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UK business confidence improves for third consecutive month

Business confidence in the UK has improved for the third consecutive month, though it remained well below the long-term historical average, new data reveals. Overall business confidence was up eight percentage points to -14 percent, according to the Lloyds Bank Business Barometer. Trading prospects for the next 12 months rose nine percentage...

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LK Bennett secures funding for expansion

Clothing and footwear retailer LK Bennett has secured £16 million funding to help drive its international expansion. The company, which operates 156 shops across the world will use the five-year credit facility to accelerate its store expansion programme in the US and the Middle East. It will also open new stores in European countries such as...