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Topps Tiles (LON:TPT) reported broadly flat first-half revenue on a pro forma basis but said stronger gross margins and cost-saving initiatives supported a rise in operating profit, as the tile retailer works toward its “Mission 365” growth plan. Chief Executive Alex Jensen said the company had mad

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Major UK chain set to shut stores to beat rising inflation

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The Independent UK

Topps Tiles to close 23 stores as part of ‘significant self-help measures’

The company did not disclose the potential impact these closures would have on its workforce

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Topps Tiles shutting 23 stores as part of cost-cutting measures

The Leicestershire-based tile chain is also making savings across its head office to offset tougher trading and rising costs.

Evening Standard

Topps Tiles set for ‘another year of progress’ as sales continue to grow

The Leicestershire-based tile chain posted a 2% rise in like-for-like sales for the Topps Tiles brand in its first quarter to December 27.

Evening Standard

Topps Tiles buys Fired Earth brand from administration as sales growth slows

Shares in the company dipped in early trading on Tuesday despite a return to profit.

Evening Standard

Topps Tiles’ stores takeover could mean worse deals in four regions, CMA warns

The competition watchdog has warned that Topps could face a more thorough probe after its deal to buy 30 CTD stores last year.

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Topps defends strategy after being slammed by biggest shareholder

Austrian investor MS Galleon accused bosses at Topps Tiles of strategic ‘missteps’ and a ‘complete failure’ to adapt to a changing market.

Evening Standard

Pakistan: Peshawar police refuse to provide security to candidates ahead of general elections

Ahead of the February 8 general elections to be held in Pakistan, the Peshawar police has decided not to provide security to electoral candidates. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Kill and dump policy’: Baloch protest man’s custodial murder in Pakistan

Nearly 400 ethnic Baloch, half of them women and children, camp in Islamabad weeks after the ‘extrajudicial’ killing.

Al Jazeera

Deals secure majority of Tile Giant jobs after new owners call in administrators

In January the major tile retailer had been acquired a company belonging to former Topps Tiles boss Matt Williams

Birmingham Post

Study Method Finds Two Blood Pressure Drugs Equally Effective

A large VA clinical trial found that the blood-pressure">blood pressure drug chlorthalidone (CTD) was not superior to hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or non-cancer death. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

‘Fake encounters’ with Pakistani forces lead to torture and death

Outcry is growing in Balochistan over the number of people abducted by security officials who often disappear forever

The Guardian - UK

Govt detects tax evasion worth crores by private firms in Bihar

PATNA: The commercial taxes department (CTD) has detected tax evasion on a large scale by several private firms in the state. On May 19, an iron scrap unit in Patna was inspected on the instruction of department’s commissioner-cum-secretary Dr Pratima. Similarly, two firms in Patna, one each in Muzaffarpur, Barh…

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Vic triple zero service to be overhauled

A report into Victoria's ailing emergency call service has recommended a major structural overhaul, including moving it under the authority of government.

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