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The Business Matrix: Monday 10 June 2013

Shoppers ‘likely to spend more’

Tread carefully when you buy on the internet - but protection is there if things go wrong

Savvy Money: Know your rights when you go shopping online

The law is on your side if a retailer fails to deliver – even if you never went into a store

Strong demand for tablet computers helps Dixons sales surge

Dixons' chief executive Sebastian James said he has "wind in his sails" as he reported a continuing recovery at the electrical retailer, and the City is beginning to believe the story.

Boden toasts global gains after a tough time at home

Boden, Middle England's favourite online clothing retailer, has revealed that its international sales have surged past those in the UK for the first time.

M&S admits to lagging behind in online showing

Marks & Spencer yesterday admitted that its online performance was being held back by weak service and stock availability, as it poached an executive from rival Next to run its crucial lingerie division.

UK pension deal to let Kodak exit bankruptcy

Experts cautious over plan to wipe out the $2.8bn owed to 15,000 fund members

Medicine and condoms give Reckitt a lift

Demand for bathroom-cabinet and bedside-drawer staples from Strepsils to Nurofen and Durex is soaring, Reckitt Benckiser reported yesterday.

The bitter row between Gordon Ramsay and his father-in-law has taken a bizarre new twist – amid claims that a “ghost-writing” machine was used to put the chef’s signature on a major property deal

Ramsay family feud explodes again with chef’s claim that ‘ghost writer’ signed rent guarantee

The bitter row between Gordon Ramsay and his father-in-law has taken a bizarre new twist – amid claims that a “ghost-writing” machine was used to put the chef’s signature on a major property deal.

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Sex and sniffles prove good for Reckitt

Reckitt Benckiser thanked strong demand for cold and flu remedies and for Durex condoms for its 3 per cent rise in profits last year.

Snow hits rate of sales growth at John Lewis

John Lewis sounded the alarm bell for Britain's retailers yesterday when it warned that snow had hit sales.

Birmingham stab victims were Big Issue sellers

The founder of The Big Issue tonight condemned the fatal stabbings of two vendors in a city centre as “utterly senseless” as police appealed to hundreds of people who may have seen the attacks to come forward.

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