Luxury purchases and Battersea openings help improve outlook for Watches of Switzerland November 9, 2022 Watches of Switzerland has upgraded its outlook for the second half of the financial year, following a significant uptick in the purchase of luxury items. The London-based watch-seller experienced a 30 per cent increase in revenue for its luxury watches to more than £660m up until 30 October. It reported a 23 per cent increase [...]
More than a quarter of a million people visit new Battersea Power Station in opening weekend October 19, 2022 Over a quarter of a million people visited the new Battersea Power Station last weekend, providing a much-needed boost to the new South London hotspot. Nearly forty years after the lights were switched off in one of London’s most defining landmarks and following an eight-year restoration project, visitors were able to enjoy the first of its [...]
Battersea Power Station opens doors to the public after decades since landmark closed October 14, 2022 After four decades out of action, London’s iconic Battersea Power Station is opening to the public today, as owners of the Grade II listed landmark hope to cement it as one of the capital’s top retail and leisure destinations. More than 60 shops and bars are opening today at the Art Deco development, including a [...]
Battersea Power Station to open next month with new shopping and office destinations September 1, 2022 The office and retail development at Battersea Power Station will open to the public next month, almost 40 years since the iconic building closed. The South-London development will open on 14 October, project owners revealed on Thursday. Around 100 shops, restaurants and bars have bagged space at the development, while big names Apple and IWG [...]
Exclusive: Home tech firm SharkNinja backs London with Battersea Power Station office May 12, 2022 US home technology firm SharkNinja has snapped up a new office inside the Battersea Power Station, in a vote of confidence for the capital. The Boston-based company, which produces vacuums and kitchen appliances, told CityA.M. it will take up 25,000 square foot of space in the south-London development. After putting down roots in the UK [...]
City Moves: Who is switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? March 3, 2021 Snakes and Ladders provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. This week we have seen a flurry of new hires across the capital. From a Ritz chairman joining an intelligence firm, to a former Knight Frank executive taking on a leading residential role [...]
Battersea power station home buyers to claim refunds due to long delays March 23, 2019 People that purchased flats in the redevelopment of London’s Battersea Power Station will soon be eligible to claim a full refund with works running so far behind schedule. The scheme has been plagued with difficulties and the majority of the 255 apartments listed along the River Thames will not be ready before their “long-stop dates” [...]
TfL urged to be ‘open’ with Londoners about Northern Line extension delay February 5, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) has been told to be "open" with Londoners about the reasons behind the Northern Line extension delay after boss Mike Brown said a revised opening date would have "no material impact" on its revenues. The extension, which will lengthen the Northern Line to Battersea and create 25,000 new jobs and 20,000 new homes, was scheduled to open next [...]
Battersea Power Station set to start energy production after 37 dormant years January 7, 2019 The chimneys of Battersea Power Station will work once more when the site starts producing energy again in 2020, three and a half decades since the factory went quiet. The Grade II*-listed building is at the heart of a 42-acre redevelopment project that will introduce a six-acre park, a town square, a new Tube station as [...]
Northern Line extension to Battersea Power Station faces 12 month delay in latest TfL setback December 22, 2018 The £1.1bn Northern Line extension to Battersea Power Station has been delayed by at least 12 months in the latest setback for cash-strapped Transport for London. The two mile spur from Kennington was forecast to open in 2020 but will now not be ready until September 2021 at the earliest, pushing up the project's cost. London mayor Sadiq Khan [...]