Tesco Plc, (TSCO) the U.K.’s largest grocer, appointed the former head of Barclays Plc (BARC)’s retail bank as a director to help its push into financial services. Deanna Oppenheimer, a Seattle native who stepped down from Barclays in 2011 after six year Full Article at Bloomberg.com
We believe the recent relative underperformance could be a good entry point ahead of full year results on 27 February. Capita has beaten Serco/Logica to win the Army Recruitment contract. We had recently held a view that Capita's IT advantage for winning Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
Vodafone is considering a bid for the owner of the UK's biggest fibre network, Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW). In a statement sent out in response to "press speculation", Vodafone admits it's interested in the telecoms firm, but hasn't yet decided to m Full Article at PC Pro
DEPARTMENT store Debenhams is the first retailer signed up for a new development in Beverley. Developers hope getting such a big name will attract other leading firms. Full Article at Scunthorpe Telegraph
It turns out that external investments in law firms are like buses: You wait ages for anything to happen and then three come along at once. After years of speculation and delays, three U.K. law firm investment deals worth a combined $200 million were sig Full Article at The AM Law Daily
"It is true we're doing it every evening, but it is also true we do it out of every other operating company, and we have also done that for about 10 years," Chief Financial Officer Andy Halford said on a call with reporters. Chief Executive Vittorio Cala Full Article at TotalTelecom
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Tesco Plc (TSCO), the U.K.’s largest grocery chain, plans to raise about 17 billion baht ($553 million) by selling shares in a Thai property fund, the company’s local unit said. “The money will be raised for business expansion,” Sompong Rungnirattisai, p Full Article at Bloomberg.com
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Jeremy Hance mongabay.com February 07, 2012 Largescale clearing of Amazon rainforest for soy fields in Brazil. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. More companies are reporting on the impact of their operations on global forests, finds a new report. Eighty-seven g Full Article at Mongabay.com