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Electrical retailer Dixons Group plans to invest 65 million pounds sterling in new stores and renovation work, with 74 schemes scheduled for 1997. It will spend an average of between 600,000 pounds sterling and 900,000 pounds sterling fitting out a typical superstore, with new-build stores costing up to 4 million pounds sterling. It uses construction management for all its building work, and uses three external construction managers in framework deals.

Retail industry, Retail trade, Consumer electronics industry, Buildings and facilities, Dixons Group PLC

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This is your life

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Job applicants are advised to shorten a resume if it is more than between three and four pages in length. They should be cautious about what hobbies or outside interests are included in case they put the employer off. The resume should be accompanied by a well-written letter of introduction. The applicant should think carefully about the letter of introduction if it is designed to describe a desired field of work or career change.

Analysis, Recruiting, Job applicants, Resumes (Employment), Resumes

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What's the score?

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The curved roof and high level of spectator visibility are two of the elements which make the McAlpine Stadium in Huddersfield, UK, one of the best football grounds in the country. The original 16 million pounds sterling stadium was built in 1994, with a further 14 million pounds sterling being invested in extra seating and a sports complex during 1998. Up to 100,000 pound sterling is spent on maintaining the stadium each year.

Evaluation, Stadiums

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