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• M&S launches mental health drop-ins as part of Ruby Wax project

  14-03-2017 21:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Retailer to host fortnightly ‘Frazzled Cafes’ in 11 stores at which people can share their stories
  Marks & Spencer is to host mental health drop-ins in its store cafes as part of an initiative designed to soothe stressed shoppers.The Frazzled Cafe project is fronted by the comedian and mental health campaigner Ruby Wax. The fortnightly sessions, which will be hosted by trained volunteers in restaurants that have closed for the day, will initially be held in 11 stores with more lo
  
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• Jobs at risk as Jones Bootmaker teeters on brink of administration

  14-03-2017 21:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Owner understood to have received offers for 160-year-old retailer, which is seeking a buyerHundreds of high street jobs are at risk at Jones Bootmaker as the retailer teeters on the brink of administration.The 160-year-old chain, which is owned by private equity firm Alteri, has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators as it seeks a buyer. Continue reading...
  
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• UK financial institutions are unprepared for MiFID II legislation - Information Age

  14-03-2017 11:06
  
  Information Age
  UK financial institutions are unprepared for MiFID II legislation
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  A study of IT managers, decision makers and risk and compliance managers within UK financial services businesses, has revealed a lack of preparation and understanding of the requirements of MiFID II legislation due to come into force in January 2018.en meer »
  
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• It looks like UK financial data is being leaked to the market ahead of release - Yahoo News

  14-03-2017 10:01
  
  Yahoo News
  It looks like UK financial data is being leaked to the market ahead of release
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  An irrigation pipe leaks in Los Banos, California, United States May 5, 2015. California water regulators on Tuesday adopted the state's first rules for mandatory cutbacks in urban water use as the region's catastrophic drought enters its fourth year.en meer »
  
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• Bailiff industry still problematic, say charities

  14-03-2017 09:00
  
  Group including StepChange and Citizens Advice say 2014 government crackdown has failed to result in sector improvementsBailiffs are continuing to intimidate vulnerable people in financial difficulty, despite a government crackdown on the issue, a group of charities has warned.
  In 2014, following a stream of complaints, the government strengthened protections against aggressive bailiffs, but there has been little improvement and abuses are still “widespread”, according to the group w
  
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• 'We have learned so much from failure' – Confessions of a Startup

  14-03-2017 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  In our first Confessions of a Startup podcast, Rich Pleeth, founder of the social app Sup, describes struggling to achieve sustainable growth, falling out with his co-founders and having to tell investors you’re closing the businessSubscribe and review on iTunes, Soundcloud & Mixcloud and join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter.Rich Pleeth travelled a lot while he was the chief marketing officer for GetTaxi – sometimes 100 flights in a year – and he wanted a quick way t
  
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• There’s no love lost when it comes to Debenhams Flowers

  14-03-2017 08:00
  
  Instead of delivering on Valentine’s Day they were a day lateYou recently covered a complaint about Debenhams’ failure to deliver flowers for Christmas. A similar thing happened to me when it failed to deliver flowers I ordered, two weeks in advance, for Valentine’s Day at a cost of more than £30. Zero communication meant I didn’t have the chance to buy flowers elsewhere as I obviously was expecting them to be delivered. They turned up the next day but were brown ar
  
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