Black Friday UK 2014: John Lewis and Marks & Spencer set for bumper sales weekend as mega deals entice customers November 24, 2014 You can hardly move for Black Friday promotions this week. Everyone from Amazon to Asda and John Lewis to Very is getting in on the day. Electricals like TVs, tablets and other gadgets, designer watches, clothing and toys will all have cut price offers for the weekend that starts with Black Friday and ends with [...]
Lastminute.com founder Lady Martha Lane Fox adds “mother” to her extensive CV June 5, 2016 Lastminute.com's co-founder Martha Lane Fox is adding yet another job to her CV – mother of two. The busy Baroness Lane Fox of Soho, who is also on the board at Marks and Spencer, Twitter and Channel 4, is used to juggling more than one responsibility in her career, so rearing twins should be a piece of cake. [...]
Horse racing betting: All eyes on the heavens as Angel faces her biggest test August 18, 2016 York has been bathed in sunshine for the first few days of the Ebor Festival, but the weather forecast suggests that plenty of rain is now on its way. It’s just a question of how much will hit the Knavesmire and, more importantly, when it will arrive. Some forecasters are predicting early showers, while others are [...]
One third of Brits have already started Christmas shopping September 17, 2015 If you haven’t already done your Christmas shopping, then you might want to get stuck in because a third of UK shoppers are already one step ahead of you this season. A survey conducted by New York-listed technology company Rubicon Project found that 30 per cent of us have already started Christmas shopping. Among parents [...]
The best places to look for Black Friday deals 2014: John Lewis, Amazon, Marks & Spencer, Very, Curry’s PC World and Halfords November 24, 2014 Retailers are gearing up for Black Friday to be one of – if not the – biggest online shopping day of the year, with hundreds of promotions being planned to tempt consumers to join the spending bonanza. According to the Centre for Retail Research, shoppers will spend £1.32bn over the four days between Black [...]
At the close: FTSE 100 shaping up for an impressive week May 25, 2016 We're just over half way through but UK markets seem to have a spring in their step this week as they closed even higher today on the back of "buying frezny". The FTSE 100 popped up another 0.7 per cent to 6,262.85 – the bluechip's highest close since the end of April. Banks once again led the [...]
At the close: FTSE 100 gives up its gains after Bank of England puts rate rise on hold until August July 14, 2016 The Bank of England dashed market hopes of a further rate cut for at least another month today, sending the FTSE 100 off its 11-month highs. Having rallied to a peak of 6,743.42 before the Bank of England's decision, the FTSE 100 crashed to earth, closing down 0.2 per cent at 6,654.47 points. Most analysts thought the Bank would [...]
Food travel giant SSP gobbles up £280m Abu Dhabi airport contract May 4, 2016 Travel caterer SSP has a £280m contract to run three outlets inside a food court at Abu Dhabi International airport, paving the way for further expansion in the Middle East. SSP said the three units in the airport's new Midfield Terminal Building will feature 17 different international and local brands although it didn't disclose the names. The [...]
Best of the Brokers for 15 July 2015 July 14, 2015 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com MARKS & SPENCER Espirito Santo said the autumn/winter range should be the “clearest indication yet” on whether progress has been made, the unknown factor being how much gross margin general merchandise can make. It has upped its full-year profit forecast by one per [...]
Marks & Spencer’s clothing sales through Alibaba soar in China September 21, 2014 Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant which could hold the title of having the world’s biggest ever initial public offering after raising $21.8bn on Friday, has helped to boost Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) online clothing sales in China. The head of M&S’s overseas internet business, Ricky Wilson, said on Saturday that M&S is now the fastest [...]