Into the blue: Three great watches that are beautiful in blue September 5, 2023 Taking inspiration from the sea and the sky, these are some of our favourite new watch releases from Switzerland and beyond, all looking beautiful in blue. Oris Aquis Pro 4000m The historic watchmaker of Holstein has progressed in leaps, bounds and huge splashes in recent years – from designer savvy to in-house mechanical nous. This [...]
STV expects to score with Rugby World Cup this year September 5, 2023 STV Group said it expects major sporting events including the Rugby World Cup to help claw back some of its falling advertising revenue. The Scottish broadcaster, which is exclusively streaming the Rugby World Cup live, is hoping this will help drive growth and offset weak advertising revenues, which fell 14 per cent in the first [...]
Inside the new Pret menu for autumn, featuring lasagne soup September 5, 2023 The sun’s finally blazing, which means it must be time for… the new Pret menu, fresh for autumn, with their seasonal Christmas winter-warmer drinks, of course… The sandwich chain has just announced its new autumn menu which features its biggest range of new dishes since 2019. Top of the list to try is the interesting-sounding [...]
One Media shares soar 18 per cent after Gloria Gaynor and The Drifters amp up catalogue September 5, 2023 Shares in One Media IP rose as much as 18 per cent on Tuesday afternoon, after the digital music rights firm announced it has snapped up a new catalogue of iconic grooves. The AIM-listed content provider bought the licensor’s income share of the “Entertain Me” catalogue of rights which includes over 15,000 tracks from top [...]
Asda chairman says supermarkets owed ‘debt of gratitude’ as he snubs profiteering claims September 5, 2023 Asda’s chairman said supermarkets are owed a “great debt of gratitude” as he rebuffed claims that the grocer is profiteering from rising petrol and food prices amid the cost of living crisis. Speaking to LBC, Stuart Rose said that all retailers have seen their profits over the last year go “backwards”. “If you look at [...]
Easyjet boss questions whether NATs is ‘fit for purpose’ after air traffic control failure September 5, 2023 Easyjet’s chief executive has questioned whether Britain's National Air Traffic Services (NATs) is fit for purpose following the network-wide failure of the country's air traffic control systems last week.
Gambling Commission chief says fines have caused industry ‘real distress’ September 5, 2023 The UK gambling watchdog’s boss has said escalating regulatory action and penalties have caused the industry some “real distress”.
N Brown: Online retailers will ‘kick on’ again in new year following cost of living lull September 5, 2023 N Brown chief executive Steve Johnson said he expects online retailers to “kick on” again in the new year, following a lull period driven partly by customers returning to physical stores in order to shop around amid the cost of living crisis. Speaking to City A.M., Johnson, who heads up the business behind popular online [...]
Arm aims for £41bn valuation in IPO September 5, 2023 Cambridge-headquartered chip designer Arm is targeting a valuation of up to $52bn (£41bn) in its upcoming initial public offering in New York, the company said today.
How Swatch hopes to recapture the MoonSwatch magic with new Blancpain collab September 5, 2023 The groundbreaking, plastic-fantastic, injection-moulded Swatch watch was a fashion-forward crutch for Switzerland’s ailing giants 40 years back. It bolstered household names like Omega, Longines, Rado, Tissot et al, all desperately consolidated by the late Nicholas Hayek following the devastation wrought in the Seventies by cheap, electronic quartz tech’ from East Asia. Ironically, at the hands [...]