Commodities drive surge in food inflation September 7, 2010 FOOD price inflation surged to its highest level in more than a year as rising commodity prices fed through into the supermarkets, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) will say today. The BRC’s monthly shop price index shows that annual food inflation increased to 3.8 per cent in August from 2.5 per cent in July, the [...]
Learn He-Man’s recipe for great guns November 15, 2010 WHATEVER your feelings about the acting skills of Swedish action film star Dolph Lundgren, the man has guns. That is, insanely sculpted arms and a physique that suggests super-human strength. So when an opportunity arose to go and train with him while he was in London to promote his new film the Expendables, I couldn’t [...]
Output grows as retail sales start to slow September 16, 2010 RETAIL sales suffered a surprise drop of 0.5 per cent in August, but manufacturers remained upbeat about demand for next month, official figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) and the CBI respectively showed yesterday. The fall in retail sales was the first in over six months when the unusually cold winter put shoppers [...]
Waterstone’s man plots £100m return September 5, 2010 THE founder of the Waterstone’s book chain could launch a bid of more than £100m to take the business private if owner HMV decides to sell, it is understood. Tim Waterstone, the novelist-cum-entrepreneur who started the company in 1982, is reported to have lined up financing from backers including a London-based hedge fund. Waterstone has [...]
EX-SEYMOUR PIERCE BOSS TO LAUNCH NEW ADVISORY VENTURE November 1, 2010 A FEW short months ago, this column brought you murmurs that corporate financier Richard Feigen – who resigned as managing director of broker Seymour Pierce at the beginning of the year after an internal investigation, admitting that errors had occurred in a transaction he was overseeing – was mulling a return to the City. Fast [...]
EX-SEYMOUR PIERCE BOSS TO LAUNCH NEW ADVISORY VENTURE November 1, 2010 A FEW short months ago, this column brought you murmurs that corporate financier Richard Feigen – who resigned as managing director of broker Seymour Pierce at the beginning of the year after an internal investigation, admitting that errors had occurred in a transaction he was overseeing – was mulling a return to the City. Fast [...]
Behind the scenes at the house of KRUG December 19, 2010 KRUG, the grand old Champagne house, has been feeling a little unloved of late. Revered across the world as a wine that’s emblematic and long-lasting, it is perhaps perceived as a Champagne to be bought, sold and stored, rather than drunk in celebration. This was not always so, and Krug wants to have fun again. [...]
Behind the scenes at the house of KRUG December 19, 2010 KRUG, the grand old Champagne house, has been feeling a little unloved of late. Revered across the world as a wine that’s emblematic and long-lasting, it is perhaps perceived as a Champagne to be bought, sold and stored, rather than drunk in celebration. This was not always so, and Krug wants to have fun again. [...]
Google prepares its rival to the iPad August 19, 2010 GOOGLE hopes to have an iPad rival on US shelves in time for Christmas, according to industry insiders. Analysts are already speculating that the device could be free with a lengthy contract with network provider Verizon. The tablet is likely to be manufactured by mobile phone maker HTC, the firm responsible for the critically-acclaimed Desire [...]
London apartments with classic stylings December 2, 2010 ANYBODY who wanders through the West End for any amount of time is taken with the stunning architecture, but many don’t get the opportunity to stay in these wonderful buildings. The new generation of serviced apartments, however, offers you the chance. These are proving increasingly popular for those who regularly spend time in London for [...]