Halfords refinances as earnings drive forward November 18, 2010 HALFORDS said yesterday it had refinanced its debt arrangements as it posted a rise in first half profit. The cycle and car parts retailer saw pre-tax profit rise 12.8 per cent in the six months to 1 October. Halfords said it had grown its market share in its more expensive cycles range as more people [...]
Selfridges profit boosted November 7, 2010 UPMARKET department store Selfridges broke through the £100m profit level last year as wealthy tourists kept the tills ringing. Figures due to be filed at Companies House this week will show a trading profit of £107m for last year, which was the store’s 100th year of trading. The figures are up 21 per cent from [...]
Selfridges profit boosted November 7, 2010 UPMARKET department store Selfridges broke through the £100m profit level last year as wealthy tourists kept the tills ringing. Figures due to be filed at Companies House this week will show a trading profit of £107m for last year, which was the store’s 100th year of trading. The figures are up 21 per cent from [...]
Cable demotion cheers Murdoch December 21, 2010 James Murdoch, the chairman of British Sky Broadcasting, was said to be “cock-a-hoop” last night, after Vince Cable was stripped of his role in deciding whether the satellite broadcaster can be taken over by News Corp. Sources close to Murdoch, who is also chief executive of News Corp in Europe and Asia, said Cable’s demotion [...]
Cable demotion cheers Murdoch December 21, 2010 James Murdoch, the chairman of British Sky Broadcasting, was said to be “cock-a-hoop” last night, after Vince Cable was stripped of his role in deciding whether the satellite broadcaster can be taken over by News Corp. Sources close to Murdoch, who is also chief executive of News Corp in Europe and Asia, said Cable’s demotion [...]
Tube boss vows to fight unions in a bid to modernise the network November 17, 2010 TUBE boss Mike Brown vowed not to back down in his long-running dispute with unions over his plans to cut 800 ticket office jobs. “I want staff to be more flexible, I make no apology for that,” said the London Underground managing director. “We will not run a service that is stuck in the 1960s. [...]
Tube boss vows to fight unions in a bid to modernise the network November 17, 2010 TUBE boss Mike Brown vowed not to back down in his long-running dispute with unions over his plans to cut 800 ticket office jobs. “I want staff to be more flexible, I make no apology for that,” said the London Underground managing director. “We will not run a service that is stuck in the 1960s. [...]
BRIEFS | LEGAL NEWS November 23, 2010 CAMERONS OUTSOURCING DEAL CMS Cameron McKenna is to become the first major law firm to outsource its entire backroom operation, Legal Week has reported. Outsourcing company Integreon promises that it can save the top 20 firm 10-15 per cent on its backroom costs. Camerons has been in talks with Integreon since May, but a partner [...]
BRIEFS | LEGAL NEWS November 23, 2010 CAMERONS OUTSOURCING DEAL CMS Cameron McKenna is to become the first major law firm to outsource its entire backroom operation, Legal Week has reported. Outsourcing company Integreon promises that it can save the top 20 firm 10-15 per cent on its backroom costs. Camerons has been in talks with Integreon since May, but a partner [...]
OUT OF OFFICE October 20, 2010 LAST CALL: ENLIGHTMENT IN HAMPSTEAD Director Ed Hall’s new tenure at the Hampstead Theatre got off to an amusing start with Enlightenment – a play that is stylish and wide-ranging, if not particularly enlightening. Lia and Nick lose their 20-year-old son in a terrorist attack in the Far East. Things becomes sadder and odder from [...]