Bolland takes the helm as M&S chief May 4, 2010 A NEW era was ushered in at Marks & Spencer yesterday as former Morrisons chief Marc Bolland took the hot seat at the retailer. The Dutch executive faces the pressure of living up to a £15m remuneration package as he takes on the challenges of shaking up the company’s clothing range. Modernising the stock while [...]
Big four dominate beer market February 8, 2010 The world’s four biggest brewers now account for over half the global market for beer after recent deals such as Dutch brewer Heineken’s takeover of Mexico’s Femsa, researcher Plato Logic said yesterday. Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev, London-listed SABMiller, Heineken, and Denmark’s Carlsberg have moved ahead of the rest of the pack led by China’s Tsingtao Brewery [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF April 11, 2010 Wolves and Stoke draw blank FOOTBALL: Wolves inched closer to ensuring their survival with a 0-0 draw at home to Stoke. The visitors enjoyed the bulk of the chances, with centre-back Abdoulaye Faye missing three on his own. But a stalemate leaves Wolves six points clear of the relegation zone with their rivals having just [...]
The bike and car parts retailer who wants to own Britain on the move June 20, 2010 Halfords and its chief executive David Wild are having a good recession. Earlier this month, the bikes and car maintenance retail chain posted a strong set of full-year figures: pre-tax profits rose 42 per cent to £110m, while sales rose three per cent to £832m. The FTSE 250 business said the trend for healthy living [...]
Tigers chief urges salary cap overhaul March 23, 2010 LEICESTER TIGERS director Peter Wheeler last night called for a major review of the salary cap system in order to help English rugby compete with Europe’s elite. The Guinness Premiership has suffered from an exodus of players heading for the bright lights and big wages of the French Top 14 league, including the world’s best [...]
Robocop Nwume does battle again February 24, 2010 HE has seen active service in Afghanistan, lifted the Heineken Cup with London Wasps and is also a former Oxford Blue – but tomorrow Henry Nwume is embarking on his greatest challenge yet. A gruelling selection process in 2009 saw brakeman Nwume earn his place in a four-man Great Britain bobsleigh team for Vancouver. Zambian-born [...]
Saints snatch glory in cup final thriller March 21, 2010 NORTHAMPTON boss Jim Mallinder hailed his side after completing the first phase of a potential treble with a scintillating victory in the LV= Cup final. Saints edged it with tries from prop Soane Tonga’uiha, centre James Downey and scrum-half Lee Dickson in a match in which the lead changed hands five times. Fly-half Stephen Myler’s [...]
SPITALFIELDS MARKET: SEEKING OZ CLARKE OF THE REAL ALE SCENE May 12, 2010 REMEMBER that cushy job as a caretaker of a desert island that caused such a stir when it was advertised a year or so back? Well, The Capitalist might just have discovered an even more covetable role – at least for the beer-loving socialites of the City. Old Spitalfields Market is looking for someone to [...]
FSA to indict printing ring March 28, 2010 CHARGES against more than eight individuals connected to an insider trading ring are set to be handed down by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) this week. It is understood that the financial regulator is preparing to criminally charge a group of former JP Morgan Cazenove and UBS employees, who were arrested in July 2008. The [...]
Rising star Foden delights in silencing his critics March 21, 2010 FULL-BACK Ben Foden has hit back at his critics after stealing the show on his first international start, insisting he does not fear the high ball. The Northampton star had been accused of lacking the steel to handle an aerial barrage in the build-up to England’s visit to the Stade de France. But even though [...]