Britain should emulate the US by holding a "Small Business Saturday" to encourage people to shop in local independent stores, the shadow Business Secretary has said.
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Saturday 23 December 2006
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Rupert saw the light. Now 'The Guardian' seeks a cyber salvation
Sunday 11 June 2006
The newspaper is to put its stories online before they go into print. It's taken a long time, but Fleet Street's digital revolution is at last gathering pace
Introducing Bono, the new editor of 'The Independent'
Sunday 14 May 2006
... and Condoleezza Rice, the music critic. The frontman of the biggest rock band in the world is taking over our sister paper for a day, and bringing in some friends
Wild camping on Isle of Skye
Sunday 14 May 2006
Unless you're on the run, camping on your own in remotest Scotland is an acquired taste. But a recent law change is introducing more and more people to the middle of nowhere. Andrew Spooner pitches up
Payment cards are first step towards making cash obsolete
Saturday 24 September 2005
If banks and major retailers have their way, notes and coins may soon be redundant, says David Prosser
American Express spins off financial advisory business
Wednesday 02 February 2005
American Express will spin off its nationwide brokerage arm into a separate company potentially worth $10bn (£5bn) to focus on its faster-growing card and travel business.
Millennium Countdown: Firms shut down websites as 20,000 swipe machines fail
Thursday 30 December 1999
BRITISH SHOPPERS got a taste of the millennium bug this week as 20,000 credit card swipe machines refused to work, causing delays at the height of some retailers' busiest days.
Kilt wars break out as makers bring in strict new pleat regulations lay down the law on pleats awset up the
Monday 15 November 1999
SKIRMISHES HAVE broken out among Highland kilt makers over what constitutes a "proper" kilt. Issues such as which tartans should be used and how many pleats should cover the nation's assets have become topics of hot debate as one group of kilt makers has set up its own standards agency which is opposed by others.
Golf: Cink's 65 puts pressure on leaders
Saturday 06 November 1999
OPINIONS HAVE always been many and varied about Jimmy Patino's Valderrama course. Nick Faldo once said "you have to play like God to break par here" and then Bernhard Langer shocked the club president and the course superintendent - they are the one and the same Patino - by scoring a nine-under 62.
Book Of The Week: Madonna and Einstein show way to the top
Wednesday 15 September 1999
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