John Lewis stores defy cold snap November 28, 2010 SNOWSTORMS could not stop the boom in John Lewis sales, the department store announced yesterday. Sales last week were just short of £100m, up 8.7 per cent on the same time last year. And the Oxford Street branch recorded its best ever November week. Children’s toys are predictably selling well in the run up to [...]
Cabin crew in threat to strike again as Unite ballots members November 29, 2010 THE UNITE union is getting ready to ballot 11,000 British Airways cabin crew on further strikes, it announced yesterday after the merger with Iberia was passed by shareholders. The industrial action is over staff travel concessions and disciplinary action linked to previous strikes. Unite joint general secretary Tony Woodley said yesterday BA’s “vicious war against [...]
Vodafone joins iPad sales war November 23, 2010 VODAFONE is in talks to bring a discounted iPad to the market after rivals Orange and T-Mobile announced this week they will sell the tablets less than half price with a contract. O2 is understood to be less keen to offer iPads locked to a lengthy contract, especially with an upgrade rumoured to be due [...]
BA shares hit as Heathrow chaos drags on December 20, 2010 SHARES in British Airways plummeted yesterday thanks to the major disruption to its flights from Heathrow. The firm, which is Heathrow’s biggest operator, cancelled 70 of its 130 flights out of the airport yesterday, leaving thousands stranded. BA is currently losing up to £10m a day, according to analyst estimates – close to the losses [...]
Grant optimistic West Ham’s luck will change December 16, 2010 UNDER-FIRE West Ham manager Avram Grant is confident his players will collect enough points over the Christmas schedule to keep him in a job beyond the festive period. With the Hammers in danger of being cut adrift at the bottom of the Premier League it is understood that Grant has been given three games to save [...]
Grant optimistic West Ham’s luck will change December 16, 2010 UNDER-FIRE West Ham manager Avram Grant is confident his players will collect enough points over the Christmas schedule to keep him in a job beyond the festive period. With the Hammers in danger of being cut adrift at the bottom of the Premier League it is understood that Grant has been given three games to save [...]
THE MONTH AHEAD in association with GFT January 3, 2011 COMPANY NEWS ● International seed and fertiliser company Monsanto publishes its first-quarter earnings on Thursday. ● Spread betting company IG Group publishes its interim results on 18 January. ● AstraZeneca, BSkyB, Charles Stanley and Vedanta Resources all publish earnings announcements on 27 January. ● Aluminium producer Alcoa traditionally kicks off the US’s fourth-quarter earnings season, publishing [...]
Tax protestors target Topshop November 29, 2010 Topshop owner and government efficiency adviser Sir Philip Green has been named as a target by anti-tax avoidance protesters. Activists linked to UK Uncut have scheduled protests at Topshop branches in Birmingham and Manchester this Saturday, with more expected to follow in the run-up to Christmas, while a group protesting against education cuts and tax [...]
Sony launch VAT back scheme October 26, 2010 Sony will tomorrow launch the UK’s first consumer electronics VAT-back scheme. The firm will allow customers shopping between now and Christmas to claim back the VAT from products across its range, including cameras, e-Readers and Blu-ray players. The firm hopes the deal will convince customers to make big money purchases in the run-up to Christmas.
Sony launch VAT back scheme October 26, 2010 Sony will tomorrow launch the UK’s first consumer electronics VAT-back scheme. The firm will allow customers shopping between now and Christmas to claim back the VAT from products across its range, including cameras, e-Readers and Blu-ray players. The firm hopes the deal will convince customers to make big money purchases in the run-up to Christmas.