07 Aug 1998
| by IAN DARBY
Things tend to happen quickly in the career of Paul Barber. At 27,
after a few months as senior PR manager at retailer BhS, he was made
head of corporate communications. He then joined international
distribution company Inchcape and by the age of 30 was promoted to the
board as group corporate affairs...
23 Feb 1996
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
to launch into the intensely competitive
credit card market....as it prepares to launch into the intensely competitive
credit card market.
People s Bank, the 28th largest credit card issuer in the States, plans
to launch a card in the UK later this year which will offer lower-than-
average interest rates and above-average credit limits.
In the US, a People ...
30 Apr 1999
| by LEXIE GODDARD
-commerce, Beenz are electronic credits which can be
earned by shopping on-line or even by simply visiting a web...Beenz is the name of a new, on-line currency. An innovative concept
in the world of e-commerce, Beenz are electronic credits which can be
earned by shopping on-line or even by simply visiting a web site.
Like other currencies, Beenz can be saved and spent. There are personal
Beenz bank ...
12 Dec 2008
in the national and consumer press and has come
top of The Sun's 'Captain Crunch' basket league almost every week since
Public persuaded 'Crunch' editor Tim Spanton to include budget
supermarkets. RESULTS Between ...
04 Sep 1998
| by SOPHIE BARKER
by highlighting its data
services and new in-store card account wins in the specialist retail,
credit ...
place among financial services companies.
Sears Financial Services provides in-store credit cards for 19 retail
chains including First Division and Selfridges. It issues credit on
pounds 250 ...
13 Dec 2002
rival Credit Lyonnais.
BNP recently won a 10.9 per cent stake in Lyonnais after a state auction, then bought a further 5.3 per cent to boost its share.
It is thought Credit Agricole is also still ...
07 Jun 1996
| by MICK KAVANAGH
, it expanded rapidly as a consumer credit
provider to other high street retailers.
But in 1991, financial problems forced it to abandon providing consumer
credit directly. Instead, the company developed a range of postal and
telephone-based customer service management services, including credit ...
17 Sep 1999
| by SOPHIE BARKER
, credit card charges, the euro and the disposal of
electronic goods.
Reporting to corporate ...
21 Aug 1998
| by SOPHIE BARKER
, credit cards, holidays, home gas supplies, home shopping
and TESSAs and PEPs. Its magazine, Saga ...
09 Feb 1996
amount and its time to look for new
challenges, he said.
He is credited with helping to re ...