16-Apr-2015 21:23

Debenhams and Mothercare scrap constant promotions to see profits rise ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/debenhams-and-mothercare-scrap-constant-promotions-to-see-profits-rise-proving-sales-arent-always-the-answer-10182008.html

Pennon buys Bournemouth Water as floodgates open for more M&A - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/epic/pnn/11542586/Pennon-buys-Bournemouth-Water-as-floodgates-open-for-more-MandA.html

Debenhams to increase third-party shops - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb53c65a-e405-11e4-9039-00144feab7de.html

House prices rise as properties on market fall - Darlington and Stockton Times :: http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/12895234.House_prices_rise_as_properties_on_market_fall/?ref%3Drss

Wm Morrison recruits 5000 staff but cuts 720 in head office - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5de0b47c-e44d-11e4-9039-00144feab7de.html

THURSDAY MARKET CLOSE: FTSE losses fizz over Grexit concerns - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/business/finance/thursday-market-close-ftse-losses-fizz-over-grexit-concerns-1-3746128

SABMiller gains as soft drinks outpace lager - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e6b7558e-e458-11e4-a4de-00144feab7de.html

Elliott has powerful ally in board battle with Alliance Trust - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article4411094.ece

Greece pushed a step closer to Grexit after IMF snub - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/apr/16/greece-moves-step-closer-to-grexit-after-imf-snub

BP promises more transparency on climate change issues - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/apr/16/bp-promises-more-transparency-on-climate-issues