Nudge Theory: How you can use it at work July 23, 2015 An opt-out system will help incline staff towards new ideas Controversial though it may be, libertarian paternalism – or “nudging” – has become the soft power weapon of business leaders and policymakers alike. Coined by economist Richard Thaler and legal scholar Cass Sunstein, nudging is a kind of choice architecture which aims to push [...]
Canon targets decent exposure from Rugby World Cup project: How camera giant plans to capitalise on this year’s major sporting event August 2, 2015 It is one of the most infamous moments in British sport. It is 1982, it is Twickenham, and England are playing Australia at rugby. The players, however, are mere bystanders. Erika Roe had bunked off work that day, but as she later explained, she was “a little bored” by the spectacle in front of her. [...]
Analyst Views: Are you concerned that the fire will dampen Asos’s performance? June 23, 2014 JOHN STEVENSON | PEEL HUNT Damage has been relatively limited and the business in now fully operational again, while Asos is fully insured for the damage and business interruption…Moving on from the fire, the same concerns are still there, there are still issues in terms of the relative pricing. It’s still very much a year [...]
Asos share price drops by 3pc after Barnsley warehouse fire June 23, 2014 After a fire at its Barnsley distribution centre, shares in online fashion retailer Asos dropped by more than three per cent this morning as trading resumed after the weekend. The warehouse fire saw the site closed for orders this weekend, and despite being "fully insured for loss of stock and business interruption" the company's stock [...]
Asos share price: Retailer shrugs off warehouse fire as website reopens June 23, 2014 Asos shares rose two per cent yesterday as the online fashion retailer reassured investors and said it had resumed taking orders following a fire at its main warehouse this weekend. The fire at its Barnsley warehouse in South Yorkshire on Friday night forced the company to suspend its website over the weekend and sparked fears [...]
Asos share price: Retailer shrugs off warehouse fire as website reopens June 23, 2014 Asos shares rose two per cent yesterday as the online fashion retailer reassured investors and said it had resumed taking orders following a fire at its main warehouse this weekend. The fire at its Barnsley warehouse in South Yorkshire on Friday night forced the company to suspend its website over the weekend and sparked fears [...]
London Underground Tube delays worst on Central, Jubilee and Victoria lines as overcrowding strains network January 7, 2015 As Londoners continue to vent their fury over the chaos seen at London Bridge station and Boris Johnson set to meet rail bosses tomorrow, the scale of problems caused by overcrowding has been revealed. A Freedom of Information request filed by LondonlovesBusiness.com showed that commuters have been delayed close to 900 times since 2010 thanks [...]
Burberry sales grow in third quarter but slip in Hong Kong January 14, 2015 British luxury brand Burberry had a good end to 2014, with retail sales rising 15 per cent to £604m in the third quarter. The success was driven largely by strong digital growth in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East, but this progress wasn’t replicated in Asia – sales fell in Hong Kong, and [...]
The tiny signals that can destroy effective teams January 22, 2015 Physics can make the workplace more productive for everyone. Quarks are tiny subatomic particles. They are so small that they are almost impossible to detect, but they are the fundamental constituents of everything. In quantum physics, we are simply clouds of atoms and we interact with each other on both a physical and personal [...]
Kelly Hoppen reveals how she re-invented luxury in Mauritius while growing a global design empire February 19, 2015 Kelly Hoppen is an internationally renowned designer, the empress of all things taupe and beige, an entrepreneur, and a business ambassador for the UK. She was even a fixture on the BBC’s Dragons Den for two years, but she recently left “due to a packed schedule”. Juggling so many roles sounds like it requires time [...]