Industry News
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Aug- 2012 -24 August
CBI reports flat high street sales and expects business situation to deteriorate
UK high street sales were flat in August compared with last year. Despite this being in line with expectations, sentiment about the business situation deteriorated sharply. In the CBI’s latest quarterly Distributive Trades Survey, conducted over the first two weeks of August, 27 per cent of retailers reported an increase…
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24 August
CBI reports flat high street sales and expects business situation to deteriorate
UK high street sales were flat in August compared with last year. Despite this being in line with expectations, sentiment about the business situation deteriorated sharply. In the CBI’s latest quarterly Distributive Trades Survey, conducted over the first two weeks of August, 27 per cent of retailers reported an increase…
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22 August
Lord Trees to open BVA Congress 2012
Lord Trees, the second veterinary surgeon to enter the House of Lords, will open the British Veterinary Association’s (BVA) annual congress on 28 September. ‘Delivering a healthy future’ is the theme of this year’s two-day contentious issues programme. Some of the topics to be discussed will be horses for sport;…
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22 August
Lord Trees to open BVA Congress 2012
Lord Trees, the second veterinary surgeon to enter the House of Lords, will open the British Veterinary Association’s (BVA) annual congress on 28 September. ‘Delivering a healthy future’ is the theme of this year’s two-day contentious issues programme. Some of the topics to be discussed will be horses for sport;…
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21 August
MedicAnimal Ltd acquires Petmeds.co.uk
MedicAnimal Ltd has agreed to acquire the online store for animal medicines, food and grooming products PetMeds.co.uk MedicAnimal, one of the UK’s largest online retailers of pet food and healthcare supplies, operates as an online veterinary dispensary and pharmacy. The company recently secured a £10 million investment and projects revenues…
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21 August
MedicAnimal Ltd acquires Petmeds.co.uk
MedicAnimal Ltd has agreed to acquire the online store for animal medicines, food and grooming products PetMeds.co.uk MedicAnimal, one of the UK’s largest online retailers of pet food and healthcare supplies, operates as an online veterinary dispensary and pharmacy. The company recently secured a £10 million investment and projects revenues…
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20 August
UK vet school fees drive aspiring vet to Slovakia
Aspiring veterinarian Chris Allen will study towards his career goal in Slovakia because of the cost of attending vet school in the UK. Postgraduates are charged fees upwards of £20,000 a year to attend vet schools in the UK. Combined with accommodation and living costs, Chris estimates that the average…
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20 August
UK vet school fees drive aspiring vet to Slovakia
Aspiring veterinarian Chris Allen will study towards his career goal in Slovakia because of the cost of attending vet school in the UK. Postgraduates are charged fees upwards of £20,000 a year to attend vet schools in the UK. Combined with accommodation and living costs, Chris estimates that the average…
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17 August
Could rise in retail sales signal a stronger UK economy?
Better-than-forecasted sales figures have helped to raise hopes that the UK’s recession may not be as deep as first feared. According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), sales volumes in July rose by 0.3 per cent and were up 2.8 per cent from a year earlier. ONS…
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17 August
Could rise in retail sales signal a stronger UK economy?
Better-than-forecasted sales figures have helped to raise hopes that the UK’s recession may not be as deep as first feared. According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), sales volumes in July rose by 0.3 per cent and were up 2.8 per cent from a year earlier. ONS…
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