Associated British Foods shares slide as £10bn Primark spin-off confirmed Retail FTSE 100 titan Associated British Foods has confirmed plans to spin off clothes retailer Primark, signalling a dramatic change in direction for the food and retail firm. Shares in the firm slid more than six per cent on Tuesday’s open, leaving the stock down 16 per cent in the year so far. The market had […]
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Baroness Karren Brady steps down as West Ham United vice-chair Sport Business Baroness Karren Brady has ended a 16-year tenure as vice-chair of West Ham United with the club under threat from relegation. The 57-year-old, who was paramount in the London club’s move from Upton Park to the London Stadium, has the role she held alongside joint-chair David Sullivan, ending a 40 year professional relationship between the […]
The cult of cute: The strange drama of corporate mascots Life&Style While they remind us of our childhoods, mascots are as much a part of corporate culture as ever. Simon Coates asks why Last winter the language learning app Duolingo announced the death of its cartoon mascot, Duo the Owl. Duo had died, they said, after being hit by a car while he was waiting for […]
Star can take a Giant Leap into winners’ enclosure Sport RACING in Hong Kong hosts a mixed-bag of action at Sha Tin on Sunday, with half-a-dozen races on turf and a handful on the all-weather surface. Former champion trainer Frankie Lor may have been in the doldrums for the past few weeks having not had a winner since the end of March. However, with a […]
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