17,604 source-backed business facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 169 of 177.
“Harrods became a public company in 1889”
“In 1959, High Street department store group House of Fraser bought Harrods.”
“In 1994, the Al Fayed brothers let go of the other House of Fraser businesses in a stock market flotation, keeping only Harrods.”
“By 2000, the Harrods empire had expanded to take in outlets at airports and on the QE2 cruise ship.”
“Harrods now employs about 4,000 staff.”
“South West Trains says only 8% of its services have been redesignated”
“The rail watchdog Passenger Focus says that some fares have nearly quadrupled since last year.”
“"The average increase in fares this January was 1.1%. That's the lowest since privatisation 15 years ago," he says.”
“Virgin decided to extend ticket restrictions for more than an hour a day”
“Virgin has redesignated 75 trains a week as peak, as a result of extending peak hours by 35 minutes in the morning, and 28 minutes in the afternoon.”
“Virgin told the BBC that 3.4% of their services have been redesignated.”
“Atoc also adds the train fares affected by peak-time hours being extended is a very small minority - under one per cent - of millions of journeys made daily on the railway network.”
“In a survey last year, Which? found that one in three station staff gave out incorrect advice, and nearly half of National Rail Enquiries staff passed on the wrong information.”
“It claims that independent research has found that 99% of the advice being given out is accurate.”
“Passenger Focus says that some fares have nearly quadrupled since last year.”
“Since January, over 180 trains a week have been rescheduled as 'peak-time', a BBC survey found.”
“The average increase in fares this January was 1.1%. That's the lowest since privatisation 15 years ago," he says.”
“his fare from Telford to London has more than tripled from £45 to £158 for a return journey.”
“Last year, taking the 0915 from London Euston to Manchester, returning at 0855 the next day, would have cost £66. Now that Virgin has extended its peak hours, the same ticket costs £262.”
“Atoc disputes the findings of the Which? survey. It claims that independent research has found that 99% of the advice being given out is accurate.”
“Passenger Focus says that some fares have nearly quadrupled since last year”
“Since January, over 180 trains a week have been rescheduled as 'peak-time', a BBC survey found”
“The average increase in fares this January was 1.1%”
“his fare from Telford to London has more than tripled from £45 to £158 for a return journey”
“Last year, taking the 0915 from London Euston to Manchester, returning at 0855 the next day, would have cost £66. Now that Virgin has extended its peak hours, the same ticket costs £262”
“Virgin has redesignated 75 trains a week as peak, as a result of extending peak hours by 35 minutes in the morning, and 28 minutes in the afternoon”
“Virgin told the BBC that 3.4% of their services have been redesignated”
“The figure for South West Trains is 8%”
“Atoc also adds the train fares affected by peak-time hours being extended is a very small minority - under one per cent - of millions of journeys made daily on the railway network”
“In a survey last year, Which? found that one in three station staff gave out incorrect advice, and nearly half of National Rail Enquiries staff passed on the wrong information”
“It claims that independent research has found that 99% of the advice being given out is accurate”
“The cheapest model will retail at £429 in the UK.”
“The same version in the US costs $499 (£337).”
“The same model before tax costs £37 ($55) more in the UK.”
“Apple says that since the device went on sale it has already sold more than 1m iPads in the US.”
“In the UK, the device will range in price from £429 for the entry-level model, to £699 for the maximum capacity 64GB model, which also has built-in access to third-generation (3G) mobile networks.”
“AIG's plans to sell its Asian business AIA to UK group Prudential for $35.5bn hit a snag after the Pru delayed a rights issue to fund the purchase.”
“In the other deal, MetLife is paying $6.8bn in cash and $8.7bn in shares for American Life Insurance Company (Alico), which operates in more than 50 countries.”
“The jobless rate increased to 9.9%, up from 9.7% in March.”
“However, an extra 290,000 jobs were created in April, mainly in manufacturing, healthcare and hospitality, the Labor Department said.”
“The total number of people unemployed in April was 15.3 million.”
“The government hired 66,000 extra workers during April to help conduct the 2010 Census, which helped to boost the jobs total.”
“The manufacturing sector employed an additional 44,000 workers, while the leisure and hospitality industry took on 45,000 workers.”
“In London, traders in currencies and bonds began their day at 0100 in a special trading session they hoped would let them steal a march on the election result.”
“The outlook for the latter part of 2010 and early 2011 is tough with more testing year-on-year comparators and uncertain market conditions post-election.”
“Mr Crozier, who joined ITV two weeks ago, said the recent improvement in advertising should be seen in the context of record declines in 2009.”
