London Fashion Week Spring 2015: What are the highlights? September 12, 2014 Julian Assange may have cancelled his London Fashion Week appearance, but we reckon there are still plenty of reasons to attend. The Wikileaks founder had been scheduled to model for Vivienne Westwood's son Ben Westwood at a show in the Ecuadorian embassy, but it's been postponed to next season's show in February. But [...]
Why Richard Branson isn’t afraid to fail: Four Virgin businesses that didn’t work out September 9, 2014 It was only a year ago that Richard Branson was prancing around in a red kilt at the launch of Little Red, his domestic airline for the UK, which was designed to provide competition after British Airways owner International Airline Group acquired BMI. Since its launch, though, Little Red has been dogged by rumours [...]
Virgin on ridiculous: Four businesses showing how Richard Branson likes to “fail fast” September 8, 2014 It was only a year ago that Richard Branson was prancing around in a red kilt during the opening of Little Red, his domestic airline for the UK, which was designed to provide competition after British Airways owner International Airline Group acquired BMI. Since its launch, though, Little Red has been dogged by rumours [...]
EngageSciences CEO Richard Jones on the science of social media marketing August 31, 2014 Between 2011 and the end of 2013, social media ad spend in the UK rose from £265m to £585m, according to PwC and the IAB. Last year alone, it increased by 71 per cent. Amid the boom, however, marketers have voiced concerns that increased spending has not been accompanied by a commensurate rise in effectiveness. [...]
Arcadia strikes deal to launch Topshop and Miss Selfridge in mainland China August 13, 2014 Sir Philip Green's high street retailers Topshop and Miss Selfridge will debut in China next month through a deal with local online partner ShangPin.com. The deal between Green's Arcadia Group and online department store ShangPain will take the two retailers to consumers in 400 cities across the country. This is the first time [...]
Asos slumps to 18-month low August 5, 2014 SHARES in online clothing retailer Asos hit an 18 month low yesterday after Liberum said it expected shares to fall a further 38 per cent in coming months as its first mover advantage was eroded by market competitors. Asos’ shares have fallen 62 per cent since the start of the year in the wake of [...]
Mary Queen of Shops flagship scheme failing to make an impact August 2, 2014 Mary Portas' government funded scheme to restore the high street has failed to have a significant impact, reports Sky News. Portas' high street revival project received £1.2m in public funding and focused on 12 town centres. Wolverhampton was one those chosen to pilot the scheme and received £100,000. The results were mixed, with five retail [...]
Ashley’s Sports Direct plans on Australia launch July 14, 2014 Sports Direct is set to make its first foray into Australia through a tie-up with MySale after buying a stake in the flash sales site last month. The sports retail giant, controlled by billionaire tycoon Mike Ashley, plans to open three stores in Australia and one in New Zealand through a joint venture with MySale. [...]
Sir Philip makes market return with Mysale IPO May 29, 2014 RETAIL tycoon Sir Philip Green is set to make a return to the stock market for the first time in 22 years after Australian flash sales site Mysale confirmed its intention to float yesterday, with a value of more than £300m. The Topshop owner has bought a 25 per cent stake in Mysale for £47m [...]
Philip Green plans stock market return after buying Mysale stake May 11, 2014 RETAIL tycoon Sir Philip Green has bought a 25 per cent stake in an Australian shopping website that is plotting a float on the London Stock Exchange within months. Mysale is Australia and Asia’s largest provider of online flash sales, where shoppers can buy clothing and homeware brands at a discount for a short period [...]