Companies UK: Christmas shoppers help push up sales, UPB signs acc...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Tuesday November 05 2013     UK Companies   Christmas shoppers help push up sales   Total sales rise by 2.6 per cent in the year to October with retailers reporting that customers are already shopping for Christmas       UPB signs accord over oil platforms     Co-op restructures banking arm     Infinis float to value company at £930m     Concern grows with rise in 'living wage'     Fourth probe into rising carrier costs     Plan B leaves Co-op investors satisfied     Co-op: equity and ethics     Britain's half-love for German model     Osborne was wrong not to break up RBS     G4S and Serco face tagging criminal probe     Ryanair cuts outlook for second time     Construction groups damp recovery talk     Centrica chief to forgo annual bonus     Q&A: UK aircraft carrier contracts               Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.