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Tesco expands procurement team to boost buying power

The retailer is recruiting for purchasers that can help leverage the company’s size and scale across Europe.

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More UK firms declared insolvent in 2011

The number of companies going out of business increased compared with 2010, and caution is advised in the year ahead.

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Staff money-saving ideas save fire service £3 million

Cost-cutting tips generated by staff at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service put it on track to meet a £4 million savings target.

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Brazil’s bottle redesign cuts carbon emissions at Diageo

Results of initiative will be shared across Smirnoff’s global team to “encourage others to go down the same route”.

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EU’s Iranian oil ban unlikely to hurt buyers

As the European Union adopts an oil embargo against Iran due to its nuclear programme, analysts assure price impact will be miminal.

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Defence experts urge MoD to spend in UK to reap tax revenue

Research report: “Close to 36 per cent of the government spend of £1 million would be returned to the exchequer.”

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Staffordshire council sets up public/private partnership

Deputy leader Ian Parry: “If they save us ten million quid, they’ll get part of that ten million quid.”

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CIOs name supply analytics as number one technology

Chief information officers may be forced back into ‘cost-cutting mode’, while senior executives expect technology to help them address tough economic conditions.

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Freight theft in the US hits record high

Ambiguity in the supply chain leads victims to “literally hand over cargo”.

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Women’s magazine achieves savings from outsourcing

The Lady, England’s longest-running weekly magazine for women, made an average of 16 per cent of savings after outsourcing part of its cost and purchase management to Auditel.

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