CES 2015 in Las Vegas: The greatest show on earth January 4, 2015 This week 3,500 of the world’s biggest tech giants are coming to Sin City. Las Vegas will be transformed from a gambling hub in the middle of the desert into the nerve centre of global technology as Samsung, Sony, LG as well as hundreds of smaller tech firms come to the annual Consumer Electronics Show [...]
Amazon has (finally) started delivering goods to the Amazon February 7, 2014 On Friday Amazon started selling its Kindle online across Brazil. This particular product launch has a special resonance for the world's largest online retailer. The Kindle Paperwhite will now be sold in the region of the world where the prestigious online company takes its name – the Amazon. This marks the first time Amazon has [...]
Treasury will reveal tax structures targeted by Google Tax this week December 7, 2014 THE TREASURY will this week unveil details of how it will implement the so-called Google tax, targeting firms that shift profits to overseas tax havens, as well as a list of the “artificial arrangements” used by businesses to dodge UK tax. The draft 2015 Finance Act will be published on Wednesday along with guidance on [...]
Mulberry hires fashion guru as non-executive December 2, 2014 MULBERRY said yesterday it had hired former Barneys fashion director Julie Gilhart as a non-executive director as the troubled luxury brand continues on a hiring spree to help turn itself around. Gilhart, 56, spent 18 years at the US department store, working in various roles. However, she was forced to step down in 2010 as [...]
City says Asos a takover target October 6, 2014 ASOS shares soared nearly 15 per cent yesterday after analysts at UBS said the troubled online retailer was “ripe” for a takeover, with rival Amazon the most likely suitor. The company, which has issued three profit warnings in the past seven months, has been subject to previous takeover speculation, with eBay and Amazon cited as [...]
Why Amazon is about to become a first class citizen in the living room April 2, 2014 At 4pm this afternoon Amazon is set to launch its own mystery TV box to finally elevate the retail giant to more than a second class citizen in the video streaming space. During its “update to our video business” Amazon is expected to reveal a way for its users to access Prime Instant Video, formerly [...]
Royal Mail and miners weigh heavily on FTSE – London Report November 19, 2014 THE FTSE 100 ended a four-day rally yesterday as falling iron ore prices hit mining stocks and trading updates from Royal Mail and testing firm Intertek disappointed investors. Hit by its heavy weighting in commodity-related stocks, the blue chip index underperformed European peers, dropping 12.53 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 6,696.60 points. One of the [...]
The answer to London’s housing crisis? 263 new towers could transform city’s skyline March 16, 2015 London's traditionally low-rise skyline is experiencing a boom in the number of tall buildings being built, with most of these residential as developers scramble to meet housing demand from the capital’s growing population. Research from think tank New London Architecture (NLA) and consultants GL Hearn shows 263 tall buildings over 20 storeys high are [...]
The best places to find Cyber Monday deals 2014: John Lewis, Tesco, Asos, Marks and Spencer, Game, Samsung, Halfords and Morrisons December 1, 2014 Beleaguered shoppers are still nursing their bruises and retailers are still fixing up their stores following UK's biggest-ever "Black Friday", yet the deals keep on coming. Tomorrow is "Cyber Monday", the internet's biggest shopping day of the year when online retailers offer consumers another chance to grab a bargain as the Christmas shopping season [...]
Snapchat moves into mobile payments with Snapcash: Who are its competitors? November 18, 2014 Snapchat is partnering with payment processing firm Square Cash to create spancash. Snapcash will allow users to swipe into snapchat, type the dollar sign and the amount they wish to send, then hit the green 'send' button, the company said in a blogpost. . Square Cash will store users' debit card details and process payments sent [...]