Trick your body into dropping a dress size March 5, 2012 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT IF you’re having trouble shedding those winter pounds, try these tips for getting the ball (and the fat) rolling. Get scribbling Carry a notebook with you for a week and write down every morsel that passes your lips – studies show that you wind up eating 15 per cent less if [...]
A verdant land of high gastronomy March 26, 2012 The Greenhouse 27a Hay’s Mews, W1 W1J 5NY, tel: 020 7499 3331 www.greenhouserestaurant.co.uk FOOD **** SERVICE ***** ATMOSPHERE **** Cost per person without wine: £90 LONDON is abuzz with noisy, no-reservations joints, opening in droves in Soho. The best barbeque in town, the best burger in town, the best ceviche in town…but you’ll have to [...]
A verdant land of high gastronomy March 26, 2012 The Greenhouse 27a Hay’s Mews, W1 W1J 5NY, tel: 020 7499 3331 www.greenhouserestaurant.co.uk FOOD **** SERVICE ***** ATMOSPHERE **** Cost per person without wine: £90 LONDON is abuzz with noisy, no-reservations joints, opening in droves in Soho. The best barbeque in town, the best burger in town, the best ceviche in town…but you’ll have to [...]
Dixons sales fall gathers pace January 17, 2012 Dixons Retail said sales declines accelerated over the key Christmas period, though the firm maintained gross margins and claimed it outperformed competitors in Britain. The electricals chain, home to Currys and PC World in Britain, said group sales at stores open over a year fell five per cent in the 12 weeks to 7 January. [...]
Dixons fights on despite decline in Christmas takings January 17, 2012 DIXONS RETAIL, Europe’s second largest electronics retailer, reported a decline in sales over the Christmas period, though it managed to improve its margins in spite of widespread discounting on the high street. The owner of Currys and PC World said sales at stores open more than a year fell by five per cent in the [...]
Wetherspoon profit margin slimming January 18, 2012 Pubs firm JD Wetherspoon said its operating margin declined in the second quarter of its fiscal year and will come under further pressure in the second half due to continuing cost increases. “We expect the operating margin for the half year ending 22 January 2012 to be slightly below that achieved in the first quarter [...]
Apple hires Dixons boss as retail chief January 31, 2012 APPLE has poached John Browett, the boss of Dixons Retail, to take charge of its burgeoning network of retail stores. He will join the US technology giant in April as senior vice president of retail, replacing Ron Johnson, who resigned from Apple last November to join the US department store chain JC Penney as chief [...]
Dixons Retail narrows its full-year loss November 24, 2011 DIXONS Retail posted a better-than-expected half year loss after Europe’s second largest electrical goods retailer won market share from its rivals, helping to limit the impact of weak consumer spending. The company, which is home to the Currys and PC World chains in Britain, said it made a loss before tax of £25.3m in the [...]
Investec bags Evo in time for Christmas December 22, 2011 INVESTEC formally closed its deal to buy British investment bank Evolution Group yesterday, following its final decision on lay-offs across both companies. Investec won its bid battle in August when it settled on a price of £233m all in shares, a premium of 28 per cent on Evolution’s share price the day before it disclosed [...]
Premier shares hit by food bug November 14, 2011 SHARES in Premier Foods tanked yesterday after its one of its Loyd Grossman curry sauces was recalled in a botulism scare and UBS downgraded its shares to a “sell”. The UK’s largest food producer has recalled tens of thousands of korma jars as a precaution, but its shares fell 11 per cent to just 5.74p [...]