Lush is deactivating social media until platforms “take action” to make it safer November 23, 2021 The cosmetics company said that from Friday, its Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat pages will be shut down until platforms "take action to provide a safer environment".
Blockchain and DeFi: Drivers of change in asset management November 23, 2021 | City Talk “The future of assets is tokenized.” That’s what Mona El Isa, the founder and CEO of Avantgarde Finance, told the audience at the Alpha Summit by CFA Institute in May this year. “If you make that assumption, you can totally re-imagine the infrastructure that finance is built on,” she continued. “You can see a totally automated operational and [...]
Speedy grocer Getir acquires Weezy to solidify UK presence November 23, 2021 Speedy grocery app Getir is to acquire rival Weezy, in a move it says “solidifies Getir’s long-term commitment to the UK market”.
Mishcon de Reya faces £2.9m lawsuit over ‘tainted’ money family November 23, 2021 City law firm Mishcon de Reya is being sued for £2.9m over allegedly accepting “tainted” money from a former client as payment for legal fees, according to reports. The lawsuit, brought by the Tonstate Group, a property investment company, is the latest development in a family dispute involving property executive Edward Wojakovski, according to the Financial [...]
Cementing its position: Severfield revels in record order book with plans for Everton F.C’s new stadium November 23, 2021 Severfield has enjoyed a record order book of across Europe with plans to construct bridges, industrial centres and a football stadium.
Hong Kong sentences third and youngest person under national security law November 23, 2021 The third and youngest person has been sentenced in Hong Kong under the Beijing-imposed national security law.
ITV to renew horse racing rights to win heftier advertising deals November 23, 2021 ITV is looking to renew its television rights for horse racing events as it hopes to secure more lucrative deal with bookmaker advertisers.
Take a look: Department store titan’s former Park Lane apartment on sale for £19.5m November 23, 2021 Harry Selfridge’s Park Lane apartment – the man behind the British department store Selfridge’s – has gone up for sale for a dear £19.5m. The Brook House apartment, being sold by estate agency Wetherell, boasts a front seat view of Hyde Park, with small glimpses of the rest of London, including its iconic red buses, [...]
Catering giant Compass restarts dividend payouts as easing restrictions give profits a lift November 23, 2021 Catering giant Compass said this morning that, despite labour shortages and rising costs, it has restarted shareholder dividend payouts as annual profits jumped higher thanks to easing pandemic restrictions. The world’s biggest caterer saw pre-tax profits more than double to £464m in the year to September 30 from £210m the previous year. Results were bolstered [...]
Pets at Home reports pawsome financials as shares jump seven per cent November 23, 2021 The craze for buying pets under lockdown seems to be continuing with Pets at Home reporting a bumper set of financials for H1.