Office hires advisors for possible sale July 2, 2010 BRITISH fashion and sports footwear retailer Office has hired advisers, which could lead to a sale of the business. The company – owned by West Coast Capital, the private equity vehicle of Scottish entrepreneur Tom Hunter – said on Friday it had appointed corporate adviser Hawkpoint in the UK and boutique investment firm Financo in [...]
MUSIC STARS BID FAREWELL TO UNIVERSAL BOSS LUCIAN GRAINGE June 16, 2010 A rapturous reception on Tuesday evening for Lucian Grainge, the current head of Universal Music’s international division, who is moving to New York next month to become chief executive of the group as a whole. Grainge, on crutches owing to a recent leg injury, stood near the stage area in a room at the Knightsbridge [...]
Faith shoe chain goes into administration as sale fails April 22, 2010 FOOTWEAR chain Faith has been placed into administration raising fears over the future of more than 1,700 jobs. Faith has been up for sale for a number of weeks, but administrators Mazars said they were called in after directors realised that a “solvent sale was not possible”. The sale of the 78-store chain, which employs [...]
HOW TO JAZZ UP LAST SUMMER’S WARDROBE April 15, 2010 1 Hobbs Siena woven belt in lime, £49, at John Lewis, www.johnlewis.com 2 Jennifer Ouellette Norma sequined knot head band, £56.20, www.netaporter.com 3 Top Shop Leather Trim Aviators, £15, www.topshop.com 4 Hermes Lilanga hand-rolled silk twill scarf, £250, www.hermes.com 5 Reiss cuff with metal and resin, £59, www.reiss.co.uk
NEWSPAPER VETERAN APPROACHES GUARDIAN WITH A HEAVY HAND March 24, 2010 HEATED words in the media world yesterday after Carolyn McCall’s abrupt defection from the helm of Guardian Media Group to easyJet. Some say McCall won’t be too sorely missed by her former charges at the Guardian, given the messy state of the group’s finances and her recent controversial decision to sell the Manchester Evening News. [...]
Retail heavyweight Phil Wrigley to join Majestic as chair January 26, 2010 MAJESTIC wine yesterday unveiled a shake-up of its board, revealing retail heavyweight Phil Wrigley, 57, as chairman-designate, replacing Simon Burke who has been at the helm for five years. Wrigley, who until recently was chairman of fashion retail chain New Look, has also held senior management roles at Debenhams, Topshop owner Arcadia and BHS. Wrigley [...]
Festive fashion should be sexy and smart November 26, 2009 METALLIC JACQUARD DRESS, OSCAR DE LA RENTA£230www.netaporter.com LINEAR EMBELLISHED SHOULDER DRESS, WAREHOUSE£80www.johnlewis.com SPACE STRAP FRILL DRESS, TOPSHOP£70www.topshop.com KNITTED BEADED DRESS, TOPSHOP£65www.topshop.com TIGER SHORT DRESS, COAST£115www.coast-stores.com MIU MIU BALLERINA PUMPS£255At Miu Miu, New Bond Streettel: 020 7409 090 JIMMY CHOO GESTURE LEOPARD PRINT PLATFORMS£435www.netaporter.com POWER BANDAGE DRESS, PREEN£710www.netaporter.com MARNI SATIN SQUARE-TOE PUMP£395www.netaporter.com STEVE MADDEN GENIUS PLATFORMS£175www.johnlewis.com [...]
Make a stylish statement with this season’s winter coats November 12, 2009 JOHN Lewis today announced some shocking news – sales of winter coats have shot up as a result of the current cold snap. Once you’ve recovered from this mind-bending news, you may realise that you are, in fact, one of the (shivering) women that are still without a proper coat for winter. If you’re holding [...]
HENDERSON GROUP TO RID ITSELF OF ITS FALLEN NEW STAR’S LEGACY November 2, 2009 AS FUND management veteran John Duffield gets busy with his new venture, Brompton Asset Management over in Knightsbridge, having completed FSA registration for the name last week, it looks like those lording it over his old employees are preparing to eradicate his legacy for good. Duffield’s second venture, New Star, was taken over by asset [...]
LSE CHIEF XAVIER ROLET PONDERS AN OVERHAUL OF INTERIOR DESIGN October 26, 2009 XAVIER Rolet, the dynamic new top dog over at the London Stock Exchange, just can’t seem to ease up in his quest to stamp his mark on the exchange. In the past few months, Rolet has been very busy – commencing talks to buy up rival Turquoise, axing the LSE’s long-standing M&A and PR advisers, [...]