Business briefs: John Lewis | William Hill | Blur
Among its Scottish stores, Aberdeen had the biggest gain of 11.9 per cent. Glasgow sales rose 10.6 per cent, with Edinburgh up 6.1 per cent.
• William Hill – The bookmaker is aiming to raise £375m through a corporate bond issue, paying 4.25 per cent for seven years, to repay loans taken on to fund its purchase of Sportingbet Australia and a deal in April that gave it full control of William Hill Online.
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Hide Ad• Aircraft Medical – The medical device company has launched a video intubation product which will allow video laryngoscopes to be used in “extreme” airways. The McGrath X blade will be displayed at Euroanaesthesia, Europe’s largest annual meeting of anesthesiologists in Barcelona from today until Tuesday.
• Blur – The technology firm set up by Philip Letts, whose family owned the eponymous diary publisher in Dalkeith, has raised £7.6m through a share placing as it seeks to win more customers and develop its service, which lets firms bid for contracts online.
• Pinewood Shepperton – The film studio owner has filed an appeal against a decision by South Bucks District Council to turn down its application to expand its production facilities.
• Xcite Energy – The oil explorer is seeking a new rig provider for its Bentley field in the North Sea after cancelling a contract with British American Offshore. The firm recently said Bentley could contain 250 million barrels of oil, more than double its previous estimate, so it needs a more “commercially attractive” rig deal.