MUST HAVES December 1, 2011 CRAB HAT FROM PLAY.COM, £13 Stay warm at Christmas with this knitted crab hat. Cosy and cool. FANTASTIC 4 OMNIBUS, £70 This 1,084-page beast will fill you in on the classic era of the Marvel heroes. APPLE IPAD ANDY WARHOL CASE, 13” SLEEVE, £49.99 One of the Apple Store’s more hipster-friendly products. store.apple.com/uk BURTON CLASH [...]
Get your skates on this Xmas November 22, 2011 Dedicated runners say part of the reason they slog through the pain barrier, come rain or snow, is to recapture the feeling of being young: to feel the wind rushing through their hair and the ground rolling under their feet. I think running is too much like hard work but after ice skating for the [...]
Look dazzling for your Xmas bash December 8, 2011 MOST of us get ready for festive bashes in the loos at work – after a crazy day. We certainly don’t have time to spare primping for mid-week dos. The key is having the outfit ready to go, but even more importantly, having the right makeup for instant glamour and shine. At the end of [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS October 20, 2011 ASOS Goldman Sachs rates the online retailer as a “buy” with a target price of 3,350p, and lowers its estimates following the company’s first half trading update. The broker now sees retail sales growth of 55 per cent for fiscal year 2012 and 47 per cent for 2013, revised down from 63 per cent and [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING November 23, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES BOSTOCK IN TALKS TO QUIT M&S FOR ASOS Kate Bostock, the head of Marks and Spencer’s clothing and homewares business, is in advanced talks to take up a senior role at Asos. People familiar with the situation said Bostock was talking to the online fashion retailer about becoming its managing director. Losing Bostock, [...]
Asos profit estimated at top end April 13, 2011 online fashion firm ASOS said full year profit was likely to be towards the top end of expectations after a jump in fourth quarter sales. The fast-growing firm said retail sales increased 70 per cent to £93.4m in the three months to 31 March, its fiscal fourth quarter. That compares with a rise of 59 [...]
Asos sees overseas growth fuel profit April 13, 2011 ONLINE fashion retailer Asos yesterday said its sales were “flying” in overseas markets as the web defies the downturn on the high street. The firm said retail sales increased 70 per cent to £93.4m in the three months to 31 March, its financial fourth-quarter. That compares with a rise of 59 per cent in its [...]
ENTREPRENEUR | OF THE YEAR September 21, 2011 DANIEL EK SPOTIFY The stand-out in an impressive field was Daniel Ek, the co-founder of online music business Spotify, which is redefining a business model. The company has been valued at $1bn and launched in the US in July. SHORTLIST Simon Calver, LoveFilm Nick Robertson, Asos Iain Dodsworth, Tweetdeck Michael Acton Smith, Mind Candy
ENTREPRENEUR | OF THE YEAR September 21, 2011 DANIEL EK SPOTIFY The stand-out in an impressive field was Daniel Ek, the co-founder of online music business Spotify, which is redefining a business model. The company has been valued at $1bn and launched in the US in July. SHORTLIST Simon Calver, LoveFilm Nick Robertson, Asos Iain Dodsworth, Tweetdeck Michael Acton Smith, Mind Candy
MENSCH HITS THE HIGH STREET TO PRESENT AT HOT WOMEN CEREMONY November 23, 2011 WAS Miriam González Durántez too busy preparing for her move to US law firm Dechert to attend the Red’s Hot Women Awards yesterday? No – the wife of the deputy Prime Minister had an appointment with her children’s nursery that couldn’t be moved. And since these are the awards that celebrate the achievements of working [...]