Coty picks up $200m stake in Kim Kardashian West’s beauty brand KKW June 29, 2020 Coty is to buy a 20 per cent stake in Kim Kardashian West’s make-up brand KKW, valuing the reality TV star’s business at $1bn (£810m). The deal, which will see cosmetics giant put $200m into the celebrity’s beauty line, sent Coty’s shares skyrocketing 17 per cent in pre-market US trading. It means that West’s beauty [...]
Government issued ‘Corona Bonds’ are inevitable. Could blockchain provide the answer to efficiency and transparency of their issue? April 21, 2020 Price Watch The crypto market has had a positive week with the total market cap once again heading north of the US$200bn mark and at the time of writing, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at US$7,050.62 / GB£5,685.18; Ethereum (ETH) is at US$179.39 / GB£144.70; Ripple (XRP) is at US$0.1894 / GB£0.1520; Binance (BNB) is at [...]
These are the 10 most dangerous celebrities to search for online October 22, 2019 Carrying out an online search for your favourite singer or TV star may seem an innocuous way to while away the time. However, a spot of celebrity stalking could turn out to be dangerous, as cyber criminals lure in unwitting fans with links to malicious websites. Read more: Russian cyber criminals hack Iranian hackers to [...]
Kim Kardashian and Sheryl Sandberg aren’t the only models of female business success October 10, 2019 Today is the 116th anniversary of the Women’s Social and Political Union in the UK – the organisation that secured universal suffrage in the UK. It is an inspiring date. Today, women do experience greater parity with men than ever before. However, all over the world, patriarchal cultures still restrict women’s ability to be successful [...]
Kim Kardashian’s business lessons for bosses July 2, 2019 Kim Kardashian West is no stranger to being in the news, but recent stories surrounding her have been a far cry from the usual headlines. For instance, after successfully fighting for convicted drug trafficker Alice Johnson to be granted clemency by President Trump, the celebrity has revealed that she’s studying for a law degree, stating [...]
Morality matters: How tolerant are we of intolerance? April 5, 2019 To boycott or not to boycott? It’s a very live issue. The BDS movement – boycott, divestment, sanctions – which grew out of the Israel/Palestine conflict and seeks to punish Israel for its policy towards the Palestinian state and people, has shown how factionalised and controversial sanctions and boycotts can become. With passions running white-hot [...]
Weight Watchers lost a few pounds with name change to WW. What should it do next? March 10, 2019 WW – the slimmed-down version of the brand formerly known as Weight Watchers – has forecast a 10 per cent drop in its membership over the first quarter of 2019. The “new year, new me” attitude should be attracting new members, but WW’s new identity has failed to tempt consumers. Like a Kim Kardashian weight-loss lollipop, [...]
What do a scarecrow, a five foot chocolate Easter bunny and a glass eye have in common? January 2, 2019 Budget hotel brand Travelodge said today that weird and wacky items customers had left behind in its rooms last year included a blue eyed cockatoo called Brexit, a five foot teddy bear made of popcorn and a doggy throne. The hotel chain said pet owners had been particularly forgetful with three butterfly tail fish named [...]
Cannes Lions 2018 aims for restraint as advertising industry battles a number of challenges June 18, 2018 The advertising community has descended upon Cannes this week for its annual get together, but amid the rosé quaffing there is a sense of restraint, as the industry battles a number of challenges. For many, Cannes Lions – the advertising industry’s equivalent of the Oscars – has become synonymous with parties, booze and a certain [...]
French beauty giant L’Oreal defeated in High Court scrap with US start-up June 11, 2018 Beauty behemoth L’Oreal lost a High Court case today to a Californian start-up that makes a hair product used by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian. Start-up Olaplex sued L’Oreal for infringing its patent for its Bond Multiplier hair lightening product. Olaplex’s product has been used on celebrities such as actor Drew Barrymore, singer Jennifer Lopez [...]