Westfield sales up February 17, 2010 SALES at Westfield shopping centre were up 11 per cent last month lifting some of the gloom from the retail market. The mall in West London’s Shepherds Bush also saw spending in the run-up to Christmas soaring by 18 per cent compared with the same period in 2008 when the UK was in the grip of [...]
The biker driving ideas in the City February 4, 2010 AFTER spending 10 years talking about the idea of starting his own economic consultancy in the pub with friends and colleagues, Danny Gabay decided to take the plunge. After a road trip around the US in a jeep (he’s also a keen biker), Fathom Consulting, an independent economic and financial market consultancy, was born. Gabay [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS January 11, 2010 THE CIRCUS COMES TO COVENT GARDEN In the midst of all this frozen gloom, Covent Garden’s newest restaurant and bar – opening tonight – might be just the thing to inject some warmth and colour. Circus, on Endell Street just by Seven Dials, is a Surrealism-inspired slice of funky showmanship from renowned designer Tom Dixon [...]
Because you’re worth it: the best bachelor pads in town December 3, 2009 ATROPHY apartment is the ultimate reward for spending your 20s chained to a desk. And in case you hadn’t noticed, tastes for this type of flat, and the facilities found within it, are changing. Overt ostentation, 1980s-style, is out – so swimming pools with your monogrammed initials at the bottom are a no-no – to [...]
WESTFIELD CHEERS GERONIMO November 30, 2009 GERONIMO INNS, the London-focused pub chain, yesterday opened the first pub inside Westfield shopping centre. Geronimo has ploughed £800,000 into its new The Bull site, which seats 130 people over two floors and will create 30 jobs. Geronimo currently has 28 pubs in its portfolio.
Norton Rose is ready to expand in Asia on the back of its latest deal November 29, 2009 There is light at the end of the economic night – of that Peter Martyr is fairly certain. But the CEO of NortonRose, the City law firm, wants to make sure we are not facing a false dawn before he gets too excited. As he puts it: “The financial crisis has moved so quickly that [...]
Bank of China moves into One Lothbury November 26, 2009 THE Bank of China, the world’s fourth largest bank, yesterday signed an £86m deal for the prestigious City building One Lothbury. The Bank of China, which currently occupies 48,000 sq ft at 90 Cannon Street, will move between 250 and 300 of its UK staff into its new flagship office, with the hope of expanding [...]
Smedvig’s investors cash in November 19, 2009 London-based private equity firm Smedvig Capital has announced the sale of Protego Real Estate Investors to US-based Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, delivering a return of over six times the original investment in just five years. Smedvig, which also has investments in Streetcar and Ocean Outdoor – which operates advertising sites and the IMAX Cinema and [...]
cruise control November 17, 2009 IF I told you that I recently indulged in a spot of mid-week mud-larking, then where would you picture me? The wilds of Scotland? The Yorkshire Dales? Well, not quite. This time I was in the EJ Churchill Sporting Ground near High Wycombe. When I emerge from my car, it sounds like I’ve arrived at [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS October 5, 2009 QUO VADIS OPENS ON SUNDAYSFashionable Soho restaurant Quo Vadis is now open for business throughout the weekend, with Sunday lunch and dinner on the menu. Owners Sam and Eddie Hart are aiming for a relaxed, family atmosphere during the day, with entertainers keeping the littl’uns amused upstairs while parents enjoy lunch in the restaurant below. [...]