Half of all UK small businesses to raise prices this year while a third plan redundancies now furlough has ended January 1, 2022 Half of small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK plan to raise their prices this year, with supply chain disruption being the key driver. Moreover, one in three owner-managed businesses plan to make redundancies now the safety net of furlough has been removed, according to new research shared with City A.M. this morning. Those businesses [...]
Visit Corfu in the glorious autumn to get closer to the island’s enchanting history September 5, 2022 The flight from Heathrow to Corfu soars above central Europe, then tracks the Adriatic coastline along the Balkans. Waiting to land at the airport beside Corfu Town, the plane circles the island, and looking out the window you’re well aware that you’re closer to Albania than to mainland Greece. The surrounding sea — a brilliant [...]
Just Eat posts revenue surge of 52 per cent but struggles to turn a profit in fight for market share August 17, 2021 Strong demand for food delivery amid the last of the Covid restrictions persisted in the first half of the year and boosted Just Eat Takeaway’s revenue, but efforts to increase its share of the crowded market impacted profitability. Revenue in the first six months of the year grew to €2.6 bn (£2.2bn) – a 52 [...]
Paris’ Gare du Nord station transformation scrapped ahead of Rugby World Cup September 25, 2021 A project to transform Paris’ Gare du Nord railway station in the run up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup has been shelved. France’s national rail operator SNCF decided to scrap the plan after it was revealed the large project was behind schedule and would not be finished in time for the World Cup in [...]
Easter weekend things to do in London, from parks to pubs April 6, 2023 Whatever the weather, we have the perfect Easter weekend activity for you, whether that’s eating, drinking, flower gazing, sitting by the river or checking out the latest video games GET A ROAST Blacklock, with four locations across London, is a superbly modern place to eat meat, but with one eye on the past. Their inspiration [...]
Make it to-go: Wagamama boss Emma Woods heads for the exit April 19, 2021 Make it to-go: Wagamama boss heads for the exit
Top chef Richard Corrigan on his great love of native oysters September 23, 2021 Native oysters would definitely be on the menu for my last meal. When I was growing up in the west of Ireland, we’d often have a plate of native oysters, with some soda bread and butter. The flavour is so distinctive it immediately takes me back to those days, so it’s something very special to [...]
TGI Fridays to float its 87 restaurants on London Stock Exchange this year May 21, 2021 The owner of TGI Fridays has revealed plans to float the restaurant chain on the London stock market. Electra Private Equity, which has owned the casual dining brand since 2014, said it plans to float it on the FTSE main market in the third quarter of this year. The owner told investors today that it [...]
Property of the week: Lyndale House, a slice of the country in North London November 29, 2021 In the heart of Highgate Hill, with it’s village community set on the edge of stunning garden oasis Waterlow Park, sits a Grade II listed period property with charm in abundance. This period property is the perfect example of a Queen-Anne style home, and it’s a property where the beauty is in the details. Decorated [...]
No, it’s not sci-fi. Robots really could help dig us out of our low productivity spiral October 25, 2022 Earlier this month, a robot named Ai-Da gave evidence to the House of Lords on the future of the creative industries. The members of the Lords Communications and Digital committee were fairly quite stumped. For all its weirdness, this episode proved a point: robots are among us. When thinking of robots, many of us imagine [...]