Leicester City set to appoint Smith, Shakespeare and Terry for season April 10, 2023 Struggling Leicester City have agreed a deal with former Aston Villa and Norwich boss Dean Smith to become their manager until the end of the season. The Foxes have been in the market for a manager since they sacked Brendan Rodgers last month. Smith will be joined at the King Power Stadium by Craig Shakespeare [...]
Marks and Spencer shells out £480m as it revamps UK stores in bid to become leading ‘omnichannel’ retailer January 16, 2023 Marks and Spencer (M&S) is to plough nearly £0.5bn into an accelerated UK-wide investment drive which will result in 20 new larger and improved stores across the UK in the next financial year. The retailer also aims to create over 3,400 new jobs whilst providing shoppers with a “seamless” customer experience. M&S said it was [...]
Heathrow Airport to trial security booking slots in bid to cut wait times October 3, 2023 Heathrow Airport has launched a six month free trial allowing passengers to pre-book slots at security, in a bid to reduce wait times.
Coutinho: Firms to be given more rooftop space for solar October 2, 2023 Businesses will be able to use more of their rooftops to generate solar power to reduce the technology’s presence in the countryside.
How Premier League clubs may have avoided paying £250m in tax March 30, 2023 Premier League clubs may have avoided paying up to £250m in tax, experts have warned. The Tax Policy Associates say that the 20 top flight clubs could have cost a quarter of a billion in lost tax between 2019 and 2021, and £470m since 2015. The group says in their report that: “Football clubs at [...]
London-listed Knights reports double digit profit growth May 20, 2024 Knights reported double digit profit growth over the last final year while its revenue rose by nearly £8m, as going forward the group will consider "selective acquisitions"
Watches of Switzerland: Rolex seller ‘cautiously optimistic’ as it posts modest growth amid ‘rich-session’ May 16, 2024 Watches of Switzerland, the British retailer which sells the likes of Rolex and Tag Heuer watches, said it was “cautiously optimistic” about trading over the next financial year as the firm reports modest growth.
Qatar show interest in hosting 2025 Rugby League World Cup May 17, 2023 Recent Fifa World Cup hosts Qatar have expressed their interest in hosting the 2025 Rugby League World Cup, the International Rugby League (IRL) chairman has stated. The Gulf state, whose Qatar Islamic Bank chairman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani is bidding to purchase Manchester United – could step in after the original hosts France pulled [...]
Dugout rivals become first managers inducted into Premier League Hall of Fame March 29, 2023 Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have become the first two football managers to be inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame. Former Manchester United boss Ferguson and ex-Arsenal coach Wenger are the two longest-serving managers in the Premier League area, with both leading their clubs for more than 20 years and over 800 [...]
Soho House: Waiting list for celebrity haunt at ‘all-time high’ with 95,000 in line August 11, 2023 The wait list to secure a place at private members club Soho House has risen to “all-time high” with approximately 95,000 deep-pocketed individuals eager to secure a place at the spot globally. Soho House & Co Inc. the business behind the luxury hub, revealed its growing demand as part of its second quarter results – [...]