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Benefits of a Weak Pound Kick In

By Martin Fluck | Published: August 31, 2010
The benefits of the weak pound are starting to kick in, as export volumes pick up.  They may have made a minor contribution to overall GDP growth this year, which has been driven by domestic demand, but there are signs that businesses are investing on the back of it.  British manufacturing may have recently piggy [...]
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American Apparel, A Poster Child for the Changing Face of Fashion Retailing

By Martin Fluck | Published: August 21, 2010
Targeting twentysomething hipsters with T-shirts and spandex leggings that are sold at a big premium to what you can buy in cheaper stores is not a recipe for success in a world in which youth unemployment is soaring, as American Apparel is discovering. But for precisely that reason, this maker of über-trendy wear could make a decent acquisition for a buyer with the scale to sacrifice its socially responsible but unprofitable policy of manufacturing solely in the US.
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