The senior service
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The housing needs of elderly widows represent a significant business opportunity, according to McCarthy & Stone Chief Executive and Deputy Chmn Keith Lovelock. He believes that the firm's retirement flats are popular because they offer a transition between independent and supported living.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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Luxury goods firms pin their hopes of revival on Japanese
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Luxury goods firms such as Gucci and LVMH are suffering very difficult trading conditions. The best hopes for a revival in the sector rest with a recovery in the value of the Japanese yen, as the Japanese are estimated to represent 46% of all luxury goods spending.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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Wimpey and McAlpine set to join house
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The British housing constructors George Wimpey and Alfred McAlpine are set to merge. McAlpine would cost Wimpey around 450 million pounds sterling. Wimpey wants to strengthen its position in South-east England.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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