Business
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Christmas: Shops offer early festive discounts in battle for survival
Shop prices are falling in the run-up to Christmas as retailers race to clear stock, a report says.
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Debenhams: Over 200 years of history
The ailing department store chain is set to close, marking its final chapter after nearly 250 years.
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Shop workers crisis: 'I wake up worried about my job'
Young people working in retail have been hard hit by the collapse of some of the UK's biggest chains.
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Debenhams website overwhelmed as shoppers swoop on sales
The 242-year-old department store is offering huge discounts after it collapsed on Tuesday.
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Slack sold to business software giant for $27.7bn
The workplace messaging app's sale comes as the pandemic has increased the focus on remote work.
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Brexit: Dairy giant Arla warns of price rise if no deal
The dairy farmers' co-operative, which owns Cravdendale and Lurpak, imports about 15% of its products.
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Price of first class stamps to rise 9p to 85p
The price rise will take effect on 1 January when the cost of a second class stamp will rise 1p to 66p.
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Debenhams set to close putting 12,000 jobs at risk
The move comes after the failure of last-ditch efforts to rescue the ailing department store chain.
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Shoppers on Debenhams' demise: I'll miss it
Shoppers in Leeds react to the news that the 242-year-old retailer will close.
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What went wrong at Debenhams?
The pandemic pushed the retailer into liquidation, but its problems go back much further.
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UK among hardest hit nations by pandemic, says OECD
Research by leading international agency suggests only Argentina will be worst hit by the pandemic.
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Brexit: Is Northern Ireland ready for 1 January?
BBC News NI Business Editor John Campbell examines the questions that are still to be answered.