Gymshark to open doors of first physical store on London’s Regent St next month September 7, 2022 Gen Z sportswear retailer Gymshark is set to make its venture into physical retail this autumn, revealing the opening date of its Regent St flagship. The online brand is to open up shop at 165 Regent St on Saturday 1 October, after huge success over the last few years. Gymshark store on Regent Street will [...]
Next snaps up JoJo Maman Bebe April 17, 2022 Next and a group of finance firms have snapped up JoJo Maman Bebe in a push for the baby goods retailer.
Commuter misery: Regulated rail fares to rise by up to 5.9 per cent from next spring December 22, 2022 Rail fares in England are set to surge as much as 5.9 per cent from spring next year, after calls for a fare freeze have fallen on deaf ears. Regulated fares will go up from 5 March, with the Department for Transport calling this “the biggest-ever government intervention” in prices for train tickets. However, campaigners [...]
Mark Kleinman: Why Barclays’ £1bn Telegraph bid won’t be the last word, Alison Rose’s next move and why no one wants to be chair of the BBC October 19, 2023 The must-read column from the man in the know, City Editor at Sky Mark Kleinman Barclays’s £1bn Telegraph bid not the last word Hold the front page: the Barclay family’s effort to lodge a knockout bid for The Daily Telegraph was timed like the arrival of a blockbuster newspaper story minutes before the final edition, [...]
UK’s next PM could realise Britain’s crypto ambitions August 3, 2022 The UK is now just weeks away from getting its most pro-crypto prime minister ever in all likelihood. Following Boris Johnson’s resignation after a slew of resignations from his government, sexual assault allegations against conservative lawmaker Chris Pincher, and the fallout from ‘Partygate’, there are now only two candidates in the running to lead the [...]
China’s reopening to fuel global aviation recovery with 44,000 plane deliveries expected over next 20-years January 24, 2023 China is set to be the engine for global aviation’s recovery after its reopening from Covid restrictions, with 44,500 new planes set to be delivered in the next 20 years. Data published today by aviation analytics firm Cirium shows the planes will be made in order to meet a 3.6 per cent annual passenger travel [...]
Next boss laments not getting ‘Brexit I wanted’ and calls for migration changes to fill staff shortages November 10, 2022 The CEO of Next has implored ministers to ease rules for overseas workers wanting to come to the UK and said he did not get “the Brexit I wanted.” Lord Simon Wolfson reiterated previous pleas for the government to make it easier for workers to move to the UK to plug staff shortages across the [...]
All eyes on Tesco as UK’s biggest supermarket to say profit down £2.8bn – but what do shareholders want next? April 7, 2023 Tesco is expected to reveal a dip in profits for the past year as the supermarket group grappled with rampant food and drink inflation. The UK’s largest retailer will update investors and analysts over its financial performance for the year to February in an update on Thursday April 13. A consensus of analysts has said [...]
The AA calls on Khan to drop ULEZ during next week’s strikes June 16, 2022 The AA today called on the London Mayor to suspend the £12.50 daily ULEZ charge to benefit low income workers impacted by next week’s planned strikes. ULEZ was introduced to charge a fee of £12.50 for driving the most polluting vehicles, and is undergoing a consultation to be expanded to the whole of greater London [...]
TfL board to meets next week to decide long-term funding deal August 24, 2022 Transport for London’s (TfL) board is set to meet next Tuesday to discuss the government’s long-term funding deal. TfL has confirmed the meeting will take place next week, but it remains unclear whether the board will accept the proposal made by transport secretary Grant Shapps on 22 July. The public body has been locked in [...]