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• ‘I think we’re going under’: fitters fall into debt as Bathstore pulls the plug

  06-07-2019 17:00
  Contractors are calling for new safeguards after the collapse of the bathroom supplier left hundreds of them in troubleThe impact of Britain’s high street downturn is not just measured in frontline retail jobs. When the specialist retailer Bathstore collapsed last month, 500 shopfloor and head office jobs were put at risk. But up to 300 bathroom fitters also face an uncertain future – a reminder that behind every high-profile failure, a string of suppliers and small businesses are pa
  
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• Spudulike asks landlords for rent cuts in rescue restructuring

  06-07-2019 16:39
  Baked potato specialist wants to close at least four of its 31 outlets as part of plan to keep afloatBaked potato specialist Spudulike is seeking landlords’ backing for a rescue restructure involving rent cuts and closures in the latest sign of meltdown on the high street.The chain, which was popular in the 1980s and 1990s when it became synonymous with Harry Enfield and Kathy Burke creations Wayne and Waynetta Slob who named their second child “Spud-u-lika”, wants to close at
  
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• Making a crust: Tesco to use unsold bread in new products

  06-07-2019 09:00
  Supermarket to create olive crostini and bread pudding from baguettes to reduce waste
  Britain’s largest supermarket chain is launching a drive to reduce food waste from bread by turning unsold baguettes and batons from its in-store bakeries into new products.Surplus bread is one of the biggest waste problems for food retailers, according to the government’s food waste adviser Wrap, particularly from freshly baked lines which have a short shelf life. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘I owe £600 and can’t get a mortgage due to my mother’s fraud’

  06-07-2019 08:00
  Victim says his credit rating has been ruined and he is unable to get a mortgageIf you discovered that a major mobile phone company had allowed someone else to take out a contract in your name, you would rightly be furious.But what if that “someone else” turned out to be your mother, who hadn’t paid the bill and as a result, the company slapped a black mark on your credit record to the extent you couldn’t get a mortgage?Platt is not the first to suffer financial abuse by
  
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