“lost 88.9bn yen ($971m; £659.6m) in the period”
“444.3bn yen loss a year earlier”
“Quarterly sales leapt by 16% to 2.198 trillion yen”
“bought a majority 50.2% stake in Sanyo”
“13 months after first expressing an interest in the firm”
“Panasonic hopes to cut costs by 100bn yen in the next financial year”
“Meanwhile, The Country Music Association has said it will donate half of the profits from this summer's CMA Music Festival to flood relief.”
“pledged $500,000 (£340,750)”
“The festival takes place in Nashville from 10 June to 13 June.”
“RBS said that disposals forced on it by European Commission regulators, including the sale of 318 branches and its card payment processing business WorldPay, were on track.”
“Mr Hester is implementing a five-year plan to restore the part-nationalised bank to normality.”
“Dahl sells more books every year than any other Penguin author in both the adults and children's categories.”
“Multi-pack deals pushed down beer prices during the Spring Bank Holiday to as little as the equivalent of 48p a pint.”
“A 24-can case of Boddingtons bitter or Blackthorn cider was on sale at Asda for £9 - the equivalent of 48p a pint.”
“Tesco sold a 24-pack of beer for £10, or 54p a pint.”
“Sainsbury's sold 15-can cases of Foster's and Carling for £9, or 77p a pint.”
“Asda's three bottles of wine for £10 offer which has now been copied.”
“Marks and Spencer also struck a chord with its 'Dine in for £10' alternative to eating in a restaurant during the recession.”
“They have 28 days to check, and another 28 days to spend any vouchers. No more than £25 can be claimed in any month and items such as electrical equipment, DVDs and clothing are not included.”
“Mr Harker is also keen to point out that the brothers and Durham have a relationship that goes back to 2008”
“Durham is now more than 90% owned by the Indian media figure Gautam Radia and his brother Hiren”
“Their stake cost them just short of £2.5m”
“the brothers and Durham have a relationship that goes back to 2008”
“It's believed the eight sides would retain a 51% stake in a new franchise. The other 49% would be sold.”
“A previous proposal suggested that each franchise could be sold for £50m, and the tournament could generate £85m when sponsorship, broadcasting and match-day receipts are totted up”
“Durham is now more than 90% owned by the Indian media figure Gautam Radia and his brother Hiren. Their stake cost them just short of £2.5m.”
“Mr Harker is also keen to point out that the brothers and Durham have a relationship that goes back to 2008, even if their investment has only now been made public.”
“Eight teams would participate on a regional basis. It's believed the eight sides would retain a 51% stake in a new franchise. The other 49% would be sold.”
“They've already wooed local stockbroker Brewin Dolphin into a lucrative shirt sponsorship deal.”
“producers have stressed that the success of the initial outing - The Sands of Time - will secure a second movie.”
“"Who knows in two or three years time what other weird thing I'll do?" said the star.”
“"He was wonderful and absolutely took it on," said Newell, whose other credits include the fourth Harry Potter film and Four Weddings and A Funeral.”
“US productivity grew at a better-than -expected annual rate of 3.6% in the first quarter of 2010, figures show.”
“applications for jobless benefits dropped for a third week in a row.”
“For all of 2009, productivity rose at a rate of 3.7%, compared with a 2% increase in 2008.”
“It was the fastest annual increase in productivity in seven years.”
“On Friday, the April unemployment figures will be released and are expected to show the unemployment rate remaining at 9.7% for a fourth month in a row.”
“consumer spending accounts for two-thirds of economic activity.”
“Rockhopper Exploration said that initial data collected from one well "indicated an oil discovery".”
“Shares in Rockhopper more than doubled following the announcement.”
“Shares in Desire Petroleum were also up 70%.”
“Two other Falkland oil explorers, Falkland Oil & Gas and Borders & Southern, also saw their share prices rise.”
“The airline's cost-cutting plans, which include reducing the number of cabin crew on long-haul flights, lie at the heart of the dispute.”
“Sales for the first three months of the year were up 18.5% on last year, Hermes said”
“Hermes makes luxury products including crocodile skin handbags retailing at a 15,000 euros (£12,733; $19,180).”
“They have reported 10% and 6% rises in first-quarter sales respectively.”
“It added that its strong performance this year compares with poor sales in 2009, due to lower consumer spending during the global recession.”
“Clydesdale and Yorkshire have about 2.7 million customers”
“NAB has about 2.7 million UK customers through Glasgow-based Clydesdale Bank, which incorporates the Yorkshire Bank brand. The business has 340 branches across the two brands”
“Last year, its production made up 3.5% of the Chinese market.”
“China Changan Automotive is currently the fourth-largest car maker in China.”
“That deal, dating back to the early 90s, produces variations of Peugeot and Citroen cars for the Chinese market.”
“The firm said it expected to sell 18 million Wiis in the year to March 2011, down from 20.53 million this year.”
“O2 has been paying for staff to learn Spanish since it agreed a takeover offer from Spanish telecom company Telefonica in 2005”
