Ocado joint venture with Marks & Spencer ‘working well’ December 12, 2019 Ocado has said its joint venture with Marks & Spencer is “working well,” as the retail delivery giant said revenue growth slowed slightly in its latest quarter. The firm saw growth in weekly orders, but stable average order size for the 13 weeks to 1 December. Read more: Ocado sales growth accelerates after Andover fire [...]
General election 2019: Tory lead over Labour shrinks in latest poll December 12, 2019 A shock last minute poll has given the Conservatives their smallest lead of the 2019 election campaign. A Savanta ComRes poll for The Telegraph has the Tories on 41 per cent and Labour on 36 per cent. Read more: General Election: Moment of truth for Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn The polling means the outcome [...]
PZ Cussons chief executive quits as ‘challenging market conditions’ hit UK profit December 12, 2019 The chief executive of PZ Cussons has called time on his 13-year reign at the consumer healthcare manufacturer, as the company blamed “challenging market conditions” for a decline in first-half profit. Alex Kanellis said he would retire from the role on 31 January after being with the firm since 1993, and chief executive since 2006. [...]
General Election: Moment of truth for Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn December 12, 2019 Six long weeks on the campaign trail finally come to to an end today as Britons head to the polls for their third General Election in four years. The polls have now opened and will close throughout the entire nation at 10pm, with counting to start immediately. Read more: Poll predicts a Tory majority of [...]
Balfour Beatty bullish on full year order book growth December 12, 2019 Balfour Beatty was bullish in its predictions for year-end results this morning, as it expects its order book to be significantly bigger than 2018, while profit will likely be flat. Britain’s biggest construction company, which has a significant presence in Hong Kong, said it had not seen any negative effects from civil unrest in the [...]
Inside ‘co-living’: the flats where millennials trade living space for free craft workshops and yoga December 12, 2019 My alarm goes off at 6.30am, which means it’s time for yoga. As I wipe the sleep from my eyes, I glance around the unfamiliar apartment I’ve just spent the night in, which doesn’t take long because it’s barely bigger than a walk-in wardrobe. I get dressed and stumble out the door, traipsing down the [...]
Your guide to the General Election: Everything you need to know December 12, 2019 It’s one of the messiest elections in living memory – but there are a few certainties you can count on. Here is our guide to everything you need to know before you vote. How many seats are available? The UK has 650 parliamentary seats up for grabs, which means 326 are required for an outright [...]
A tourist tax like Edinburgh’s could be the answer to London’s funding squeeze December 12, 2019 London is one of the most-visited cities on the planet. These visitors bring investment, diversity and vibrancy — and their numbers are rising. By 2025, London is projected to attract over 40m overnight visitors a year, up from 31m in 2016. But while the tourism industry is a boon to the national economy and employment, [...]
The chaos of Brexit is nothing compared to the risk of Jeremy Corbyn December 12, 2019 Every election is important, but some elections are indisputably more important than others. In the British context, the clearest examples of the past century have been 1945 and 1979. In both cases, the electorate decisively rejected the pre-election consensus that had held sway for an entire epoch. In 1945, Labour’s New Jerusalem and capture of [...]
Bees. Fridges. Secret tapes. That was the election that was. December 12, 2019 Elections, so the common wisdom goes, are won by smart political positioning, uniting figures and a well-thought-through ground game. Debate performances that change the dial, soaring speeches that speak to a country yearning for inspiration, the public coming together behind that single candidate who… Well, yes, we may have to revisit that — for despite [...]