Google’s Larry Page, American Express’ Ken Chenault, Three’s David Dyson: These are the UK’s top-rated chief executives, as voted for by their employees June 10, 2015 It's a tough business, being a chief executive these days – so a little bit of love from their employees never goes amiss. Now recruitment site Glassdoor has unveiled its list of the UK's highest-rated chief execs. Alas, the top-rated guy isn't even based here… The list, which is based on approval by their employees, [...]
General Election 2015: IOD slams Labour’s “obviously counterproductive” profit-sharing policy plans March 15, 2015 Potential Labour party plans to force companies to share profits with staff have been slammed by the Institute of Directors as “counterproductive” and a deterrent to investment. The policy to force firms with over 50 employees to set up profit-sharing schemes in the style of John Lewis is reportedly being considered by Ed Miliband in a bid [...]
BBC TV centre homes to go up for sale July 27, 2015 Homebuyers will soon be able to own a slice of TV history. Kasmira Jefford reports. THE scenery block at the former BBC Television centre in London’s White City is eerily quiet. For over 50 years the cavernous space used to bustle with carpenters and designers assembling sets for some of Britain’s best known programmes, including [...]
Life in the fast lane at Canary Wharf show June 4, 2015 Time for a mid-life crisis? Thinking about trading in for a younger model? You’re in luck! Motorexpo holds its 20th annual free-for-all car show in Canary Warf next week. From Monday, workers in the financial village even get a chance to drool over their dream car before showing off to their friends by test driving [...]
Minouche Shafik, Andy Street and Jamie Murray Wells: These are the business grandees honoured in the Queen’s birthday honours list June 12, 2015 It’s the Queen’s birthday tomorrow – and what better way to kick off the celebrations than announce which of the nation’s great and good will don a hat and trip off to Buckingham Palace to receive an award. Among the 1,163 people named, there are 86 years between the oldest and youngest recipients [...]
Labour leadership race: Andy Burnham woos business with calls to “celebrate spirit of enterprise” May 29, 2015 Andy Burnham will today admit that Labour got it wrong on business and the economy, and that the party cannot win the next election if voters believe it gives the workshy an "easy ride". In a speech to business leaders, the frontrunner in the race to succeed Ed Miliband as leader will say he is [...]
Mike Ashley funds purchase of Chelsea development worth £900m April 19, 2015 Mike Ashley has financed a deal for a lucrative development in Chelsea that could be worth around £900m according to reports. The Newcastle United owner and Sports Direct founder is said to have provided the £200m paid by Citygrove and McLaren Properties for a development site from John Lewis. According to The Sunday Times, the money [...]
New West End Company boosts board with retail appointments March 17, 2015 THE NEW West End Company has bolstered its board by hiring seven heavyweight retail executives to help oversee the regeneration of the busy shopping district. The lobby group, which represents retailers on Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street, said the new members included John Lewis retail director Andrew Murphy and Brian Duffy, the chief executive [...]
Retail giants aim to go the extra mile June 2, 2015 Online demand is moving retail sheds closer to town THE BOOM in online retailing has created a scramble for small plots of land close to city centres that can be used as nimble distribution hubs for the click-and-collect generation. Vast 500,000 square feet to 1m sq ft warehouses at the heart of the countryside were [...]
Morrisons the only “big four” supermarket in growth June 2, 2015 Is this a case of too little too late or the beginning of a turnaround? Morrisons was the only one of the “big four” supermarkets to grow over the last 12 weeks, according to latest figures by Kantar Worldpanel. The supermarket, which this week faces demotion from the FSTE 100, managed a sluggish 0.1 [...]