Given takes up her new role at SuperGroup April 10, 2012 RETAIL veteran Susanne Given took up the newly created role of chief operating officer at SuperGroup yesterday as the fashion house looks to strengthen its management team and boost its presence overseas. The owner of the Superdry fashion label has had a turbulent stock market performance since its successful flotation in 2010. It has been [...]
Mum’s the word March 14, 2012 MOTHER’S DAY, lest you forget, is not just for your own mother. It’s also for the mother of your child. So, once you’ve paid tribute to all the hard work your own maternal unit has put in over the years (and let’s face it, to produce a child as wonderful as you takes a lot [...]
Polo in the Park is once again in Mint condition March 14, 2012 MINT Polo in the Park is once again holding a three day celebration of international polo at Hurlingham Park, Fulham. The event made its debut in 2009 and has since then become a popular event on the London sporting calendar. Six teams representing global cities will play in the tournament. Played over 8, 9 and [...]
Dixons wins deal with Harrods July 25, 2011 STRUGGLING electricals retailer Dixons – which has been trying to find a way to offset falling sales – has signed up to run the consumer electronics section at Harrods. The unlikely partnership comes after a spat in which Dixons directly tried to steal customers from Harrods by encouraging people to browse at the upmarket store [...]
CAR TALK January 17, 2012 F1 DRIVERS TAKE TURN OFF PISTE In a display of spectacular silliness Scuderia Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa have raced two FF four-seater, four-wheel drive Ferraris down a ski slope in the Italian Dolomite mountains. Alonso said of the 600hp FF: “It’s perfect for everyday use with the whole family in the car.” [...]
A modest shirt-maker with an inspiring outfit May 20, 2012 IT’S not uncommon for successful entrepreneurs to be modest, but it rarely comes across as entirely genuine. The self-effacing Nicholas Charles Tyrwhitt Wheeler is the real deal. For Wheeler, the customer is king. He says: “One of the defining moments in my whole life was when I worked at Harrods and they put me in [...]
News from the boutiques February 16, 2012 ● KENSINGTON boutique the Watch Gallery is one of the most esteemed watch shops in London, and it’s no longer one of a kind. Having been acquired by DM London, the independent retailer with its “Time2” shops in Westfield and Covent Garden and the luxury watch concession in Selfridges, it is now lending its name [...]
Have some truly egg-cellent fun this Easter break April 4, 2012 Rococo Hens Eggs Stuffed With Praline, £24.99, Selfridges “Having actual eggs full of praline is a good idea,” said tasters, “but there are some serious structural problems”. For one: “it all gets sticky and messy after a few minutes of peeling the egg shell. A lot of cleaning up required.” Another complained that “the praline [...]
Have some truly egg-cellent fun this Easter break April 4, 2012 Rococo Hens Eggs Stuffed With Praline, £24.99, Selfridges “Having actual eggs full of praline is a good idea,” said tasters, “but there are some serious structural problems”. For one: “it all gets sticky and messy after a few minutes of peeling the egg shell. A lot of cleaning up required.” Another complained that “the praline [...]
Qatar sovereign fund close to buying Credit Suisse London HQ January 29, 2012 QATAR’S sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), is in the final stages of acquiring Credit Suisse’s headquarters in London and may sign the deal in a few weeks, two sources familiar with the matter said. “They’re working out the details now. It’s a matter of a few weeks,” one of the sources said, adding [...]