Andy Burnham confirmed as Labour candidate for Manchester mayor August 9, 2016 Shadow home secretary Andy Burnham has been tapped by Labour as their candidate for Manchester mayor. Manchester will choose an elected mayor next May, when the roles of existing interim mayor and elected police and crime commissioner are merged. Burnham said it was a "great honour" to be selected as he overcame competition from Burt South MP Ivan [...]
John Lewis Partnership hit by multi-million pound burden of new holiday pay ruling January 16, 2015 Lawyers warned us that changes to holiday pay would be an expensive ruling, and lo, it came to pass. The John Lewis Partnership, which includes the eponymous department store and Waitrose, will have to stump up an additional £12m each year to cover costs relating to pension, bonuses and National Insurance. “The majority [...]
Sainsbury’s Christmas advert 2015: 39 Mog the Cat books sold each minute since launch November 18, 2015 Sainsbury's has sold 39 Mog the Cat books every minute since they were launched in store last Thursday, taking the top spot in the bestseller charts. Mog’s Christmas Calamity, a book created specially by the author Judith Kerr for Sainsbury's Christmas campaign, is topping both the children’s and adults bestseller charts less than a week after its release. [...]
Three former Tesco executives have been charged by the SFO in relation its accounting scandal September 9, 2016 Three former Tesco executives have been charged with fraud by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in relation its accounting scandal. The ex-financial director Carl Rogberg, former commercial director John Scouler and the former UK managing director Christopher Bush have been charged for their role in the retailer's profit overstatement. They have each been charged with one count of [...]
China cracked, Bolland bowed out and Dry January got drier: Here’s what got us talking this week January 8, 2016 The Jetsons' family car got a bit closer to reality, and a base-jumper around Canary Wharf gave us all vertigo while Donald Trump got punchy over the impending Commons debate on whether he should be banned. Here's what got us talking this week How low can yuan go? (Source: Getty) 1) China cracked Stock markets were suspended twice [...]
Advertising Association chief: Why banning sugary food advertising won’t tackle obesity January 4, 2016 Ministers were urged to impose a “sugar tax” and crack down on the marketing of sugary products to children in a Public Health England (PHE) report, published in October. Since then, many have questioned whether tougher regulation of marketing would really help to tackle childhood obesity, and whether UK advertisers should be made the whipping [...]
Best and worst UK online shops: EE has the worst website, but AO.com and Liz Earle top ranking October 22, 2015 EE has been named the worst online shop in the UK by consumer watchdog Which?. Slammed by confused customers for a website that was difficult to navigate and lacking necessary information, the telecoms giant scored just 58 out of 100 in a Which? ranking of the best and worst online stores. Most of us prefer to do [...]
Tesco’s share price looks perky as company announces sale of Harris and Hoole coffee chain to Caffe Nero June 23, 2016 Supermarket chain Tesco is selling Harris and Hoole coffee chain to Caffe Nero, it said in its first quarter trading statement this morning. "Together, these sales allow us to place even greater focus on our core UK business," the company said. The retailer's share price was up by 2.82 per cent in early morning trading [...]
Black Friday 2015 UK deals: What retailers can expect from the biggest shopping day of the year October 22, 2015 Black Friday is now big news in the UK. Last year according to Barclaycard, more was spent on Black Friday than on any day of last year’s shopping season, making it the biggest spending day on record. Black Friday this year is likely to herald a similar frenzy and signals a change in customer shopping [...]
John Lewis advert 2014: This is why Monty is the perfect name for John Lewis’ cuddly penguin November 8, 2014 Monty is such a John Lewis name. It just has the right ring to it. A little bit posh, a little bit nostalgic, just like its ads and the John Lewis brand itself. It's the perfect name for the retailer's penguin character, who isn't just starring on TV screens in this year's Christmas advert, but [...]