Days after revealing sparse Black Friday ads, the company that owns Sears and Kmart announced plans to close 96 additional stores. Transformco, which acquired the retailers out of bankruptcy, is set to shutter 51 Sears stores and 45 Kmart locations in …
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LONDON — The planned opening of London’s new east-west railway, Crossrail, has been delayed again as costs increased by up to 650 million pounds ($832 million). Crossrail CEO Mark Wild says services will begin as “soon as is practically possible in …
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… * Winters’ pension contribution halved to 237,000 pounds. * Cut follows criticism from shareholders. * Likely to put pressure on Lloyds, Barclays, Santander UK (Recasts, adds context on other British bank CEO pensions). By Huw Jones and Iain Withers.
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British budget airline easyJet has bought the take-off and landing slots of failed travel company Thomas Cook at London Gatwick and Bristol airports for 36 million pounds ($46 million), it said on Friday. Adds detail, background. LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) …
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As the days in November tick by, more retailers are sharing their Black Friday plans. With Thanksgiving Day falling on Nov. 28 this year – the latest it can possibly be – some ads are being released later than in past years. For the second year, Kohl’s was the …
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