Restructuring firm loans Mothercare £20m to repay debts November 26, 2020 Gordon Brothers Brands has loaned Mothercare £19.5m to be used to repay outstanding debt. Mothercare lost £4.4m in the six months ending 10 October following a difficult year that saw company plans pushed back by the coronavirus pandemic. Net debt at the business is now £17.5 million, of which the loan from global advisory, restructuring [...]
Shakespeare on advertising: Asos looks set to build on success July 28, 2021 ASOS recently reported revenues of £1.3bn for the four months leading up to June 30, 2021 – a year-on-year increase on last year’s performance of £1.1bn. Beyond customer growth, however, data from YouGov BrandIndex shows that the online fashion retailer has seen real improvement in a number of key areas. ASOS’ Impression scores – which [...]
Genesis G70 Shooting Brake review: Euro vision January 17, 2022 The G70 Shooting Brake is a stylish estate car and the first Genesis designed specifically for Europe. Tim Pitt drives it.
Imelda is back: Remarkable comeback for widow of late dictator Marcos as former First Lady is set to become Philippines’ First Mother May 9, 2022 As polling stations in the Philippines are about to close, the son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos is set to become the country’s next president. His near-certain victory means a remarkable comeback for his mother, the legendary Imelda Marcos, who dominated Filipino politics, together with her husband, for over two decades before being forced into [...]
Coinbase gets green light from German regulators June 28, 2021 Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase has announced that its German entity - Coinbase Germany GmbH - has today been granted a licence for crypto trading.
NFTs: Are they legally laced up, or is the shoe on the other foot? March 23, 2022 Reed Smith partner Danielle Garno walks us through Nike's recent legal complaint over NFTs from online marketplace StockX.
Booze like Bond at this immersive dining experience September 14, 2021 Monte Carlo, the French Riviera, New Orleans, the Caribbean: these are the places we associate with James Bond. Portobello Road, not so much. But this stands to change, for over the next few weeks the bohemian enclave of Notting Hill will be aswarm with Sunspel polo shirts, Persol eyewear, Goodyear-welted Crockett and Jones Norwich boots, [...]
Honda HR-V 2022 review: All that Jazz January 31, 2022 The HR-V is a stylish SUV with a sensible streak – including a petrol-electric hybrid drivetrain and Honda's clever Magic Seats. We drive it.
Bruce Cartwright CA on the strategic importance of EDI March 16, 2022 This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. ICAS CEO Bruce Cartwright CA shares how his own experiences have informed his conviction that equality, diversity and inclusion are matters of strategic importance. Anne-Marie Imafidon, CEO of Stemettes, wrote in CA magazine recently: “We can’t just assume that people will become accountants for the same reasons that [...]
Why the Twisted Defender is the Land Rover we really need January 8, 2023 In 2016, after 67 continuous years of production, Land Rover ceased production of its iconic Defender causing CAMRA members to wail into their beer as though they’d lost a childhood pet. Men with beards and rubber shoes will tell you the car’s likeness should have gone straight onto a banknote. Land Rover recently launched a [...]