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Thursday 11 June 2020

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Approval lined up for Liverpool apartment plans

Plans to build three blocks of apartments on the outskirts of Liverpool city centre look set to move forward.
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Business Matters: Agility to the fore in new SME landscape

Rob Jones, investment manager at Foresight Group, looks at how the landscape has changed for SMEs.
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Deals

Training provider bought by MBH Corporation

A Glossop-based training provider to the health and social care sector has been bought by MBH Corporation as it continues to expand across the UK.
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Ocado raises £1bn as demand surges

Online grocer Ocado has raised more than £1bn as more of its partners shift to online deliveries during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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More than £8m secured by entrepreneur to refinance and expand

More than £8m has been secured by a North West-based entrepreneur from Cambridge & Counties Bank to refinance a portfolio of mixed-use properties as well as acquire new assets.
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Monsoon Accessorize sold in pre-pack rescue deal

Fashion and accessories retailer Monsoon Accessorize has been sold out of administration in a move that has saved 450 jobs, although 35 stores have been closed and more than 500 staff have been made redundant.
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Business Matters: Managing Micromobility

Shared mobility services, micromobility, presents opportunities and risks for public and private landowners. DAC Beachcroft partner, Alison Key, looks at considerations for managing micromobility which could be a popular option in urban areas given concerns about using public transport and environmental considerations.
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Business

North West outlook set for continued disruption - KPMG

The continuing impact of the Covid-19 virus is expected to see the North West economy contract by 7.6 per cent in 2020, according to new data, and be unlikely to fully restart until a vaccine or effective treatments are available.
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Sales soar at B&M

Sales have soared past the £3.8bn mark at B&M, with profits also hitting £250m. However, chief executive Simon Arora noted that any progress made during the period has been 'overtaken by recent events'.
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Senior promotions at Stretton Capital

Chester-based Stretton Capital has made two senior promotions.
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Deal struck for windfarm assets

Transmission assets associated with a facility in the Irish Sea, off the coast of Cumbria, have been bought.
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Business Matters: The future of the high street

Simon Bedford, partner at Deloitte in the North West, says following the government's announcement that non-essential retailers may be allowed to resume trading on the 15th June, it's possible that we are merely a few weeks away from town centres reopening to the public again.
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Property

BTR Capital Partners appointed to Anchorage Gateway

Cole Waterhouse has appointed BTR Capital Partners to help identify a funding partner for its Anchorage Gateway BTR scheme.
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Caddick Construction appointed to £750m ICN framework

Caddick Construction has been appointed to Great Places Housing Group's £750m Innovation Chain North (ICN) framework of contractors and consultants.
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Bids made for travel fund backing

A package of bids totalling about £600,000 have been submitted to the Department for Transport's Emergency Active Travel Fund to secure support for a wide range of schemes across Manchester.
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Trampoline park to open at Time Square

Gravity Active Entertainment has taken space at Warrington's Time Square destination.
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Kutchenhaus to open Altrincham store

Kutchenhaus is set to open its first store in Altrincham.
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Plans revealed for phased reopening of Manchester markets

The phased reopening of some of Manchester's markets is set to start.
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