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Diageo overhaul to cost 900 Scottish jobs

Johnnie Walker and Guinness maker to close distillery and packaging plant but creates 400 jobs in Fife

HMV soars on market share snatch from rivals

Full-year profits at the home entertainment retailer rose 11.5%, helped by the collapse of Woolworths and Zavvi

Pierre Cardin future in confusion over China deal

French fashion designer intends to sell licences and retain brand but executive moots possible takeover

Take the water out of washing

Plastic beads can be used to suck dirt from clothes and cut down on energy use

The Andrew Davidson Interview: Theo Fennell

The King of Bling is back at the jeweller that bears his name after a high-profile spat that led to his departure

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How I made it: Nick Glynne

Film-maker changed his script to online retailing

Permira seeks bank help to rescue Valentino

The private-equity firm is to be forced into debt negotiations with its banks over global fashion house Valentino

Sweeney Todd would blush

King of Shaves has positioned itself as the small but superior product doing daily battle in the world’s bathrooms

Fine wine prices rise on Asia recovery

Champagne corks are popping in the fine wine market, with each of the nine Sotheby's auctions this year beating estimates

Business Big shot: James Dyson

Sir James Dyson has unveiled a new gizmo, but wanted to talk about the innards of his DC31 vacuum cleaner instead

L’Oréal found guilty of racial discrimination

French cosmetics giant sought an all-Gallic sales team, excluding black, Asian and Arab women from selling shampoo