Tory business backers say Conservatives have morphed into party of ‘economic destruction’ April 3, 2019 The Conservative party has embarked on a path of "economic destruction" and is no longer the friend of business, a number of high-profile entrepreneurs have warned. Every Tory MP will today receive a letter from a number of Conservative-supporting business figures demanding a confirmatory referendum on Brexit following the political deadlock. The letter, signed by the [...]
These products “on sale” at Amazon cost the same at John Lewis November 22, 2016 If you're shopping for Black Friday deals online, shop around. Amazon has lots of great deals on at the moment, but on some products, it's not actually a price reduction – you can get the same thing at John Lewis, for the same amount of cash. Read more: Has Havaianas come up with the best [...]
Lego beats British Airways, Gillette and Apple to top of UK consumer brand rankings March 12, 2018 Danish toymaker Lego has been voted the UK’s number one consumer brand in a survey of British shoppers. The toymaker, which is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Lego brick this year, overhauled airline British Airways to top the so-called superbrand rankings for the first time. Shaving company Gillette took second spot on the list, [...]
Business risks ‘Corbygeddon’ if it doesn’t learn to speak up May 15, 2019 The headline in the Sunday Times was stark: “Rich prepare to flee Corbyn’s Britain as Tories desert PM”. The country’s millionaires and billionaires were, according to the compilers of the paper’s annual rich list, preparing for “Corbygeddon” – the prospect of a hard-left Labour government making an irreparable dent in both their own finances and the [...]
London City Airport chief Robert Sinclair “increasingly confident” Brexit deal will be done April 10, 2018 London City Airport chief executive Robert Sinclair is “increasingly confident” a deal with the EU will be done by 2019, as the airport launched a joint campaign with the Department for International Trade (DIT) to encourage British businesses to sell overseas. Sinclair told City A.M. that while his predecessor, Declan Collier, was “right to raise [...]
Nespresso is teaming up with John Lewis to open two new boutiques November 30, 2016 Nespresso is partnering with John Lewis to open two new coffee boutiques. The luxury brand has been expanding in the UK, because, as Nespresso's UK and Ireland managing director Francisco Nogueira says, the UK consumer "is moving from one that is passionate about tea to one that is passionate about coffee – and especially quality coffee". The [...]
Black Friday: These are the top selling items at John Lewis right now November 25, 2016 John Lewis opened its stores at 8am this morning and has been selling items at Black Friday prices since midnight – here are the products people are loving: Sonos Play 1 is the biggest seller in tech The Legos Simpsons house is the best-selling item by value Marc Jacobs perfume has had the most units [...]
Vanguard founder and ‘father of indexing’ John Bogle dies aged 89 January 17, 2019 Vanguard Group founder and the “father of indexing” John Bogle has died at the age of 89, the company confirmed today. A pioneer of low-cost investing, Bogle formed Vanguard – which he described as the “Vanguard Experiment” – in 1975 and launched its first index mutual fund a year later, despite backlash from the rest [...]
John Lewis opens flagship store in Leeds October 20, 2016 John Lewis has opened a flagship store in Leeds that it says will focus on providing customers with experiences, rather than just goods. The £37m store at the Victoria Gate Development in Leeds has created 550 jobs for the area. Read more: John Lewis warns on job losses due to its commitment to staff pay [...]
Deliveroo riders defeated in High Court battle over collective bargaining rights December 5, 2018 A union acting for a group of Deliveroo riders was defeated today in a High Court fight over whether the delivery firm’s drivers were entitled to collective bargaining rights. In a key decision on the future of the gig economy the court ruled that Deliveroo riders are self-employed and therefore would not be allowed to collectively [...]