Pro-Scottish independence newspaper The National doubles print run after first issue sells out November 25, 2014 Scotland's first pro-independence daily is going double its print-run after selling all 60,000 copies on its launch day. The National had its first print run on Monday and was launched by Newsquest's Herald and Times group. The paper is running for five days to test demand. The paper's editor Richard Walker, who also edits the [...]
JD Sports Fashion shares rise after group offloads troubled fashion arm Bank to Hilco November 25, 2014 Shares in JD Sports Fashion jumped more than 4.3 per cent this afternoon, as the retailer confirmed it had sold its struggling fashion arm Bank. Restructuring specialist Hilco Capital has bought the business for an undislosed sum through one of its subsidiaries. JD Sports Fashion said the move “should result in a substantial recovery [...]
Santander share price rises as Ana Botin replaces chief exec with José Antonio Álvarez November 25, 2014 Banco Santander’s new executive chairman Ana Botin has wasted no time in restructuring the bank, replacing its chief executive within her first two months in the role. José Antonio Álvarez is the new chief executive of Europe’s biggest bank, taking the place of Javier Marin, who had held the role for less than two [...]
Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2014: Could Manic Monday beat both to become the biggest retail day of the year? November 25, 2014 With Black Friday bargains from the biggest retailers including Amazon, John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and Currrys PC World, UK shoppers are expected to go hell for leather in the lead up to Christmas this year. But two firms are fighting against the consensus that says Black Friday and Cyber Monday will see us [...]
Bard criticism? Tesco replies to popcorn complaint with a sonnet November 25, 2014 We've all experienced the frustration of a retailer discontiuing a line – but St Andrews University students Isabelle Bousquette and Tomi Baikie felt so emotional when their local Tesco stopped selling their favourite salted popcorn, they felt moved to write a sonnet, a sort of ode to popocorn. Then they sent it to Tesco chairman [...]
Lee Rigby murder: David Cameron calls on internet companies to “do all they can” to prevent terror attacks November 25, 2014 Prime Minister David Cameron has called on internet companies to change the way they act in relation to communications between potential terrorists after a report claimed the status quo was putting Britons at greater risk of attack. Speaking in response to a report published today by the Intelligence and Security Committee regarding the murder of [...]
Black Friday 2014’s most wanted: From games consoles and tablets to ouija boards and Hunter Boots November 25, 2014 Google has revealed its predictions for the biggest selling items of this year's Black Friday weekend – and there are a few goods that are likely to surprise. Oujia boards – whose popularity began in Victorian times but swelled after the First World War and into the 1930s – are among some of the [...]
Twitter’s CFO Anthony Noto appears to have accidentally tweeted a DM about buying a company November 25, 2014 It appears Twitter's CFO may have been hoist by his own petard. Last night, Anthony Noto tweeted what looks uncannily like something that should've been a direct message, not a tweet for his 9,000 followers. He has since deleted the tweet, the subject of which looked like a potential acquisition by Twitter. "I still think [...]
Sony to end $277m Fifa sponsorship November 25, 2014 Fifa’s $35m annual income from Sony’s sponsorship could be about to come to an end, as the Japanese tech giant opts not to renew its contract with football’s governing body. According to leading Japanese business paper Nikkei Asian Review, Sony will shift sponsorship funds towards completing structural reforms after deciding not to extend its [...]
Mortgage approvals fall to their lowest in 17 months as unsecured borrowing leaps November 25, 2014 The Bank of England's Mortgage Market Review (MMR) continues to wreak havoc on mortgage lending. Figures published this morning showed approvals fell to 37,100 in October, their lowest level in 17 months in October. Analysts had expected the British Bankers' Association's (BBA) high street banking statistics to show a more modest fall from September's 39,300 [...]