French supermarket Casino expands Amazon delivery deal April 23, 2019 French supermarket group Casino is set to further its partnership with Amazon, following the success of a delivery deal with its Monoprix brand. Read more: French supermarket Carrefour denies making an offer for rival The retailer will roll out Amazon's high speed delivery service, Prime Now, in cities outside of Paris, making its Monoprix brand products [...]
Trump threatens trade war as motorcycle producer Harley-Davidson hit by EU tariffs April 23, 2019 US President Donald Trump has hit out at “unfair” EU tariffs against American motorbike producer Harley-Davidson amid trade tensions. Speaking on Twitter, the President cited figures showing that tariffs on the bikes will rise to 66 per cent in June 2021. Read more: The best way to see Tuscan… from the back of a classic motorcycle [...]
Police charge 71 in relation to Extinction Rebellion protests as activists take over Parliament Square April 23, 2019 Police have charged 71 people in connection with ongoing Extinction Rebellion climate protests in central London. Read more: Climate change protest: Activists to march on Westminster The Metropolitan Police today said they had brought charges for “various offences” including blocking roads and obstructing police, as widespread protests continue this week. Activists have today gathered in [...]
US President Donald Trump set to visit UK 3-5 June, Buckingham Palace confirms April 23, 2019 US President Donald Trump will visit the UK for an official state visit in early June, Buckingham Palace has said. Read more: Trump plans to return to the UK this summer Trump will be accompanied by his wife, Melania, between Monday 3 June and Wednesday 5 June, the Palace confirmed this morning. Trump called the [...]
Majestic Wines looks to sell off UK retail business as online shift continues April 23, 2019 Majestic Wines could sell off its entire UK retail business as it pivots to focus on its online wine seller brand Naked Wines. Read more: British Land sells Sainsbury's superstores for £429m The company’s board has appointed Rothschild bankers to explore a potential sale of its retail and commercial portfolio, which include around 200 stores. City [...]
UK household earnings rise at sharpest rate in a decade as spending ticks up April 23, 2019 UK household earnings have risen at their fastest rate in a decade and consumers increased their spending in April. The IHS Markit survey also suggested that the current downbeat consumer sentiment could turnaround in the next few months. Read more: Retail and casual dining bounce back in March amid sunny spring weather While spending rose, [...]
Protesters vow to stage ‘huge’ anti-Trump demonstration if state visit goes ahead April 23, 2019 Protesters have vowed to launch a “huge demonstration” against Donald Trump if his state visit to the UK goes ahead this summer. Read more: Trump plans to return to the UK this summer The Stop Trump coalition, the group which organised a march claiming to consist of 250,000 people when the US President came on [...]
Tandem Bank scales up to Russell Square HQ April 23, 2019 Fast-growing digital bank Tandem has snapped up a new Bloomsbury HQ as it looks to double in size. Moving from King’s Cross, which has welcomed in the likes of tech giants such as Facebook and Sony over the last 12 months, Tandem is relocating to a 16,000 square foot (sq ft) office in Russell Square. Read [...]
BT’s Italian accounting fraud linked to London, investigation reveals April 23, 2019 A criminal investigation into BT’s Italian division has uncovered a string of damning emails linking UK executives to alleged accounting fraud in the country. Emails seized by police and seen by Reuters appear to show that senior executives in the UK were involved in artificially inflating financial results for BT’s Italian business, despite the fact [...]
Nigel Farage’s Brexit party names business leaders in European election candidate line-up April 23, 2019 Nigel Farage today promised to go after the Labour Party’s vote as he unveiled business and charity leaders among its European election candidates. Lance Forman, the owner of H Foreman and Son, an artisan salmon smokehouse in London's Hackney Wick, will run for the Brexit Party just weeks after it was formed. Read more: Theresa [...]