M&S sales fall flat as it fails to carve a fashion identity July 10, 2012 THE RETAILER famous for £10 meals and the Per Una brand has stumbled. In this age of austerity, it may come as little surprise that a firm like M&S is falling short. But in reporting its weakest quarterly figures for seven years, its challenges run far deeper. Although M&S’s food sales grew by 2.9 per [...]
Elegance and opulence in Rutland December 20, 2012 Built for George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham in the 17th century, Rutland’s Mansion House was severely damaged by Parliamentarians in the civil war. It was resurrected by Daniel Finch, second Earl of Nottingham and sixth Earl of Winchelsea, in 1694. The “new house” was built over the next six years. It was even considered for [...]
Murray set for Djokovic again November 6, 2012 US OPEN champion Andy Murray this afternoon faces the world No1 Novak Djokovic in the most significant match so far in London’s ATP World Tour Finals. In a rivalry that is being compared with that witnessed between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, the two have been involved in several momentous matches in what has been [...]
Before the open – 07/08 August 7, 2013 London's leading index, the FTSE, is expected to open down following US and Asian markets. Morning all. It's been a while! #FTSE called 18-20 lower this morning. Carney front and centre I guess. — FuturesTechs Updates (@FuturesTechs) August 7, 2013 Morning ftse -16, Dow -40, Dax -42, S&P1692.5, Nikkei -500, H/s -120, crude 105.25 Gold [...]
Boris calls for renegotiation of deal with EU December 4, 2012 BORIS Johnson yesterday called for Britain to renegotiate its relationship with the European Union, saying he wanted a new deal based solely on trade agreements that would be put to the public in a national referendum. “Boil it to down to the single market, that’s the great achievement of the European Union, I think we [...]
Berdych targets revenge mission with Murray playing at home November 4, 2012 WORLD No6 Tomas Berdych has revealed a desire to avenge his defeat at the US Open to eventual champion Andy Murray when the two meet in London in the opening singles match of the ATP World Tour finals today. In exceptionally windy, difficult conditions at Flushing Meadows in September, Murray secured a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, [...]
Before the open – 06/08 August 6, 2013 Stocks are expected to open down in Europe, following US and Asian markets, on investor profit taking. $FTSE seen dwn 10 points on weaker US & Asia. $ULVR Unilever downgrde @ JPM, $GSK Glaxo downgrde @ Citi. $EMG Man Group Citi upgrade est. MB — IGSquawk (@IGSquawk) August 6, 2013 Morning ftse -20, dow -26, [...]
Before the open – 12/08 August 12, 2013 The Nikkei fell to a six-week low closing down 0.7 per cent while the yen strengthened on the back of weaker than expected second quarter GDP data this morning. However, the Shanghai Composite and the Hang Seng both jumped over 1.5 per cent as factory output topped forecasts after last Friday's close. Output grew by [...]
20 of the world’s largest donors December 20, 2012 1 BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION US The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 2000 through the merger of the William H. Gates Foundation and the Gates Learning Foundation, adopting their previous agendas of improving global health and education. With offices in the US, India, China and UK, the foundation has a global [...]
Focus On: Soho October 25, 2012 BEAK STREET, W1F Price: £3.99m This corner four-bedroom semi-detached house is located near Golden Square. It stretches six floors, has three kitchens and a basement, currently used as a bar, which can be put to other use. Contact Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward on www.kfh.co.uk or 020 3280 3541 HAT FACTORY AND BEAVER BUILDING, W1F Price: [...]