Why the famed “hairdryer treatment” dished out by Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United should not be used as a leadership template November 11, 2016 Sir Alex Ferguson was unusually coy this week. When giving a talk to the World Business Forum in Milan the former Manchester United boss claimed his infamous "hairdryer treatment" was more myth than reality, a story that grew during his 27-year tenure at Old Trafford. "It happened about half a dozen times in 27 years and the [...]
Boots drops prices on female-focused razors, eye cream and other products that cost women more than men February 3, 2016 Boots has caved into pressure from MPs, cutting prices on products that forced women to pay more than men. The high-street chain has changed the price tags on own-brand disposable razors and Botanics eye roll-on, after an online petition gathered more than 40,000 signatures. The Change.org campaign claimed women were being ripped off on the high street [...]
Tescooker? Everything you need to know about Tesco eating Booker January 27, 2017 The UK's largest supermarket, Tesco, announced this morning that it will merge with wholesaler and convenience store supplier Booker Group. Share pries for both companies flew, with Tesco finishing the day nine per cent higher, at 206.3p, while Booker rose 16 per cent to 212.3p – above Tesco's offer price. Here's everything you need to know about the [...]
JD Sports working conditions: King of Trainers says alleged working practices aren’t in its training manual December 15, 2016 JD Sports has hit back at television reports of draconian working conditions at one of its distribution centres, denying the allegations and saying they are not an "accurate reflection" of working practices. An undercover report by Channel 4 news into the sports retailers Kingsway warehouse in Rochdale revealed staff saying working conditions were "worse than prison". Staff [...]
The Kodak Ektra half-asses two things when it should have just whole-assed one thing December 7, 2016 Approximately one hundred years ago, back when it was extremely novel and cool to have a mobile phone with a built-in camera, we would call such contraptions ‘cameraphones’. Nowadays we live in the future and we expect everything we own to have some type of camera embedded in it, but the new Kodak Ektra feels [...]
When it comes to old boys’ clubs, investment banks are far from the worst. But it may be time to launch a brown shoe revolution September 2, 2016 Footwear is not traditionally a City issue, but in recent months it has become something of a sticking point. First, there was high heels-gate, in which a PwC receptionist was sent home for refusing to wear a heel (PwC has since pointed out, quite reasonably, it had no quarrel with the height of the receptionist’s [...]
CVS shares slide after cuts to its full-year profit expectations November 8, 2016 US pharmacy chain CVS Health has cut its full-year profit forecast, sending shares lower in New York. The company blamed the cuts on slowing prescription growth and said it expected to lose more than 40m retail prescriptions in 2017. The loss of contracts to rivals – including one for the US military – has dragged on [...]
Jimmy Choo share price rises as its revenues are boosted by strong Asian markets and its men’s shoes January 28, 2016 Jimmy Choo shares spiked like its own stilettos today, after revealing promising full year results. Shares were trading up around 1.34 per cent, at 129p, having jumped from 127.3p to 130p as soon as markets opened. The figures Full year revenues for 2015 rose seven per cent to £318m, from £300m on a constant currency basis. Taking into account currency [...]
Atom banks on consumers’ dis-appisfaction with traditional retail banks December 21, 2016 The launch of Atom bank earlier this year was a watershed for both the finance and technology sectors. It is the first British bank with no branches and no call centres as everything is done through an app on customers’ phones. Around 30,000 people have signed up for Atom so far. While these numbers by [...]
The UK is now odds-on to remain in the EU until 2020 – and Tony Blair is the reason behind it, according to Ladbrokes November 25, 2016 The UK is now odds-on to still be a full member of the EU on 1 January 2020. According to Ladbrokes, Tony Blair's claim that Brexit can be stopped has moved the market, making it now just 10/11 Britain remain as full members, with 3/1 offered on another vote taking place before the same date. Meanwhile, the [...]