Whisky wonderland September 1, 2013 Scotland’s Jura may be remote, but it sure knows its drink THE Edinburgh Festival may finish today, but there’s still reason to head north of the border. Richard Paterson, Master Blender for the past 40 years at Glasgow-based whisky producer Whyte & Mackay (makers of Jura whisky), is a third generation whisky man who has [...]
Pitfalls to avoid when trading on the go September 3, 2013 Annabel Palmer on the risk and rewards associated with mobile trades TECHNOLOGIES that enable investors to trade CFDs from a sun lounger in Laguna Beach, or execute spread-bets from the Chamonix pistes, now have such a wide appeal that mobile trading accounts for a striking 34 per cent of CMC Markets’s turnover. Having a fully functioning trading [...]
Focus on… Hammersmith: It’s Hammersmith time in London September 26, 2013 HOMES in Hammersmith are increasing in value as young professionals and families compete for properties in the area. Bordered by Shepherd’s Bush in the north and Fulham in the south, the west London area has found its housing stock in short supply in recent years, leading to an average of six applicants per property and [...]
Spirit Pubs to be lifted with Games effect less than feared October 14, 2012 THE PUB sector is set to receive some rare good news after a disappointing summer when Spirit Pub Company announces preliminary annual results tomorrow. Analysts expect Spirit – which runs around 800 pubs – to report a four per cent rise in sales to around £761m. Spirit’s performance will be a welcome sign of resilience [...]
The charitable venture that grew into a thriving firm October 6, 2013 Annabel Palmer talks to the founders of Hire Space – London’s online venue rental business THE PUBLIC has grown increasingly comfortable with the notion of sharing assets – homes, cars, hairdressing skills – and buying second hand products through websites like eBay. Airbnb, the San Francisco-based holiday rental website and sharing pioneer, for example, was [...]
The man who went from hotdogs to thinkpods September 22, 2013 Regus founder Mark Dixon tells Michael Bow why serviced offices are at the cutting edge of technology SITTING behind a boardroom table in an office on Berkeley Square in Mayfair, Mark Dixon, founder and chief executive of serviced office company Regus, is sipping from a Pret A Manger paper cup. With his round tortoiseshell spectacles [...]
Foodie who hit the ground running September 29, 2013 Annabel Palmer talks to David Moore, the restauranteur behind London’s Pied a Terre THE GLOBAL restaurant industry is forecast to increase in size by 7.2 per cent over the next three years, rising from total revenues of $2.45 trillion (£1.53 trillion) in 2011 to $3.48 trillion by the end of 2016. And in the UK, [...]
Greene King and Spirit pubs post sales rise September 4, 2012 BRITISH pubs and brewery group Greene King said sales at its own pubs grew 5.1 per cent despite an unusually wet summer, sending its shares up more than four per cent yesterday. The 213-year-old Suffolk-based firm, which owns brands such as Hungry Horse and Old English Inns, said like-for-like food sales rose 5.2 per cent [...]
Once again, it’s the old question: who guards the guardians? June 17, 2013 AS ever, the ancient Greeks and Romans got there before us; they couldn’t conceivably have dreamt of the internet, of the cloud or of National Security Agency (NSA) super-computers in Fort Meade, Maryland, in an as yet undiscovered continent, combing through trillions of phone calls, emails and Facebook pages, but they’d already nailed the gist of [...]
Pub firm hit by wet summer July 19, 2012 PUB and restaurant firm Mitchells & Butlers, which operates chains including All Bar One, O’Neill’s and Toby Carvery, said yesterday that the wet weather has severely damaged attempts to grow the business. Like-for-like sales growth was just 0.4 per cent in the 14 weeks to 14 July, with the Euro 2012 football tournament also impacting on sales. [...]