Raise a dram to this 50-year-old whisky… If you have £20,000 to spare, that is October 5, 2016 A new whisky has been launched today that would leave Don Draper scrabbling for a dram – and his wallet. The world's number two whisky brand, Scotch giant Glenlivet, has unveiled the second release from its luxury Winchester collection, a 50-year-old Vintage 1966 worth an eye-watering £20,000 a bottle and created by then-master distiller Robert Arthur. [...]
Mmmm: Doughnut company Krispy Kreme prepares for London float September 18, 2016 Doughnut company Krispy Kreme is progressing with its plans for an initial public offering (IPO) in London. The UK arm of the American company, which is controlled by private equity firm Alcuin Capital, is planning to float on the London Stock Exchange next month. Read more: Premier listing: Fund manager plots London Stock Exchange flotation The float, [...]
New Builds: On the market this week from a Roman site in the City to a £400m piazza in Islington November 21, 2016 Landmark Place, City of London From £810,000 A rare chance to live in the City of London has arisen with the opening of a new show apartment. The three bedroom duplex was unveiled by Barratt London on the 23rd floor of its Aldgate Place development last week. The new homes will be on Water Lane, [...]
Business rates that hit London need reform October 11, 2016 Business rates are a blunt instrument, one which is set to deliver a heavy blow to London’s retailers, offices and hotels. Rates are due to rise from next April after a revaluation of rateable values for England’s 1.85m commercial properties by the Valuation Office Agency. It is the first such revaluation since 2010. Analysis by [...]
These world timer watches from the 1930s mark you out as a global citizen, while snazzing up the dial of your wristwatch July 7, 2016 There are plenty of ways to add interest to the dial of a wristwatch, but few do it in such style as the world-timer. It’s like an app from a time before there were apps: invented in the 1930s, in the early days of passenger aviation, it enables you to read the time anywhere in [...]
Harrods cuts dividend by over 30 per cent despite rise in profits October 30, 2015 Harrods, the landmark London department store, cut its dividend payment by more than 30 per cent this year after a fall in turnover caused by 'tough trading conditions'. The retailer's financial accounts reveal although profits edged up 4.2 per cent, investors will receive a reduced dividend payment of £103m, a 31.3 per cent drop from last year's £150m record payout. Read [...]
Do you work for one of the UK’s 25 most attractive employers? June 21, 2016 It's causing fevered debate in offices. Politicians are clashing over it. The cats of social media are up in arms about it. Yep, LinkedIn's list of the UK's top 25 most sought-after employers is out – and the good news is that City institutions are faring pretty well. The list, based on analysis of the site's 20m members, [...]
Christmas gifts 2015: How late can you leave your shopping at Argos, M&S, Currys, John Lewis, Zara, Amazon, Harrods and more? December 23, 2015 Left your Christmas shopping until the last minute this year again? You’re not alone. Christmas Eve is when the real festive rush sets in, with manic shoppers dashing to get everything done before Father Christmas is due. Last year, payments processor Worldpay estimated it was the single busiest day of the year, processing 26m transactions [...]
This veteran entrepreneur is a step closer to mining gold in Ireland August 3, 2016 There could be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for serial entrepreneur John Teeling. Connemara Mining, the Aim-listed firm which Teeling chairs, said today that it's found multiple veins of gold running through rocks at a high grading of 5.84 grams per tonne. It comes after a similar find last month. John Teeling told City [...]
Soho House has unveiled an online interiors business – we catch up with Jayne Demuro, the brains behind the project November 23, 2016 If you’re one of the 30,000 people currently on a waiting list for membership of Soho House, there may be an easier way to bask in the studied cool of its private members’ clubs. The worldwide hospitality brand launched an online retail business this summer that aims to ‘bring the House home’. Your home, specifically. [...]