Now you can’t even escape your boss at Glastonbury, as EE launches Wifi hotspots at this year’s festival June 20, 2016 Around 70 per cent of UK workers say they are regularly asked to work outside of their office hours, but the summer festival season should offer some relief. Starting from Thursday and wrapping up on Sunday night, those heading to Glastonbury need to take at least three days of annual leave to enjoy the whole thing, [...]
How to holiday like a retail tycoon: Here’s everywhere Sir Philip Green’s yacht has been since he was labelled “the unacceptable face of capitalism” August 10, 2016 Sir Philip Green's Aegean summer cruise has come under intense scrutiny since MPs labelled him "the unacceptable face of capitalism" last month – but save for a few sightings, the whereabouts of Green's £100m yacht has been something of a mystery. Until now. Using publicly-available data, City A.M. has literally joined to dots to find out what [...]
War of words reignites over BHS as Sir Philip Green objects to comments by MP Frank Field about his company “nicking” June 29, 2016 THE war of words between retail tycoon Sir Philip Green and Frank Field, chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee, has reignited after the MP accused Green's company of “nicking” which is investigating the collapse of BHS. In an evidence session with Sir Philip’s right-hand man, Paul Budge, into the collapse of BHS, Field said: [...]
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, [...]
Sir Philip Green hits back at accusations that he ruined a deal to save BHS June 8, 2016 Retail tycoon Sir Philip Green today hit out at accusations that he intervened in a deal that could have saved BHS. Speaking to City A.M., a spokesperson for Green said: "Sir Philip Green provided significant funding to BHS to give it every chance of success under new ownership. He would have welcomed any genuine rescue plan [...]
Protesters target Topshop in Oxford Street demonstration against Sir Philip Green May 15, 2016 Protesters have targeted Arcadia and former BHS boss Sir Philip Green in a campaign over the Living Wage. Demonstrators disrupted the flagship Topshop store on Oxford Street on Saturday, bringing traffic to a standstill on the busy central London street. More than 100 protesters took part in the demonstration which moved down to another Topshop store towards Marble [...]
Sunday Times Rich List 2016: Retail king Mike Ashley’s wealth declines by £1bn… and the fortunes of Britain’s fashion and retail billionaires April 24, 2016 Mike Ashley is the biggest loser in the retail billionaires club. The Sports Direct boss and Newcastle United owner's fortune shrank by more than one billion pounds last year to £2.43bn, according to the latest figures from the Sunday Times Rich List. Arcadia boss Sir Philip Green, owner of Tophsop among several fashion stores and the man who [...]
Blame game kicks off following BHS failure April 27, 2016 The heat was turned up on the two most recent owners of BHS yesterday, as insiders and politicians sought to place the blame for the retailer's collapse. Dominic Chappell, a former racing driver, bought BHS from previous owner Sir Philip Green last year for just £1. On Monday, the 88-year-old retailer was placed in administration, [...]
City AM talk with Bink cofounders Lee Clarke and Greg Gormley about resuscitating the loyalty marketing industry October 17, 2016 The road to a cashless society has been a fairly smooth one so far – the ubiquity of contactless payments and online shopping have made it so. But where cash may have once made your wallet bulge, often the weight has been replaced with a deck of loyalty cards. Before we’re quite done eradicating cash, [...]
“He’s the man who put BS into BHS”: Here are the best reactions to the select committee report on the demise of BHS July 25, 2016 Sir Philip Green has taken a bashing this morning, after MPs described him as the "unacceptable face of capitalism" in a report on the demise of BHS. Here are the reactions to their damning verdict of Green and the company he ran "like a medieval fiefdom" – not all of them have been negative. Read more: Sir Philip Green leadership [...]