Arlberg becomes Austria’s largest ski area thanks to a newly opened £37.5m cable-car system. We take it for a test drive. December 1, 2017 As I pulled up outside my hotel in Lech, a very overweight fox ambled across the road in front of our coach. I took it as a sign of good things to come. I were in Lech to enjoy some early season skiing and although the Alps had experienced one of the lowest December snowfalls [...]
The best contemporary, modern ski chalets in Europe November 30, 2017 Modern ski chalets are more like Bond lairs than rustic cabins. We grab our skis and take a tour of the best ones on the market. Cristal de Jade, Chamonix Described as “simple and contemporary” by selling agent MGM Properties, this chalet is one for those who appreciate modern furnishings and fantastic views. Two huge [...]
Bell Pottinger faces client exodus: Top firms seek to distance themselves from disgraced PR firm | City A.M. September 5, 2017 Bell Pottinger is facing an exodus of clients as companies seek to distance themselves from the disgraced PR firm. The iconic company, which was kicked out of the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) on Monday, is now scrambling to regroup. City A.M. understands Bell Pottinger wants to name a new boss this week, following [...]
Architecture in games: How real-world designers are helping to build virtual worlds, from Jonathan Blow’s The Witness to What Remains of Edith Finch September 27, 2017 In the real world, architects are bound by many things: gravity, cost, materials, space. In the world of video games, however, these problems largely melt away. Within the constraints of time and processing power, you can build just about anything. Award-winning Japanese games developer Fumito Ueda is famous for creating vast environments filled with vertiginous, [...]
Subscription shaving service Cornerstone gets a smooth £3.5m investment led by Calculus Capital as former Graze chairman William Reeve joins as adviser August 7, 2017 British shaving products supplier Cornerstone has nabbed a £3.5m investment, in a new funding round led by private equity firm Calculus Capital. E-commerce veteran William Reeve, who has previously held positions on the boards of Graze, Lovefilm, Zoopla and Paddy Power, will join the Cornerstone team as an adviser. The new investment takes the total [...]
Dress-down Friday? Dress-down every day. The City of London is becoming more casual, with bowler hats out and designer stubble in September 8, 2017 Goodbye bowler hats, brollies and polished black shoes – hello dress-down Fridays, jazzy colours and designer stubble. Dress codes appear to be falling out of fashion in the City of London. Around two-thirds of financial services employees will be allowed to travel into work in casualwear for dress-down Friday today, the results of a new [...]
Euro 2016 betting: Hazard can make up for quiet season with Euro Golden Boot June 9, 2016 The list of European Championship Golden Boot winners is an illustrious one. From Gerd Muller in 1972 to Marco van Basten in 1988 and Alan Shearer in 1996, being the top goalscorer at a tournament guarantees a player a place in history. This summer, the race for the Golden Boot is as wide open as ever. [...]
What you need to know about Mark Tucker, the newly confirmed chairman of HSBC and former man from the Pru March 12, 2017 Mark Tucker, currently chief exec of AIA and once the man from the Pru, has been confirmed to replace HSBC's departing chairman Douglas Flint. But Tucker's life might have gone down a different path entirely as he once trained to be a professional football player. Although he may have hung up his boots for studying [...]
Let’s not make feminist idols of women who refuse to wear high heels at work February 2, 2017 A report by two parliamentary committees has called for a review of equality legislation, after a receptionist engaged by outsourcing firm Portico was sent home without pay when she refused to wear high heels while temping at PwC. From what I could tell, the temp’s case consisted of three claims. The first was that wearing [...]
Walgreens Boots Alliance posts a 15 per cent slide in net earnings, sending its share price lower despite beating expectations July 6, 2016 Walgreens Boots Alliance, the company that has controlled UK high street pharmacy chain Boots since 2014, has reported analyst estimate beating results but has failed to stop a share sell off. Shares were down by over three per cent in New York following the results announcement. For the third quarter the company reported earnings per share [...]