Hugging to be allowed soon as UK on track for lockdown easing May 9, 2021 Brits will be allowed to hug once again soon as Boris Johnson is set to confirm the next stage of the UK’s easing of lockdown restrictions. Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said the prime minister will give the green light tomorrow for the next stage of the roadmap on 17 May. This will mean people [...]
Brewdog toasts online sales as revenue grows a tenth April 10, 2021 Craft brewer Brewdog today said that an explosion on online sales had helped grow its revenue 10 per cent in 2020, despite the widespread hospitality shutdown due to the pandemic. The Scottish firm said that revenue had come in at £238m for the year, driven by a thirteen-fold increase in digital sales of its drinks. [...]
In The Style’s AIM listing to value influencer fashion brand at £105m March 10, 2021 Online fast fashion retailer In The Style today raised £11m ahead of its listing on London Stock Exchange’s growth market, valuing the firm at £105m. The firm also raised £49m for the selling shareholders through the share placing, ahead of its admission to AIM on Monday. In The Style was launched in Manchester – like [...]
Mesut Ozil: Arsenal exit raises questions about player power and at what point clout becomes baggage January 18, 2021 The case of Mesut Ozil – signed to rapture and fanfare, ushered out the door to relief all round – is a very modern transfer tale. After Arsenal pulled off the surprise signing of Ozil in summer 2013, shirt sales increased 12-fold and tickets at Emirates Stadium became even harder to come by. The club [...]
The Week in Sportbiz: QBE’s bold Six Nations call, and Euro shutdowns spell doom for ‘let fans back in’ push October 29, 2020 England may be hot favourites to win the Six Nations this weekend, but not everyone agrees. Insurer QBE is tipping Ireland to triumph — an outcome currently attracting odds of 3/1 with most bookmakers and even bigger prices on exchanges. It is a bold call, especially as QBE itself predicted England would take the title [...]
Arsene Wenger: Invincible review – a portrait of a thoughtful legend November 11, 2021 In October 1996, Arsene Wenger officially became the manager of Arsenal FC. What he would over the next two decades would redefine both the club and English football, introducing new methods and ideas that are now commonplace across the country. A quarter of a century on from that appointment, having stepped down from the role [...]
Turin’s time to shine as the new ATP Finals host November 11, 2021 The regional Italian capital of Piedmont, Turin, is no stranger to hosting major sports events. It is the home of Juventus and in 2006 it hosted the Winter Olympics. This weekend, however, Turin begins its run as the site of the ATP Finals. Staged in London since 2009, 13 other cities have hosted the event [...]
2021’s lighter political moments: From Michael Gove’s dance moves and Britain’s chief mouser to the hunt for Irn-Bru December 26, 2021 From the rags-to-riches tale of Britain’s chief mouser to a hunt for Irn-Bru at COP26, even in the midst of a global pandemic there have been some lighter moments in politics during this long and challenging year. ‘Church warden overslept’ On May 6, local elections were held across England, Scotland and Wales but some voters [...]
Demand for vaping and vitamins sees Supreme revenues soar May 4, 2021 Manchester-based importer and manufacturer Supreme expects revenues to jump to £121m in the full year to March amid demand for its vaping and sports nutrition products. The Aim-listed company distributes to major discount retailers, grocers and wholesalers in a number of categories including vaping, nutrition, lighting, household and vitamins. Supreme began trading in London in [...]
AxisStars: Former Man Utd and France footballer Louis Saha on cleaning up the industry and ‘keeping sharks at bay’ with his app business June 23, 2021 Louis Saha enjoyed a glittering football career but he was far from an instant success. A promising teenager, he struggled at first at humble Metz, scored just once in a loan spell at Newcastle United, and dropped down a division to sign for Fulham in the hope of kick-starting his career. Saha proved a success [...]