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Cains on the brink as rescue deal is rejected

Cains on the brink as rescue deal is rejected

THE owners of troubled Liverpool brewer Cains last night pledged to keep fighting despite its bankers rejecting plans that could have saved the iconic city firm. Read

Alistair Houghton looks at the Liverpool brewer’s recent history

BROTHERS Sudarghara and Ajmail Dusanj took over Cains in a blaze of publicity in July 2002 and pledged to return the brewery to its former glory after years of underinvestment. Read

‘Factors out of their control’

Jack Stopforth, chief executive of Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, said: “The Cains success story is symptomatic of the resurgence in the last few years. Read

Sudarghara and Ajmail Dusanj pictured with Cains' creamy stout

Bank refuses to back Cains

THE future of Cains is today in grave doubt after the Liverpool brewer’s bankers, Bank of Scotland, chose not to back the plans to secure its future. Read

Liverpool bucks John Lewis's downward trend

Department store chain John Lewis today reported a fall in weekly sales, but said half-year figures were still better than a year earlier. Read

FTSE ends the week on the back foot (with video)

The FTSE 100 Index was forced onto the back foot today after stocks were dealt a late blow by poor economic news from the US. Read

Alliance and Leicest profits fall 99%

Alliance & Leicester today said the credit crunch turmoil had almost completely wiped out profits in the first six months of the year. Read

Profits of £70.8m for Daily Post publisher

DAILY POST publisher Trinity Mirror has announced pre-tax profits of £70.8m for the first six months. Read

Virgin agree to longer Liverpool trains - in 2012

LONGER trains will finally arrive on the congested Liverpool to London line after the Government made peace with rail firm Virgin – but not until 2012. Read

£500m payouts for A380 late deliveries

LATE deliveries of Airbus’ flagship A380 superjumbo have cost the company more than £500m in compensation payouts to airlines, it was revealed yesterday. Read

Unite support crisis-hit Cains

TRADE union Unite threw its support behind Liverpool brewer Cains last night as the company was kept waiting for another day for news from its bankers about its future. Read

Tall ships website breaks visitor number records

WEBSITE design company New Mind says a website it created for Liverpool’s Tall Ships festival received a record number of unique visitors. Read

Shell profits hit just under £8bn

ROYAL Dutch Shell racked up profits of almost £8 billion during the first six months of this year, results from the Anglo-Dutch firm showed today. Read

OPINION: Social marketing set to make a big difference to businesses

ALTHOUGH social marketing is one of the fastest growing areas of marketing and communications, it’s also frequently one of the most misunderstood. Read

PR firm backing AFC Liverpool

NEW non-league football club AFC Liverpool is receiving PR and marketing support from city agency October Communications while it bids to win sponsors and raise its profile in the business community. Read

Clarity the TMP choice

INWARD investment agency The Mersey Partnership has appointed Clarity Creation to undertake its conference marketing. Read

Car dealership shuts with loss of 40 jobs

MERSEYSIDE car dealership Ryders Autoservice has gone into administration, with the loss of more than 40 jobs. Read

Gas firm profits plunge nearly one-fifth

BRITISH Gas parent company Centrica today posted half-year profits of £992 million, a day after hitting millions of customers with a record hike in gas bills. Read

Sales fall 6% at clothes retailer Next

Next, one of Liverpools largest retailers, said it remained cautious about trading prospects today after the high street chain reported a 6% fall in half-year like-for-like sales. Read

Bold Street retailers ready to join BID

INDEPENDENT retailers on Bold Street will be included in Liverpool’s city centre Business Improvement District (BID) if the scheme is approved in an October referendum. Read

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