Mind the G: Guinness takes over tube platforms in TfL brand deal Transport & Infrastructure Commuters with sore heads and a creeping sense of dread may fear they’ve seen a mirage when alighting from the Northern Line platforms at Tottenham Court Road for the next week. Eleven tube route maps in the station have been temporarily resigned to mimic a pint of Guinness in Transport for London’s (TfL) latest advertising [...]
Clowns vs the council: Inside the regulation spat threatening Covent Garden’s street performers Opinion As Covent Garden's street performers celebrate 50 years of clowning on the cobbles, Anna Moloney asks why they're worried about their future.
Norwegian oil fund buys a quarter of Covent Garden from Shaftesbury Property Shaftesbury Capital has sold a quarter of Covent Garden to Norwegian oil fund Norges for £570m in the latest bet by Noway’s sovereign wealth fund on the capital. Under the terms of the contract, Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) will buy a 25 per cent non-controlling stake in the £2.7bn Covent Garden estate, which Shaftesbury [...]
Shift from frozen to chilled food widens losses at Covent Garden Soup and Linda McCartney’s maker May 2, 2024 The maker of Covent Garden Soup and Linda McCartney's vegetarian food said customers switching from frozen to chilled food hit its sales and contributed to its widening losses during its latest financial year.
London: Shot in the arm for West End as Uniqlo UK boss says Covent Garden is the place to be April 27, 2023 Fashion chain Uniqlo said it was committed to London after opening its second store in six months. Alessandro Dudech, chief operating officer at Uniqlo UK said the company regarded it as honour to be opening a store in Covent Garden. He said it was an area of London with “cultural and retail heritage”. He added: [...]