Fund to book gains on deal with Amazon February 15, 2012 INVESTMENT fund manager Tritax is trying to shake off the industry gloom with the launch of an innovative property venture after securing a long-term rental deal with Amazon. The £47.2m investment is in a 1m sq ft purpose-built distribution warehouse near Dunfermline, north of Edinburgh, which has been let for 20 years to Amazon, the [...]
Rapid responses November 1, 2012 Cost of care [Re: The real reasons why living costs are still going up, yesterday] As someone who has used childcare for the last seven years, I feel qualified to comment on Ryan Bourne’s article. There is a deep irony in the sector – although childcare itself is very expensive (as Bourne says, due to [...]
Politicians are powerless to curb our shrinking corporate tax base December 17, 2012 IT IS shocking, isn’t it? Despite UK sales of £7.6bn between 2009 and 2012, Amazon paid almost no corporation tax to the UK Treasury. Starbucks has not paid UK corporation tax in 14 of the past 15 years. Big corporate interests, it seems, are not paying their fair share of tax. An open and shut [...]
Don’t forget the batteries this Xmas October 10, 2012 Angry Birds Mega Smash £24.99 The latest creation from the makers of the all conquering smartphone game sees you destroying real-life pigs. Smashing fun. www.toysrus.com Leap Frog LeapPad 2 £89.99 Over 200 cartridge and downloadable games make learning fun for ages 3-9 – and ensure your kids are kings of the tablet generation. www.leappad2.co.uk Web [...]
Don’t forget the batteries this Xmas October 10, 2012 Angry Birds Mega Smash £24.99 The latest creation from the makers of the all conquering smartphone game sees you destroying real-life pigs. Smashing fun. www.toysrus.com Leap Frog LeapPad 2 £89.99 Over 200 cartridge and downloadable games make learning fun for ages 3-9 – and ensure your kids are kings of the tablet generation. www.leappad2.co.uk Web [...]
Mayer stamps her authority on Yahoo by removing CFO Morse September 25, 2012 YAHOO’S new chief executive Marissa Mayer yesterday made her biggest mark on the troubled web company since joining in July, replacing chief financial officer Tim Morse with tech veteran Ken Goldman. Morse’s departure, which comes after three years at Yahoo, was announced after Mayer presented her strategy to turn the company around to employees last [...]
Mayer stamps her authority on Yahoo by removing CFO Morse September 25, 2012 YAHOO’S new chief executive Marissa Mayer yesterday made her biggest mark on the troubled web company since joining in July, replacing chief financial officer Tim Morse with tech veteran Ken Goldman. Morse’s departure, which comes after three years at Yahoo, was announced after Mayer presented her strategy to turn the company around to employees last [...]
First baby steps towards growth for Mothercare October 18, 2012 MOTHERCARE yesterday said its embattled UK business was showing some signs of recovery as it managed to stem the decline in like-for-like sales in the first half. Chief executive Simon Calver, who was parachuted into the company earlier this year, launched a three year turnaround plan in May pledging to be “ruthless” on costs and [...]
Comet’s passing brings a brief celebration for rivals’ shares but the challenges they face haven’t gone away November 1, 2012 COMETS are said to burn across the sky on the death of a prince. The passing of this Comet was marked instead by the rise of its rivals’ share prices, with Dixons Retail Group doing especially well on the assumption that its chains will pick up business. But no one can pretend that kind of [...]
Amazon library of TV grows on Viacom venture February 8, 2012 AMAZON has joined forces with Viacom to bring a range of TV shows to its customers, marking the latest advancement in the internet giant’s online streaming battle with Netflix. Amazon Prime members will be able to stream thousands of episodes from the American media conglomerate – including MTV’s Jersey Shore, Comedy Central’s Chappelle’s Show, and [...]