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Tesco launches assault on Argos

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Tesco launches assault Argos - Tesco today went war with Argos, launching non-food home shopping service promising end misery of waiting for deliveries The UK's worst debt towns - Purfleet Essex is UK's County Court Judgment capital, with six out of every 100 adults being hit with debt orders



Tesco launches assault on Argos  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Tesco today went to war with Argos, launching a non-food home shopping service promising to end the misery of waiting for deliveries
The UK's worst debt towns  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Purfleet in Essex is the UK's County Court Judgment capital, with six out of every 100 adults being hit with debt orders
Market report: Wednesday 11.30  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Shares in London continued their forward march today boosted by renewed takeover speculation surrounding insurance giant Prudential
Mortgages and loans leap in July  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Homeowners and shoppers stretched Britain's borrowing even further in July with both mortgages and personal lending jumping substantially
Thames to axe 25% of jobs  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Thames Water is seeking to cut up to 25% of its workforce under an efficiency drive which could see 300 posts axed every year up to 2010
Free music won't work on iPods  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Music fans whose hopes were lifted by the news of free legal downloads have had their hopes dashed as it emerged they will not work on iPods
The fake car crash scam  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
A criminal gang is orchestrating crashes in London as part of a £4 million-a-week insurance fraud
Royal Mail junk opt-out 'a sham'  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Customers flocked to stop the flood of unwanted junk mail yesterday but the Royal Mail's opt-out service was branded a sham
How to stamp out junk mail  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
You don't have to wait for your postman to tell you how to halt deliveries of unwanted letters and leaflets. We have all the details you need
TV quiz shows fall foul of gaming laws  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Shows that rely on premium-rate calls from viewers could be closed following investigations by regulators and a rise in complaints
London flotations boost jobs  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
The large number of flotations on the London stock market over recent months has helped fuel a surprise summer boom in financial services jobs
Top bosses back open door  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
A score of Britain's top business leaders are backing a campaign to allow unlimited immigration from Romania and Bulgaria - but others disagree
The Co-op divi returns  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
The Co-op divi is set to make a 21st Century return, with points earned on items ranging from family holidays to insurance
'More rights for working women'  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Working women may be given extra employment rights under plans being drawn up by Labour
Wanted: new boss for Barclays  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Barclays bank has begun the search for a new chairman to replace the colourful Irish-Canadian Matt Barrett
Coutts seeks suitably rich women  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Coutts has embarked on a drive to attract wealthy women. The upper-crust bank never talks about customers but they are thought to include the Queen and Victoria Beckham
A to Z of the Sunday newspapers  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this week
BA 'dirty tricks' storm  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
A row has broken out between BAA and British Airways after it accused the airline of using the recent security crisis to cancel unprofitable flights
30 second guide to... public sector pay  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail City explains the issues surrounding public sector pay in 30 seconds
Barrett exposes Barclays rifts  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
If Marcus Agius becomes, as expected, the next chairman of Barclays bank, he will be stepping into a minefield
Labour fails victims of pension scandal  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
One of the biggest financial injustices of recent times has been inflicted on those workers who have suffered the implosion of their company pension funds
Coins you can spend in Tristan da Cunha  [08/30/2006 01:17 PM]
Ace investigator Tony Hetherington reports on a coin offer that is costing consumers more than they bargained for

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