02-Jan-2013 23:35

Umunna urges day of support for local retailers - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9774297/Umunna-urges-day-of-support-for-local-retailers.html

Report: Retail Bankruptcy Increased In 2012 - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1032564/report-retail-bankruptcy-increased-in-2012

House prices rise across England and Wales - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/01/02/house-prices-rise-across-england-and-wales-3335717/

Nestle wins trademark battle over KitKat bar - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9776567/Nestle-wins-trademark-battle-over-KitKat-bar.html

Oil-rig maker Lamprell leaps 20pc on support from lenders - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/9776689/Oil-rig-maker-Lamprell-leaps-20pc-on-support-from-lenders.html

Mexico manufacturing: chugging along - Financial Times (blog) :: http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2013/01/02/mexico-manufacturing-chugging-along/

Shares surge with relief after deal ends US cliffhanger - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/shares-surge-with-relief-after-deal-ends-us-cliffhanger-8436049.html

IDS accused of yet another welfare figure fiddle - Morning Star Online :: http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/news/content/view/full/127844

Fury as rail minister says fares are not as high as people claim - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2013/jan/02/anger-over-soaring-rail-prices

John Lewis reaps festive cheer - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/35fd3fde-54da-11e2-a628-00144feab49a.html