronics company secures $100m investment

This undated image from Moleskine shows some of the company's city notebooks, which include travel information in addition to journal pages. ©AP Mar 4, 2013

Moleskine braves post-election IPO market

Italian luxury brand seeks to raise €300m

Mar 3, 2013

Henkel and Beiersdorf plan for growth

German groups build on success of 2012 turnround efforts

Samsung ©AP From TECHNOLOGY Mar 3, 2013

Samsung code of conduct put to test

Case shows how ‘babble-language’ is under scrutiny

From TOBACCO Feb 28, 2013

Core cigarette brands add spark for BAT

Market share and profits rise despite black market growth

From INDUSTRIALS Feb 26, 2013

Croda cites niche products for sales lift

Speciality chemicals producer banks on consumer care division

Feb 26, 2013

Swire bids for French fashion brands

Asian conglomerate on shortlist of buyers for Sandro and Maje

From LIFE & ARTS Feb 25, 2013

Bankers keep close ties with fashion houses

Families behind Italy’s brands prefer discreet dealmakers

From COMMENT Feb 24, 2013

Wojciech Inglot, chemist

Eponymous cosmetics group became leading Polish foreign success story

From RETAIL Feb 22, 2013

Takeover target Billabong cuts guidance

Australian surfwear group still in talks with two suitors

From TECHNOLOGY Feb 21, 2013

Sony thinks outside the PlayStation 4 box

Latest attempt to produce wider entertainment device

From TECHNOLOGY Feb 21, 2013

Investors tire of ‘copycat’ start-ups

Too many companies trying to emulate Airbnb business model

From LIFE & ARTS Feb 21, 2013

Borsa Italiana reaches out to fashion

Chief aims to convince luxury groups to list on stock exchange

From RETAIL Feb 20, 2013

Axminster looks to administrators

More than 400 jobs in East Devon are in jeopardy

From TECHNOLOGY Feb 19, 2013

Samsung bullish on premium TVs

Korean group forecasts 30%-40% market growth this year

From MANAGEMENT Feb 18, 2013

Global brands are now born everywhere

A new breed of emerging-market company is taking on more developed rivals, writes Dominique Turpin

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