House price recovery still at rainbow's end: house prices show no signs of booming in thenear term. Home owners may have to wait until the next decade for any significantupturn

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Any revival in house prices has been brief and figures from theHalifax and the Nationwide Anglia building societies do not indicate any significant recovery inthe near future. Easter is usually seen as the start of the house buying season, but there are fewsigns to indicate that interest is improving. House prices have dropped by over an eighth sincetheir peak in the 1980s, and the south-east has been worst affected by the falls. The movetowards building society mergers is being driven by the weak housing market.

Residential Buildings, Residential Building Construction, Residential construction

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Still in bud

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Flying Flowers is a UK company which delivers flowers to locations in the UK. The company offers a reasonable priced service which is possible due to low wastage. The company has built up 350,000 regular clients and had a good response from a direct mail operation in 1994. The company has made two acquisitions since its flotation in 1993. These are DPA, a mail order concern, and Bellbourne, which Flying Flowers has agreed to acquire. Bellbourne offers depots closer to clients, allowing for faster delivery.

Florists, Management, Flying Flowers

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Recruiters still on a rising cycle: the recruitment industry's fortunes are closely tied to thebusiness cycle. But even in good times employers seem less and less willing to take onpermanent staff, so the strategy of the recruiters is changing

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Recruitment companies are reporting rising profits as the industrycontinues its first phase of the classic employment cycle. The first phase is when the economycomes out of recession and the second phase usually sees sustained economic growth. There arealready skill shortages in certain industries and salaries in some professions are increasing fasterthan the economy.

Employee Recruitment, Economic aspects

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