No shop ban on New Year's Day
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MSPs vote to ban large stores from opening on Christmas Day but they reject a ban for New Year's Day.
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A Tube strike planned for New Year's Eve is called off following a breakthrough in talks.
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Shops all over the UK reported strong sales on Saturday despite reports of disappointing pre-Christmas sales.
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A ban on smoking at work, in restaurants and cafes will be announced by the Government today. But smoking will still be allowed in public houses that do not serve food.
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With Boxing Day falling on a Sunday, retailers reported more modest crowds than in the past at annual discount sales. But they expect to do brisk business this week, as many Canadians will not return to work until the new year.
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Business & money: Â·  Petrol heads to Â£1 a litre for the holiday season Â·  Crude hits near-record level amid hurricane fears
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Business & money: Â· No talks yet to extend designer's contractÂ· Retailer to report worst performance for two years
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Online retailers don't own Mondays anymore.
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Different laws could cause headaches Companies should order all employees not to smoke in any work vehicle and should follow the Scottish "no smoking" sign requirements because they are the most stringent when the English smoking ban comes into force one month from today.â¦
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Work? Stuff that A poll of 2,500 Brit workers has confirmed what most of us already knew: the Xmas holiday starts tonight at 5pm as a third of the UK's workforce will "mentally switch off" in advance of next week's pre-Yule skive.â¦
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Many online merchants this year will still sell goods with standard shipping terms through Monday, Dec. 18, or Tuesday, Dec. 19, a boon for late holiday shoppers.
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SIGNS that shoppers are trickling back to the High Street today soothed fears that retailers are heading for a dismal Christmas. The CBI said a net 11% of retailers reported higher sales in October than a
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Eight out of 10 people are planning to avoid pubs and clubs on New Year's Eve, a report suggests.
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Festive shopping will not pick up until the last two weeks before Christmas,  the British Retail Consortium warns.
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Supporters say 250 hunts will meet legally the day after the ban in England comes into force. Is the hunting ban enforceable?
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Little Drummer Boy still at large Christmas music in shops is "torture", the "forgotten pollutant" which shop workers must be able to silence for the sake of their sanity, according to activists, trade unions and a peer. The government is being asked to investigate the problem.â¦
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A smoking ban in pubs will not hurt cigarette sales nor reduce the number of people who smoke, according to the UK's biggest tobacco company.