London Business School looks to buck SME downturn with incubator programme October 20, 2022 London Business School has tipped a wellness startup and postnatal depression firm as among the Capital’s most promising startups today as it looks to provide a platform for growth at a troubling time for the Capital's smaller firms.
Even as we teeter on the edge of a recession, we will create new opportunities August 23, 2022 NECESSITY, as the old saying goes, is the mother of invention. That’s why periods of economic or social upheaval often coincide with exceptional innovation – the rapid development of the Covid-19 vaccine, based on breakthrough mRNA technology, being a perfect example. Today, the global economy is in precarious shape. Europe, in particular, faces likely recession [...]
BEIS chair slams business package as a ‘waste of taxpayers’ money’ September 21, 2022 The chair of an influential Westminster panel has slammed the business support package as a "waste of taxpayers' money."
Newcastle United doc from makers of All Or Nothing to put focus on business March 24, 2023 Newcastle United’s transformation under Saudi ownership will be the subject of a new documentary series on Amazon’s Prime Video platform, it has been confirmed. The four-part series will focus on the business side of running the club, through interviews with co-owner Amanda Staveley and other club chiefs as well as behind-the-scenes footage. The show, set [...]
Why Dame Sharon White failed at John Lewis and what her successor needs to do October 4, 2023 The current chair of John Lewis was always a risky appointment, Simon Neville writes, but she made mistakes that her successor would do well to learn from as they seek to restore the retailer to relevance
Warren Buffett and The Big Short’s Michael Burry: Why are they selling Apple and buying gold? May 16, 2024 The latest portfolio moves of Warren Buffett and Michael Burry have been revealed.
Amazon’s Deliveroo investment could cause higher prices, says CMA December 27, 2019 Amazon and Deliveroo are the subject of an in-depth probe by competition authorities into the e-commerce giant’s investment in the food delivery firm. Neither company offered undertakings in response to concerns aired by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Read more: CMA puts brakes on Amazon’s Deliveroo investment The CMA said earlier this month that [...]
Amazon wins trademark battle against Davidoff perfume maker April 2, 2020 Amazon has won a legal battle against the cosmetics firm behind Davidoff after the ecommerce giant listed unlicensed bottles of the perfume on its platform. The German arm of Coty, which owns the Davidoff brand, complained that Amazon had infringed its trademark by stocking the perfume from third-party sellers. Coty initially brought the case before [...]
Head and shoulders above the rest May 3, 2022 Gail and Matt Waterman’s company is literally a growth business – it specialises in revolutionary products for hair loss problems. A kitchen table business that has blossomed into something quite remarkable, so remarkable in fact that in less than a decade it has gone from selling two items a day to 500,000 each month and [...]
M&S turned it around and is now in FTSE 100. Here’s why John Lewis is so far off September 14, 2023 The John Lewis Partnership has had a torrid day, following an announcement it will push its turnaround plan back by two years. It’s the latest bit of bad news that has seen it fall further behind rival Marks and Spencer, whose high street revival recently raised its profit outlook after pivoting towards clothing and homeware. [...]