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1 The credit crunch means we are all staying in, watching DVDs and playing computer games. By how much did HMV report that game sales had risen in the past year?

a 20 per cent b 50 per cent c 70 per cent d 90 per cent

2 Who has been chosen to star in Marks & Spencer’s new food advertising campaign?

a Jamie Oliver b Michael Winner c Sir David Jason d Angela Hartnett

3 An Ipsos MORI poll has shown that shoppers would not miss two well-known high street stores if they vanished. Which were they?

a Mothercare b Boots c The Body Shop d Argos

4 Paul Polman, the new chief executive of Unilever, is defecting from which of the company’s rivals?

a L’Oréal b Procter & Gamble c Nestlé d Reckitt Benckiser

5 Whitbread, owner of Premier Inn, attributed a rise in revenues to which of the following?

a More holidaymakers choosing to stay at its hotels b More people having affairs and booking rooms for secret trysts c A rise in weddings being hosted at the hotel chain d Business people downgrading to budget hotels

Answers

1 b HMV has reported a 50 per cent jump in game sales, led by video titles, such as Grand Theft Auto IV and Wii Fit

2 c M&S is hiring Sir David Jason to boost sales of its ready meals

3 a & c Nearly 70 per cent of shoppers said that they would miss neither Mothercare nor The Body Shop if they were to close their doors

4 c The 52-year-old Dutchman runs Nestlé’s business in the Americas

5 d Cost-conscious business people downgrading to budget hotel rooms helped Whitbread to report a 7 per cent rise sales

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