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UK retail sales rise 0.6% in December Posted 1 Feb 2012
UK retail sales volumes rose by 0.6% between November and December, official figures show, after heavy discounting by stores. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) also said that sales were 2.6% higher than December 2010.
Charity Golf Day for the Peace Hospice Posted 1 Feb 2012
Despite the fact that its still cold and dark spring is not too far away and what better way to cheer yourself up than by signing up to play in the next Chamber Charity Golf Day in aid of the Peace Hospice which takes place at Aldenham Golf Club on Tuesday May 15.
Asnu Win Two Awards at Sema Show in Las Vegas Posted 1 Feb 2012
Bushey based company ASNU, manufacturers of the ASNU Fuel Injector Testing & Servicing System, won two awards, one in the Best New Product – Racing and Performance section and one from the Global Writers Association, for their Adaptable Injector Programme, held at the SEMA Show, an Automotive & Performance Exhibition held in Las Vegas, Nevada during the first week of November
‘The Future of Pharma’ Proves Successful Posted 1 Feb 2012
On Monday 23rd January 2012 The Watford Chamber of Commerce with Matthew Arnold & Baldwin hosted a lunch-time seminar entitled “The Future of Pharma” by Professor Brian D Smith.
GREAT NEWS FOR WATFORD Posted 1 Feb 2012
After many years of discussions the Department of Transport has recently announced that the £120 million Croxley Rail Link project has been approved. It is anticipated that building work will commence in 2014 and when the scheme is completed two years later the Metropolitan Line will run from Croxley Green through two new stations at Ascot Road and the Health Campus before terminating at Watford Junction. It is proposed that trains to London will run every ten minutes during peak periods and every fifteen minutes during the rest of the day. The scheme will also help to underpin Watford as a key transport hub for the Capital.
The five marketing mantras for entrepreneurs Five ways to make your marketing more effective in 2012. Posted 1 Feb 2012
The five marketing mantras for entrepreneurs Five ways to make your marketing more effective in 2012.
Welcome to our New Members Posted 1 Feb 2012
We are delighted to welcome our eleven new members to the Chamber
GROWING AGAINST THE FLOW Posted 1 Feb 2012
It’s tempting to see the almost daily barrage of bad economic headlines as an omen of impending financial apocalypse. How businesses can grow in tough economic times By David Breger, HW Fisher & Company
Fragrances & Toiletries Ltd Posted 1 Feb 2012
Local Perfume Manufacturer Fragrances & Toiletries Ltd will be exhibiting at Cosmoprof Bologna 9TH – 12TH March 2012 - International Hall 30, Stand A, Block B36-C35.
The Portas review Posted 1 Feb 2012
On 17 May 2011 the Prime Minister announced that he had asked Mary Portas, leading retail marketing consultant, to undertake a review of the English high street. The report was published on 13 December 2011:
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