High street hit as customers shop online December 12, 2012 CUSTOMERS are increasingly deserting the high street to do their Christmas shopping online, according to two data releases out this morning. Last week, retailers saw 1.7 per cent fewer customers entering their shops than last year, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Springboard Footfall Monitor, out this morning. Shopping centres were hit especially hard with [...]
Stepping into a historic banking job November 26, 2012 WHEN he takes up the mantle at the Bank of England, Carney will be stepping into shoes filled by 119 others over 319 years, since first governor Sir John Houblon. Carney succeeds Sir Mervyn King, who took the role on in 2003, and led the institution through the UK’s worst recession for decades. Sir Mervyn’s [...]
Slaughter and May picks Richard Clark as next executive partner November 26, 2012 MAGIC Circle law firm Slaughter and May said yesterday it has chosen disputes resolution head Richard Clark as its next executive partner, stepping into Graham White’s shoes when he retires next year. Clark will take up responsibility for the firm’s overall management strategy from 1 May 2013, having joined Slaughters 30 years ago as a [...]
Sun European takes a shine to packaging January 2, 2013 SUN EUROPEAN Partners has snapped up two packaging companies including Lincolnshire-based Paragon Print & Packaging in a £400m spending spree. Sun European, an arm of US private equity firm Sun Capital, yesterday said it had bought a 49 per cent stake in Paragon from Equistone and LDC for an undisclosed sum. Sun European also completed [...]
Gallic style that’s perfect for an English gent October 4, 2012 ITS name may sound as English as fish’n’chips, but JM Weston is one of France’s great luxury marques, producing hand-crafted shoes since 1891. It has just opened a fabulously chi-chi boutique – think super-sleek gents’ club – on Jermyn Street. City A.M. asked the company’s artistic director, Michel Perry, if there was room for Gallic va va [...]
Gallic style that’s perfect for an English gent October 4, 2012 ITS name may sound as English as fish’n’chips, but JM Weston is one of France’s great luxury marques, producing hand-crafted shoes since 1891. It has just opened a fabulously chi-chi boutique – think super-sleek gents’ club – on Jermyn Street. City A.M. asked the company’s artistic director, Michel Perry, if there was room for Gallic va va [...]
Prepare for the London Marathon February 25, 2013 Barry’s Bootcamp trainer Ricardo Vargas gives his top tops for getting through the London Marathon unscathed 1. Make sure you push yourself on the treadmill The best thing to do is a high intensity, varied workout, as opposed to just running at a constant speed. You want to regularly change the incline and alter the [...]
Minimalist running: is less really best? November 26, 2012 Minimalist SHOES are having quite the moment right now, helped, in part, by the success of the Vibram Five Finger shoe. The “barefoot” running shoe has appeared on the feet of high flyers, most notably actor Shailene Woodley, who ill advisedly sported a pair with a designer frock at this year’s Golden Globes. Their popularity, [...]
As more Christmas shoppers choose to buy online, can the British high street survive? December 16, 2012 YES Rob Myers Regardless of how the internet evolves, you can’t try on a pair of the latest shoes or feel the quality of a gift for a loved one. Our research has shown that, far from killing the high street, the internet is lending itself as a valuable tool in the retailer’s armoury. The [...]
Greencore strikes up sandwich deal with Starbucks’ US stores November 27, 2012 GREENCORE yesterday announced it has struck a $50m (£30m) deal to supply Starbucks’ stores in the US, as the food group revealed a 21 per cent rise in full-year profits. The Dublin-based group said the partnership will see it produce sandwiches for all of the coffee giant’s east coast stores except Manhattan, a major coup [...]