Selfridges staff enjoy a Frozen Friday December 7, 2014 What’s the best way to prep your staff for a hard day of Christmas shopping chaos? Make them all sing Disney song sensation de jour “Let It Go” from Frozen, before the shop doors open, natch. That’s what Selfridges did on Friday – handing every staff member in the store a lyrics sheet and making [...]
Orange expects BT to decide on £10bn EE takeover by Christmas December 4, 2014 THE CHIEF executive of French telecoms group Orange, Stephane Richard, said yesterday that he expected BT to decide before Christmas on whether to bid for the UK’s largest mobile network operator, EE, or its smaller rival, Telefonica’s O2. “BT has its own calendar,” said Richard, speaking at a conference on France’s economy and business climate, according [...]
Black Friday UK 2014: John Lewis and Marks & Spencer set for bumper sales weekend as mega deals entice customers November 24, 2014 You can hardly move for Black Friday promotions this week. Everyone from Amazon to Asda and John Lewis to Very is getting in on the day. Electricals like TVs, tablets and other gadgets, designer watches, clothing and toys will all have cut price offers for the weekend that starts with Black Friday and ends with [...]
M&B sees some Christmas cheer as sales increase January 29, 2015 PUB GROUP Mitchells & Butlers yesterday said it saw a good performance over the festive trading period. However, it warned its margins remained under pressure owing to the integration of the Orchid business, which it purchased for £266m last June, and pricing pressures. The FTSE 250-listed company said sales in the 17 weeks to 27 January [...]
Mayor Boris Johnson will meet with rail bosses tomorrow after second day of chaos at London Bridge station January 7, 2015 London Mayor Boris Johnson's meeting with rail bosses tomorrow is likely be dominated by the fallout of another disastrous day of overcrowding at London Bridge station. The Mayor's meeting with senior staff at Network Rail was already on the books before commuters suffered a second day of delays and "dangerous overcrowding". Johnson will demand the [...]
Shares jump higher at AO World January 12, 2015 SHARES in AO World rallied yesterday after the online white goods company reported a surge in third quarter sales, thanks in part to the success of Black Friday weekend. The so-called e-tailer, which sells kitchen appliances and televisions online from its warehouse in Crewe, said revenue from its website jumped 38 per cent three months [...]
Apache Stronghold can land JLT under masterful Carberry March 11, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE JLT, PERTEMPS FINAL AND KIM MUIR STILL a relatively new race at the Cheltenham Festival, the JLT Novices’ Chase (1.30pm) is for those horses who need further than the two miles of the Arkle and less than the three and a bit miles of the RSA Chase. No horse fits that [...]
New Year’s Eve 2014 in London – how to spend it December 29, 2014 It’s that time of year again – when everyone’s asking you what you’re doing on New Year’s Eve.Some are lucky enough to already have the evening planned, but many Londoners are still trying to work out how to mark the occasion. If you’re unsure of what to do, here are some ideas to help ensure [...]
Christmas in London: Start planning your festive season November 20, 2014 As usual, London will be buzzing over the Christmas period. Here’s our selection of the best seasonal activities Swedish Christmas at Fika Head to Brick Lane for a Christmas dinner with a Scandinavian difference. Swedish bar and kitchen Fika is offering a traditional Scandi Christmas dinner from 1-23 December. The small, independent restaurant [...]
Content isn’t just for Christmas: Reflections on 2014’s seasonal ads December 21, 2014 One of the wonders of Christmas is the gift of giving, and brand marketers have been wrapping up content in abundance this Christmas. For the major retailers, it’s no longer simply about occupying the most television airtime over the festive period. Content now starts with YouTube and Facebook, becomes amplified through Twitter and is spun [...]