Footfall down on UK high streets October 9, 2011 The number of shoppers hitting UK high streets in September was down 1.2 per cent compared with the same month last year, according to retail analysts Springboard. Cities fared worse than towns overall as the latter were given a boost by a move towards more local shopping. Excluding cities, footfall was up 1.3 per cent. [...]
Why I backed the City A.M. charity appeal December 5, 2011 IF WE’RE serious about tackling global poverty, then aid alone isn’t going to do it. It is the power of private enterprise that can tip the scales. 90 per cent of the jobs created around the world are provided not by governments but by the private sector. Currently, more than 2.5bn people have no bank [...]
Give your rooms a warming touch November 17, 2011 WITH the long, cold winter nights creeping in, the prospect of a night snuggled up on the sofa is ever more appealing. Naturally, the thick throws are dug out of the cellar and some bedroom cushions stray into the lounge, giving the place a cosy feel before the Christmas decorations go up. Nearly everyone does [...]
Give your rooms a warming touch November 17, 2011 WITH the long, cold winter nights creeping in, the prospect of a night snuggled up on the sofa is ever more appealing. Naturally, the thick throws are dug out of the cellar and some bedroom cushions stray into the lounge, giving the place a cosy feel before the Christmas decorations go up. Nearly everyone does [...]
Why Lloyds is championing our appeal November 24, 2011 IF you’re looking for just one reason to back City A.M.’s Christmas charity appeal, try this from a banking executive who has been intimately involved with Opportunity International for the past seven years. “This is not a charity that gives away money. It enables people to realise their entrepreneurship and when you see how much [...]
FIT IN THE CITY November 8, 2011 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT IN an attempt to get us all to move more, Olympic equipment provider TechnoGym has joined forces with Team GB in the Our Greatest Team campaign – part of the 2012 project that aims to bridge the gap between those elite athletes and us mere mortals, and so to create a [...]
LUNCH PRICES HIKED TO HIGHLIGHT PROBLEMS FACED BY THIRD WORLD October 12, 2011 LONDONERS may be accustomed to signing away the vast majority of their pay packet on the capital’s rising rents, but what if everyday food was as much of an outlay, accounting for 50 to 80 per cent of income every month? That’s what the Red Cross is hoping to highlight as it takes over popular [...]
High Street boosts discounts September 25, 2011 HIGH street retailers stepped up the battle to win over cash-strapped shoppers this weekend by slashing prices and launching promotions, days after Britain’s supermarkets announced fresh price cutting campaigns. Top fashion retailers including Next and Gap launched a two day “flash sale” over the weekend, with items discounted at 50 and 30 per cent respectively [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING November 17, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES AUCTION OF ICELAND FOODS BESET BY DELAYS The auction of Iceland Foods, the frozen food retailer, is facing unexpected delays, with second-round bids now not expected to be lodged until the new year. Work on second-round bids for Iceland Foods – put on the block in May by its majority Icelandic owners with [...]
In America, the shale gas revolution is creating jobs and growth. It can here too December 14, 2011 WHEN is a job not a job? Answer: when it is a green job. Jobs in an industry that raises the price of energy effectively destroy jobs elsewhere; jobs in an industry that cuts the cost of energy create extra jobs elsewhere. The entire argument for green jobs is a version of Frederic Bastiat’s broken-window [...]