Discount website snapped up May 16, 2010 Buyout vehicle Groupon has acquired money-saving website MyCityDeal for an undisclosed sum. Groupon recently raised $135m through a fundraiser and has been speculatively valued at about $1.35bn. MyCityDeal offers discounts on restaurants and cinema tickets in 16 European countries and employs over 600 people. In the UK, the company offers daily deals in 17 cities.
Get shirty with the tailor August 5, 2010 THE difference between an off-the-peg suit and one that’s been properly tailored is usually pretty easy to spot – the latter will have a better fit, smarter hang and finer structure at the very least. It’ll also be more comfortable for the wearer, and should contribute to their confidence and poise – a tailor would [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS June 21, 2010 SUMMER OFFER ON FRENCH CITY DINING Le Café Du Marché, the atmospheric French restaurant in Smithfield and firm favourite among City folk, is offering three courses for the price of two for lunch until the end of the summer. Hidden up an ancient cobbled lane off Charterhouse Square, there’s nothing ersatz about the place’s romantic [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS June 21, 2010 SUMMER OFFER ON FRENCH CITY DINING Le Café Du Marché, the atmospheric French restaurant in Smithfield and firm favourite among City folk, is offering three courses for the price of two for lunch until the end of the summer. Hidden up an ancient cobbled lane off Charterhouse Square, there’s nothing ersatz about the place’s romantic [...]
Wines to match your gourmet veggie dinner May 26, 2010 JOE MCCANTA SOMMELIER, SAF RESTAURANTS; FOUNDER, PURSIP DRINKS CONSULTANCY WORKING with primarily vegetarian (and even vegan) foods, I’m constantly having to look at innovative ways of matching food to wine. It seems that even in some of the top restaurants most sommeliers are terrified by the concept of not resorting to their good old stand-by [...]
Wines to match your gourmet veggie dinner May 26, 2010 JOE MCCANTA SOMMELIER, SAF RESTAURANTS; FOUNDER, PURSIP DRINKS CONSULTANCY WORKING with primarily vegetarian (and even vegan) foods, I’m constantly having to look at innovative ways of matching food to wine. It seems that even in some of the top restaurants most sommeliers are terrified by the concept of not resorting to their good old stand-by [...]
BP TOP DOGS SPOTTED OUT ON A TOP-SECRET MAYFAIR MISSION June 7, 2010 A STERLING spot by one of The Capitalist’s army of spies yesterday, on the way to a meeting at an office building on Old Burlington Street. Stepping out of the lift in the building were none other than beleaguered BP chief executive Tony Hayward and his finance director Byron Grote – taking some time out [...]
BP TOP DOGS SPOTTED OUT ON A TOP-SECRET MAYFAIR MISSION June 7, 2010 A STERLING spot by one of The Capitalist’s army of spies yesterday, on the way to a meeting at an office building on Old Burlington Street. Stepping out of the lift in the building were none other than beleaguered BP chief executive Tony Hayward and his finance director Byron Grote – taking some time out [...]
Shaftesbury sees West End rents rise May 26, 2010 PROPERTY group Shaftesbury yesterday said tourists travelling to London had not been put off by the economic woes of the Eurozone, as it announced a 14.3 per cent jump in net asset value for the first half of the year. “Although the outlook for the UK and European economies remains uncertain, London’s West End is [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS April 21, 2010 THORNTONS Execution Noble has downgraded its rating of Thorntons from “buy” to “sell”. It says the chocolate-maker wavered at the January trading update, when the store sales trend was weaker than expected. It warns that earnings are likely to be volatile making it hard to support a positive investment case. THE RESTAURANT GROUP Seymour Pierce [...]