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Dashboard cameras drive sales at Halfords, sending the share price up by 9.6 per cent April 13, 2016 Like-for-like revenue at retailer Halfords has accelerated 2.6 per cent in is last quarter, and is up 1.7 per cent for the full year. The car and bike seller has posted an increase in like-for-like revenues of 3.1 per cent in its retail arm and 1.7 per cent in its autocentres compared to the same period last year. For the quarter the company had a second consecutive [...]
Have we reached peak millennial? If these products and slogans are anything to go by, maybe April 13, 2016 Millennials are, apparently, hot property. You only need to look at Google’s search trends to find out just how hot. While the term ‘Generation Y’ has been kicking about for some time, ‘millennial’ didn’t really get going until 2013. But when it did, it sure took off fast. Companies have cottoned on fast. This time-poor, high-spending [...]
City A.M. shadow MPC: Hold rates until after the EU referendum April 13, 2016 City economists want the Bank of England to hold interest rates on Thursday, citing stuttering growth and Brexit uncertainty as signs that the economy is too fragile to handle higher borrowing costs. City A.M.’s shadow monetary policy committee, made up of nine banking and business economists and analysts, voted seven to two to hold interest [...]
London’s fintech bubble hasn’t burst yet as established financial institutions remain desperate to be involved with startups April 13, 2016 Suggestions that London’s fintech investment bubble is about to burst have been largely rebuffed and it would appear banks and other traditional financial institutions are still keen to fund new entrants to the industry. However many are in danger of buying into so-called innovation theatre, collecting a trophy cabinet of proof-of-concept fintech startups that bank customers neither need nor want, [...]
Property prices and need for more space are putting London’s future growth at risk, according to Centre for London think tank April 13, 2016 High property prices and the need for more space is putting London's future growth at risk, according to a report from think tank Centre for London. A growing demand for space is pushing startups and universities out of central London where they lack the support needed to compete on the global stage. These areas could [...]
Sadiq Khan’s commute after City A.M.’s mayoral debate was a tall order April 13, 2016 Labour hopeful Sadiq Khan battled it out against Tory MP Zac Goldsmith on Tuesday night at City A.M.'s Mayoral Debate, but the evening turned into something of a lengthy ordeal for Khan. Once the pair had finished trading barbs at the Institute of Directors all evening, attendee and Business Insider markets hack Will Martin says he [...]
Now Goldman Sachs has told staff not to campaign on EU referendum, although the bank itself has previously donated to the “in” campaign April 13, 2016 Goldman Sachs has become the latest big name to tell staff to play their cards close to their chest when it comes to the EU referendum, it was revealed today. In a memo sent to 6,000 staff, most of whom are based in London, the bank advised that it had chosen not to register with the Electoral [...]
Superdrug is turning grey – the beauty store spies a rise in sales of grey hair dye, and it owes it all to teen vlogger Zoella April 13, 2016 They say turning grey is a sign of stress and old age, but it's quite the opposite for Superdrug. The firm boasts that sales of grey hair dye are flying off the shelves, giving all the credit to teen vlooger Zoella after she posted a video pretending to have embraced the "granny hair" trend and dyed her locks silver. Since [...]
Fitbit shares are on the move after a Wall Street analyst said this April 13, 2016 Shares in Fitbit have climbed after getting a bump from Wall Street analysts on Wednesday. Citigroup analysts raised revenue estimates for the fitness tracker firm which went public last year. Shares were up more than 10 per cent on the New York stock exchange. The analyst put a price target of $30, reiterating its buy rating, and said its stock [...]
Dark Souls 3 review: a malicious, frustrating, cynical triumph April 13, 2016 If you’ve never played a Dark Souls game before, this probably isn’t your ideal entry point. An action RPG set in a dark fantasy universe in which you adventure through brooding ruins and collapsed dungeons, battling giant bosses and devious enemies, it’s a series infamous for its unparalleled difficulty. READ MORE: Why Quantum Break is [...]