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The beauty industry has a particularly diversified consumer base across many demographics, and like its fashion sister industry, many trends can exist simultaneously. Both industries thrive on their promise to provide the tools for individual expression and enhancement. Beauty has the added potential of being able to hook consumers in to make multiple purchases of the same products over time. The sheer diversity of the consumer base, and therefore products, makes the beauty industry a very fer...
2017: A Record Number of Global Business Acquisitions
Fact: 2017 was the biggest ever in terms of numbers of mergers and acquisitions across the globe. Da...
Where is the UK construction industry headed? Opportunities & threats in 2018 and beyond
The UK’s construction industry has dominated newspaper headlines in recent months. Some read t...
The 2018 business turnaround cheatsheet
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Renewable energy sector ripe for M&A activity
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Business rates reform leads to higher bills but greater opportunity
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How the Autumn Budget will benefit small companies
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Betting companies limber up for autumn of dealmaking
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Business buyers target buoyant UK manufacturers
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A third of UK businesses slow to adopt modern tech
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UK pub sector in rude health as M&A activity climbs
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