Public Health England becomes UK’s biggest advertiser during lockdown August 4, 2020 Advertising spend in the UK almost halved during lockdown according to the latest figures, with Public Health England becoming the nation’s biggest advertiser over the course of the pandemic. Traditional advertising spend — including on TV, newspapers, radio, cinema and billboards — fell more than £1.1bn year on year between the start of lockdown and the [...]
A food chain to get your teeth into August 8, 2019 By Rodney Hobson from interactive investor. McDonald’s is spending money on developing personalised apps after upgrading its burger beef. It made its name by being cheap and cheerful but food chain McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) has long had a keen eye for innovation and for enhancing the quality of its ingredients, both of which generate welcome publicity. The successful formula is still [...]
General election 2019: Labour pledges to electrify England’s 35,000 buses by 2030 December 6, 2019 Labour will on Saturday unveil a plan to electrify the country’s entire bus fleet by 2030 and bring “bus services into the future”. The initiative would be funded by the party’s green transformation fund, should Labour get into power following next week’s general election. Read more: Labour and Tories are sweeping immigration under the rug [...]
Xerox to sell off stake in Fuji Xerox for $2.3bn November 5, 2019 Xerox has sold off its 25 per cent holding in Fuji Xerox, bringing an end to one of the largest and oldest cross-border partnerships between a Japanese and US firm. Fujifilm has snapped up Xerox’s stake in Fuji Xerox, giving Fujifilm complete control of the company. Read more: Ousted McDonalds CEO is allowed to keep [...]
Pizza Express to reopen 13 London restaurants for delivery May 19, 2020 Casual dining chain Pizza Express will reopen 13 of its London sites for delivery from next week. The Italian restaurant chain is preparing to reopen sites across the capital including in Balham, Fulham and Notting Hill where it has typically seen high customer demand. Pizza Express will launch with a “slightly edited” menu and with [...]
M&S shares jump after Goldman Sachs hikes rating December 9, 2019 Shares in Marks & Spencer jumped this morning after investment bank Goldman Sachs hiked its stock rating following improvement in the retailer’s troubled clothing and home division. The company’s share price was up more than four per cent after Goldman Sachs issued a “buy” rating, from its previous “sell” recommendation, in a boost for the [...]
Number of UK strikes up 45 per cent in last year December 9, 2019 The number of strikes in the UK rose 45 per cent last year, due in part to a growing number of protests over zero-hour contracts. According to data from law firm EMW, there were 96 cases of direct action across the public and private sectors in 2018/19, up from 66 in 2017/18. Read more: Rail [...]
London is the busiest city in Europe for private jets, according to research November 28, 2019 London has retained its position as the busiest city in Europe for private jets, with more than twice as many so called business aviation flight departures as the next most active city, according to research. The capital saw 4,577 private flights leave its selection of business aviation airports last month, which include Stansted, Biggin Hill [...]
DEBATE: Was MacDonald’s right to sack its chief executive for a consensual relationship with an employee? November 6, 2019 Was MacDonald’s right to sack its chief executive for a consensual relationship with an employee? Martin Townsend, a partner at communications consultancy Pagefield, says YES. “You can’t help who you fall in love with” is one of the great romantic clichés. Unfortunately, if you are the £12.3m-per-year boss of McDonald’s, this is not an excuse [...]
A mountain out of a McFlurry? November 5, 2019 The discussion surrounding the departure of McDonald’s former CEO, Steve Easterbrook, has revealed a nuanced landscape. In such a space, sweeping conclusions aren’t always illustrative. The fact remains, we don’t yet know any details of Easterbrook’s relationship with a colleague beyond that is was consensual. Was it a one-off fling? Are they in love? We [...]