Domino’s Pizza launches ambitious bid to ramp up sales and store openings by 2028 March 12, 2024 Domino’s Pizza has outlined plans to accelerate growth, eyeing 1,600 UK and Ireland stores delivering £2bn of system sales by 2028.
Gary Neville joins Tom Brady and Serena Williams at advisory and investing giant Consello March 4, 2024 Former Manchester United and England footballer Gary Neville has been hired by global advisory and investing firm, Consello.
Doped Olympics, the Enhanced Games, is “bollocks”, says Seb Coe February 29, 2024 World Athletics chief Seb Coe has rubbished plans for a doping Olympics, the Enhanced Games, as “bollocks”. The former Olympic champion was speaking ahead of this weekend’s World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. “It’s bollocks. I can’t really get excited about it,” Coe said. “There’s only one message and that is if anyone is moronic [...]
Just Eat slashes 1,700 jobs as food delivery giant re-embraces ‘gig economy’ model March 21, 2023 Just Eat has been forced to slash 1,700 delivery driver jobs and 170 head office roles, after the service has seen a slow down in takeaway demand. The food delivery group, whose rivals include Deliveroo and Uber Eats, said the group was looking to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Just Eat, which has some 15,000 [...]
Exclusive: Getir teams up with Co-op as rapid delivery firm looks to grow UK presence October 26, 2022 Getir has joined forces with Co-op to deliver groceries from the retailer to consumers in a hurry. The rapid delivery firm will launch a pilot to offer app users hundreds of Co-op products across London from today. Nisa Retail, Co-op group’s wholesale division, will be working with Getir to supply the range of around 300 [...]
The Notebook: Victoria Scholar on Muskisms, Barbie and why there’s light at the end of the rate-rising tunnel August 3, 2023 Where the City’s movers and shakers get a few things off their chest. Today, it’s Victoria Scholar of Interactive Investor Little relief from interest rates yet, but there is light at the end of the tunnel The Bank of England is forecast to raise interest rates for the 14th time in a row today, lifting [...]
Why the next part of the Government’s AI safety plan should be citizen engagement November 2, 2023 The public must be engaged as we move into this potentially bright, AI powered future, says Lord Holmes of Richmond.
Net Zero: Why scrapping a meat tax, bin rules and car sharing isn’t all it seems September 20, 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ditched several green policies today - but it looks like some of them never even existed in the first place.
Exclusive: Ambl app for restaurant reservations secures £2.3m cash injection November 17, 2022 A pair of childhood best friends hope to become the Uber or Gorillas of Londoners’ nights-out, after cinching £2.3m funding. Tech start-up Ambl, which was founded by Essex entrepreneurs Aaron Solomon and Jed Hackling, helps diners find an eleventh hour reservation. The app has secured £2.3m in seed capital, with investors including Jon Spiteri of [...]
Heavy losses could spur move to private for SoftBank, analysts say August 9, 2022 Hefty losses in the portfolio of Japanese investment giant SoftBank could push its chief Masayoshi Son to delist the firm via a management buyout, analysts have suggested.