Festive retail jobs are on the rise December 3, 2013 RETAIL and construction employment are benefiting particularly from the boost to economic growth in recent quarters, with shops ramping up their hiring ahead of Christmas. Reed’s latest job index climbed by 28 per cent in the year to November, but the retail section has risen at almost twice the pace, with 49 per cent more [...]
Smartphones to influence £18bn of high street sales made in 2013 October 7, 2013 SMARTPHONES will influence more than £18bn of high street shopping sales this year, a jump of 45 per cent from 2012, according to a research out yesterday. The survey by Deloitte found that consumers who use their smartphones before or during their shopping trip are not only more likely to make a purchase, but also [...]
Good jobs: On that key measure, London is the world’s top city November 11, 2013 LONDON is a global city, and together with a handful of other ultra-successful urban centres worldwide, the closest we have today to the ancient Phoenician and Greek city-states. Successful, open-minded, commercial cities have always attracted the best and brightest, something that was just as true in the Mediterranean in 600BC as it was in early [...]
Hibu shareholders hit out at former bosses December 10, 2013 SAVERS who lost money in the restructuring of Yellow Pages owner Hibu yesterday criticised its former directors for failing to meet them at a shareholder meeting. The Hibu Shareholder Group (HSG), which represents about 760 small investors, said former chairman Bob Wigley and ex-chief executive Mike Pocock should have attended the emergency general meeting held [...]
Inside Track: Ross’s brutal shake-up could prove painful for taxpayers January 29, 2014 ROSS’S Brutal Shake-up – come next month, that will be the most appropriate use of the initials of Britain’s most troubled lender. After Monday’s kitchen and bathroom sinking all rolled into one, it’s not difficult to see why. McEwan’s predecessor as chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Stephen Hester, was fond of describing [...]
Hibu shareholders hit out at former bosses December 4, 2013 SAVERS who lost money in the restructuring of Yellow Pages owner Hibu yesterday criticised its former directors for failing to meet them at a shareholder meeting. The Hibu Shareholder Group (HSG), which represents about 760 small investors, said former chairman Bob Wigley and ex-chief executive Mike Pocock should have attended the emergency general meeting held [...]
Record revenue at KPMG as firms start spending December 12, 2013 GLOBAL fee income at accountancy firm KPMG have hit a record high of $23.4bn this year – 3.7 per cent higher than in 2012. The firm said that businesses’ renewed confidence had led to an uptick in demand for its advisory and audit services, with emerging markets showing particularly strong growth. Revenues in India grew [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 20 January 2014 January 20, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES David Cameron faces EU isolation David Cameron risks “damaging Europe” with his anti-immigration stance, according to some of Britain’s allies, leaving the prime minister looking isolated in his attempts to restrict free movement in the EU. Ministers and officials from several EU powers told the Financial Times they would resist Mr Cameron’s attempts [...]
Construction in the City reaches five-year high November 5, 2013 BUILDING activity in the City has reached a five-year high thanks to rising developer confidence buoyed by a shortage of prime office space in the Square Mile. Deloitte’s latest London Office Crane Survey released yesterday shows that nine new projects got underway in the third quarter of the year with a combined floor plan of [...]
No Christmas cheer for struggling high streets December 15, 2013 HIGH street stores are failing to benefit from stronger economic confidence and higher consumer spending in the run up to Christmas, with footfall below last year’s level. According to worrying figures released this morning by Springboard and the British Retail Consortium (BRC), high street footfall this November was down 4.2 per cent on the same [...]