Taiwan with tea-shops
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Worthing, England, is the most profitable town in the UK, according to research by global information group Experian in which the profits of 200,000 companies in England, Wales and Scotland were analyzed. Businesses in Worthing have an average profit margin of 20.9%, compared with only 5.27% for businesses in London, England. The town has seen a 10,000 rise in the number of residents of working age, and is expected to attract a further 4,000 in the period to 2003. Worthing has traditionally been associated with elderly people, but this is no longer the case.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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In the good-time gang
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Gangsters are generally very gentle towards women, as they focus all their violent tendencies on their work, according to Georgie Ellis, daughter of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the UK. She feels that she is a non-conformist, as was her mother, and that both of them had a great desire to avoid leading a dull, ordinary life. Her mother had an affair with racing driver David Blakely, and shot him in 1955 after he had been unfaithful to her. Georgie herself has been involved in a number of tempestuous relationships.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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Fifteen minutes? Not nearly enough
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Many people are prepared to go to great lengths to become famous. In the past, fame came through being unusual, but nowadays fame is much more closely associated with authenticity. Today's celebrities are those who have avoided contrivance and have come to public attention simply through being themselves. However, some would-be celebrities now seem to believe that they can manipulate television to become famous, rather than the other way round.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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