Lidl clothing range: Discount retailer challenges British supermarkets on fashion front August 20, 2014 Not content with challenging big British supermarkets on food prices, discount favourite Lidl is taking the stores on in the fashion stakes. The German retailer is about to launch a fashion range for women that includes jeans, shoes and even leather jackets, with a men's range to follow later this year. From August 25th shoppers [...]
Who does the best New year detox lunch? From Leon’s super-healthy vegan quinoa pot to Pod’s “joyless” chicken box January 6, 2015 It’s January again, and your favourite City eateries are flogging super-healthy lunches. We tried them all so you don’t have to… Vital Ingredient Immunity Booster Vital Ingredient Immunity Booster £6.25 Chicken, beetroot, sweetcorn, pomegranate, spinach. Carrot and apple dressing HEALTHINESS: ★★★★☆ TASTINESS: ★☆☆☆☆ Dishes like these give detoxing a bad name. Weird [...]
Jimmy Choo to put its best foot foward for float September 23, 2014 LUXURY shoe brand Jimmy Choo is hoping its fortunes will take a step up as it announced plans yesterday to float on the London Stock Exchange next month. It has been estimated that the Jimmy Choo listing could value the high fashion shoe brand chain at above £700m. Jimmy Choo has put forward a growth [...]
Greene King and Spirit Pubs in £773m takeover November 4, 2014 BRITISH pub retailer and brewing giant Greene King finally reached agreement yesterday over the long-mooted takeover bid of compatriot brewer Spirit Pubs. Greene King’s offer – worth £773.6m, at 115p a share – has been accepted by Spirit Pubs’ senior management. The arrangement will see Greene King shareholders take 71.1 per cent in the newly [...]
Liverpool net €1m with last-gasp winner September 16, 2014 Steven Gerrard earned Liverpool €500,000 (£398,000) with his last-gasp penalty against Ludogorets Razgrad in the Champions League on Tuesday night. With one swipe of the boot the Liverpool captain won his side three points, detonated an atom bomb of ecstasy in the Kop, and doubled the club’s earnings from the evening. Clubs in [...]
Household spending rises – and luxury goods are making a comeback September 7, 2014 Household spending was up in August compared to 2013’s figure, as the economic recovery continues to grow, industry data showed today. Confident shoppers spent more on luxury goods like hotels and restaurants, as well as splashing out on shoes and clothes, according to figures from Visa Europe. Overall spending was up two per cent on [...]
Christmas quiz: Test your knowledge December 22, 2014 Deloitte’s chief economist, poses some of the trickiest questions of the year. How many can you get right? Answers are at the bottom. 1 The Louvre is the world’s most popular art gallery, with 9.3m visits in 2013. How many visits did people make to Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Florida in the same year? a) [...]
Newcastle consign losing streak to history pages October 5, 2014 LONG-SUFFERING boss Dean Richards insisted an end to Newcastle Falcons’ abysmal run of form was long overdue after his side dispatched the burden of a 20-match losing streak with a dramatic 29-24 success against Exeter yesterday. The visitors were leading 24-17 with 15 minutes remaining only for Tom Catterick and Noah Cato to cross the [...]
Ladies who don’t lunch: Sue Round talks fund management, sentimentality and being broke March 26, 2015 Buongiorno signora!” bellows the exuberant waiter at Bolton’s, an Italian tucked away in an unassuming corner near Leadenhall Market. “Hello, hellooo” comes the response. I know Sue Round has arrived, even before I see her. She greets me warmly, as if we’ve known each other for years. In fact, I’ve met Sue only once before [...]
Sport Comment: Return of FA Cup offers hope to football’s have-nots November 6, 2014 ENGLISH football’s calendar hits a milestone this weekend with the FA Cup First Round proper – when the minnows of the Football League and non-league jointly dream of glory; giant-killing in the New Year and making a few bob along the way. It’s a big day for the have-nots of football. Just how big was [...]