DIVE IN: swim chic May 26, 2011 PACK your bags ladies! Summer is nearly here yet again promises to be a heady mix of sun, sand sea and cocktails. Swimwear chic has been made even easier this time round. Labels have cooked up a host of swimwear ensembles, designed to suit every budget, shape and size and make you sizzle by the [...]
Climb the career ladder faster in a growing business May 11, 2011 IT SEEMS like people are becoming successful faster these days. The Forbes list of young CEO billionaires is enough to make most of us feel we should be getting richer, quicker. But how do these young whipper-snappers get there so fast? Iain Martin, the 43 year-old chief executive of the fast growing Moonpig.com (see rankings [...]
CATH KIDSTON COMING UP ROSES March 7, 2010 DESIGNER Cath Kidston is looking at selling her eponymous clothing and home furnishings brand to American private equity and buyout firm TA Associates, in a deal that will value the company at £100m. Kidston owns a third of the company and will sell only a proportion of her stake. The other two thirds is divided [...]
Looking good, kid: autumn style August 26, 2010 WHEN I was a child in the US, back-to-school fashion (we didn’t have uniforms) was a matter of two new scrunchie hairbands and a new pair of spandex rose-patterned cycle shorts. Oh, and a side pony tail. These days, kids from middle class families are expected to be almost as fashionable as their parents. More [...]
Add a bit of fun to your nursery March 4, 2010 1 Jeeves and Wooster pendant lights by Leigh Harmer, £338.10 at www.leighharmer.co.uk 2 Coco Stylewood baby lounger by bloom, £130 at www.johnlewis.com 3 Pirate chest of drawers by Steve Allen, £299 at www.steveallen.co.uk or www.mydeco.com 4 Spot pillowcase, Cath Kidston, £10, www.cathkidston.co.uk 5 Natural History Museum remote controlled rattle snake, £32.95 at Harrods, www.harrods.com 6 [...]
Boss eats his words as DFS agrees a sale April 22, 2010 LORD Kirkham, the founder of the DFS sofa chain, is set for a big payday after agreeing a deal to sell the retailer to private equity firm Advent International for an estimated £500m. The move is a stark U-turn for Kirkham, who only last month said he was “categorically not interested in selling the business” [...]
Cool colours for kids’ bedrooms January 14, 2010 1 Reversible double duvet with planes, Cath Kidston, £48, www.cathkidston.co.uk 2 Cowboy print cushion, Cath Kidston, £6, www.cathkidston.co.uk 3 Posh graffiti wooden letters A-Z, John Lewis, £4.95, www.johnlewis.com 4 Rocky ceiling light, John Lewis, £52, www.johnlewis.com 5 Zebra Lamp, Childrens Lighting, £52, www.childrenslighting.co.uk 6 Jet Set Clock, Habitat, £36, www.habitat.co.uk 7 Wool Owl-Shaped Rug, Marks [...]
FLOWER POWER November 22, 2009 CATH Kidston, the homeware brand famed for its floral patterns, is believed to have received a number of approaches from private equity buyers. The retailer, which has bucked the downturn due to a revival in consumers’ affections for nostalgia, is believed to be looking for cash to fund its Far East expansion.
The prezzies kids will really want to find under the tree this year November 23, 2009 THE TOY WORLD has been set alight by a renewed desire for gift-buying after a year of belt-tightening and anxiety. And boy is there demand – John Lewis is doing a roaring trade (up 15 per cent on last year at this time), helped by sales of its toys of which the bestseller is the [...]
FLOWER POWER August 10, 2009 CATH Kidston, the designer famed for her floral patterns, has seen profits jump more than 50 per cent in the past year – from £2.9m to £4.6m in the year to March 2009. And sales are have increased from £19.2m to £31.3m as shoppers snap up the group’s nostalgic cheery homewares.